Difference between revisions of "Editing instructions"

Please feel free to correct typos and inaccuracies and even to add new sections or pages to {{TGF_title}} help. To edit a {{TGF_title}} help page, click the edit tab. The edit tab at the top of the page is for the page as whole. If parts of the page are edited separately, there is an 'edit' link to the right of the first line of the section. To edit a page you must have a user name and be logged in. (No logging in or user name is required to read help text.) If you are not logged in you will be prompted to do so. If you have a user name, you can enter your user name and password (if you elected to use a password) and log in. If not, you can click '''Create an account'''. On the '''Log in / create account''' pop-up, you can fill in a user name, password, email address, and real name. Only the '''user name''' is required. Choose a name you will easily remember, such as a user ID you use elsewhere. You can use your Tower Grove Feed user ID, but that is not required. You do not need a '''password'''. We are more concerned with identifying who changed something than with securing the help site. You may wish to provide a password to keep others from editing pages under your user name. Choose a password you will easily remember. You may wish to use your {{TGF_title}} password, but that is not necessary. There are no requirements as to length or type of characters, but passwords are case sensitive. Provide an '''email address''' if you want to be notified when a page changes. On any page you can check "Watch this page" to receive these notifications. If you use a password, it is a good idea to provide an email address so that you can retrieve your password via email in case you forget it. Provide a '''real name''' if you wish it to be known who made a change or addition to the help text. Once you are logged in you can edit any help page you visit. You can change or add any of these features (plus numerous others) after you have logged in. Click on [[Special:Preferences|my preferences]] to change anything in your user profile. For example, if you did not provide an email address and want to receive notifications, at the '''User Profile''' tab on the [[Special:Preferences|my preferences]] page you can add (or change) your email address. To receive notifications, you should also check the box: ''E-mail me when a page I'm watching is changed''. {{TGF_title}} help text uses Wikimedia software. If you are familiar with editing in Wikipedia, then you should know how to edit pages here. Consult the [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Contents User's Guide] for information on using the wiki software, including navigating and editing pages. For '''typos''' and '''minor inaccuracies''', you should '''edit the page directly'''. When you save the page, check "This is a minor edit." For more '''complex changes''' it is best to propose changes in the '''discussion''' area. Developers watch for changes to pages and should respond within a business day. If you don't get a timely response, please email [mailto:support@towergrovesoftware.com support@towergrovesoftware.com].