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If you want written instructions, see the '''[[Quickie Wiki Intro]]''' for information on how to log into the Wiki and how to create your user page. It also provides a manual on how to create new articles in general, how to upload and link pictures, how to track changes and much more!
If you want written instructions, see the '''[[Quickie Wiki Intro]]''' for information on how to log into the Wiki and how to create your user page. It also provides a manual on how to create new articles in general, how to upload and link pictures, how to track changes and much more!
{{KBvideo|dCpzZWH_mas|640|505|type=youtube}}
The above video tour covers:
* What is a wiki and why does it matter?
* How is this Wiki organized?
* Wiki editing basics
* Using Google to search the Wiki
* Finding the list of Linden [[Office Hours]]
* Finding Resident user pages (extended profiles)
* What's the difference between the Wiki and the Knowledge Base?
** ''Note:'' This is no longer true. The [[Knowledge Base]] is now ''part'' of this Wiki.
* Adding videos to Wiki pages with [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:VideoFlash VideoFlash]
* Searching the Second Life Wiki inworld


== Guidelines ==  
== Guidelines ==  

Revision as of 07:22, 20 October 2010

Overview

This article provides help on using the Second Life Wiki. If you're looking for Second Life Help, see the official Knowledge Base or Resident-powered Help Portal.

KBcaution.png Important: The majority of this Wiki's content (like SL itself) is Resident-created and while it may be helpful, unless stated otherwise by an employee of Linden Lab, we can't vouch for its accuracy. For our official documentation on how to use Second Life, please see the Knowledge Base.

If you want written instructions, see the Quickie Wiki Intro for information on how to log into the Wiki and how to create your user page. It also provides a manual on how to create new articles in general, how to upload and link pictures, how to track changes and much more!

Guidelines

There are a few simple editing guidelines on this wiki:

Basic Wiki syntax

Description You type You get
Applies anywhere
Italic Writing

''italic''

italic

Bold text

'''bold'''

bold

Bold and italic

'''''bold & italic'''''

bold & italic

Internal link

(within SLwiki)

[[name of page]]
[[name of page|display text]]
[[#Editing Help|anchor link text]]

name of page
display text
anchor link text

Redirect to another page

#redirect [[Target page]]

1. redirect Target page

External link

(to other websites)

[http://www.example.com]
[http://www.example.com display text]
http://www.example.com

[1]
display text
http://www.example.com

Sign your posts
on talk pages

~~~~

Username 09:31,
28 March 2024 (UTC)

Don't interpret text

<!--an embedded comment-->
<nowiki><!--an embedded comment--></nowiki>


<!--an embedded comment-->

Applies only at the beginning of the line
Headings

of different sizes

==level 1==
===level 2===
====level 3====
=====level 4=====

Headings of different levels.

Horizontal rule

----


Bulleted list

* list item a
* list item b
** list sub-item
* list item c

  • list item a
  • list item b
    • list sub-item
  • list item c
Numbered list

# first list item
# second list item
## sub-item
# third list item

  1. first list item
  2. second list item
    1. sub-item
  3. third list item
Mixture of bulleted
and numbered lists

* list item X
* list item Y
*# first sub-item
*# second sub-item
* list item Z

  • list item X
  • list item Y
    1. first sub-item
    2. second sub-item
  • list item Z
Definition

;Technical Term
: Definition 1
: Definition 2

Technical Term
Definition 1
Definition 2
Indentation

: italicized text (indented)
::* List item A (indented)
:# First List Item (indented)
:;Technical Term (indented)

italicized text (indented)
  • List item A (indented)
  1. First List Item (indented)
Technical Term (indented)
Preformatted text

(boxed text)

add a space at the beginning of the line to create preformatted text in a box

add a space at the beginning of the line
to create preformatted text in a box
 
Image Link

[[Image:Snowstorm-icon.png|link=Project Snowstorm]]

Snowstorm-icon.png

 
Thumbnail image

[[Image:Wiki.png|thumb|Caption text]]

Caption text

LSL Script Highlighting & Indentation

Use <lsl> before the script & </lsl> after the script <lsl>default { state_entry() { llSay(0, "Hello, Avatar!"); } touch_start(integer total_number) { llSay(0, "Touched: "+(string)total_number); } }</lsl>

Also see Code highlighting.

Templates

There are a number of SL-specific templates created for use on this wiki.


Template Usage
{{SL-hCard}} Creates a user profile in hCard format
{{SLurl}} Creates a link to an SL location
{{User_ICQ}} Creates a Link to the ICQ-Userprofile
{{Skills}} Adds your userprofile to categories indicating a certain skill
{{Visl}} For Second Life Volunteers

Extensions

See Help:Extensions for information on using wiki extensions.

Also see