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==Introduction==
==Introduction==
This tutorial will take you through the process of setting up or changing your personal preferences on the wiki.  
This tutorial will take you through the process of setting up or changing your personal preferences on the wiki. This page will also show how to set up specific pages to add to your watchlist.


When you have logged in, this menu "My preferences" can be seen at the top of every page in the site.


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==My Preferences==
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| When you have logged in, at the top of every page in the site the menu will show "My preferences" (red highlight).
 
Selecting this option will open a new page with a tab menu showing range of personal settings that will be applied each time you log in.
 
| [[File:Editing- my preferences 01.jpg|600px]]
|-
| The initial "Preferences" tab shows your '''User profile''' (red highlight).
 
 
This page has basic information about you as a registered Wiki User.
 
* Under the "Basic information" section you can edit your  "Real name:"
* Under the "Signature" section you can choose to change how your signature will appear when you sign an edit or comment.
 
 
'''If you are an undergraduate student''', leave both your "Real name:" and "Signature" as your student ID.
 
| [[File:Editing- my preferences 02.jpg|600px]]
|}


==Watch a Page==
==Watch a Page==
[[File:Editing-_watchlist_01.jpg|thumb|400px]]
You can set your own preferences for "Watched" pages within the site.


You can set your own preferences for "Watched" pages within the site. I recommend that you watch at least the Discussion page of your project. The "Watch" must be set on the page itself.
'''If you are an undergraduate student''', I recommend that you watch at least the Discussion page of your project. The "Watch" must be set on the page itself.

Latest revision as of 00:16, 8 June 2011

Introduction

This tutorial will take you through the process of setting up or changing your personal preferences on the wiki. This page will also show how to set up specific pages to add to your watchlist.


Editing Links: Editing Basics | Images | Tables | Referencing | Journal Searches | Copyright | Font Colours | Virtual Slide Permalink | My Preferences | One Page Wiki Card | Printing | Movies | Language Translation | Student Movies | Using OpenOffice | Internet Browsers | Moodle | Navigation/Contribution | Term Link | Short URLs | 2018 Test Student

My Preferences

When you have logged in, at the top of every page in the site the menu will show "My preferences" (red highlight).

Selecting this option will open a new page with a tab menu showing range of personal settings that will be applied each time you log in.

Editing- my preferences 01.jpg
The initial "Preferences" tab shows your User profile (red highlight).


This page has basic information about you as a registered Wiki User.

  • Under the "Basic information" section you can edit your "Real name:"
  • Under the "Signature" section you can choose to change how your signature will appear when you sign an edit or comment.


If you are an undergraduate student, leave both your "Real name:" and "Signature" as your student ID.

Editing- my preferences 02.jpg

Watch a Page

Editing- watchlist 01.jpg

You can set your own preferences for "Watched" pages within the site.

If you are an undergraduate student, I recommend that you watch at least the Discussion page of your project. The "Watch" must be set on the page itself.