Help/Frequently Answered Questions/How do I create an article?

See Help:Starting pages for a detailed discussion.

There are four basic approaches that can be used.

1. From some appropriate place (your homepage is a good place to do this) create a link to a page you want to create.
 * a) Place the name of the desired page between a set of double-square brackets (ie Name of page
 * b) Save the page with the link
 * c) The link will appear in red on the saved page.
 * d) Click the link
 * e) That will open for editing a page with the name for which you want to create an article.
 * f) edit however you like, and save

2. Search for the page you would like using the search box in the navigation pane.
 * a) If the page doesn't already exist, the search list will give you an option of creating it.
 * b) Click the link, edit the resulting page, and save

3. Use one of the input boxes in "Create a page" a) Click the "Create a page" link in the navigation pane b) Click on "Select a template" Help:Starting_pages c) Pick the appropriate template and enter the name of the article you want to create d) Click "Create Page"
 * e) That will open for editing a page with the name for which you want to create an article.
 * f) edit however you like, and save