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Spacewiki is in beta-testing. Only Registered Contributors can edit or add content to Spacewiki.
Selling Premium Material or contributing Open Material to Spacewiki is subject to the agreement posted HERE.
There are currently only a handful of pre-programmed templates for formatting pages. Spacewiki is capable of hosting Flash video,MP4 video and MP3 audio. It is also capable of hosting PDF files as well as JPG and GIF images.
Creating a new page
To create a new page is as simple as searching for a subject using the search box at left. If the page you wish to create does not already exist, then a link will be provided to create that page. Click on the red link marked "create this page" and an editing box will open. Then just start typing. Remember once you create a page, no one else can alter it, except the administrators IF IT IS PROTECTED. Instructions for Protecting a page can be seen HERE. Please do not abuse this privilege by randomly creating pages simply to lock them down. Cyber-squatting will be interpreted as abuse. Anyone doing this will have their access disabled.
A toolbar is at the top of your editing box for making style choices, as well as for creating links to internal and external locations and uploaded files.
Audio, PDF documents and images can be uploaded through the Upload link in the Toolbox at left of your screen. If you upload files please be sure to provide an adequate description of the file.
Although errors can be easily corrected, Spacewiki keeps a history of every saved page so please use the Preview button frequently when editing pages. If your page fits into one of Spacewiki's Categories, remember to add a Category tag at the end of the page, e.g. [[Category:Audio]] or [[Category:Publications]]
To watch a tutorial video for creating a new page click HERE
Uploading Files Visible to any Spacewiki User
To learn how to Upload files that can be displayed on any Spacewiki page click HERE
Creating a "Contents" box at the top of a page
By creating at least four separate headings, Spacewiki will generate a Contents box at the top of the page. Headings are created by placing two equals signs == on either side of your desired heading text.
To watch a tutorial video for creating a Contents box click HERE
Redirecting a page
To redirect a page, for example if you want to redirect Neil Armstrong to Neil A. Armstrong, on the "Neil Armstrong" page simply replace all the code on the page with #REDIRECT followed by [[Neil A. Armstrong]]. Please use this function with care. Once this is in place anyone clicking on "Neil Armstrong" will be automatically redirected to the "Neil A. Armstrong" page.
To watch a tutorial video for redirecting a page click HERE
Adding images to a page
To add an image, first upload it with an adequate description using the "Upload File" link in the Toolbox at left on your screen. To add it to a page use the "Embedded File" button in the editing toolbar - OR - cut and use the following code to display the image at a smaller resolution. Make sure you use the whole line of code including the square brackets at each end.
[[Image:name of your image.jpg|border|200px]]
In this instance the image will display at 200 pixels width with a grey border.
If you wish to add a gallery of images the code is:
<gallery> Image:filename.jpg Image:filename2.jpg </gallery>
To watch a tutorial video for creating a Picture Gallery click HERE
It is not currently possible to make a picture into a hyperlink.
Adding video to a page
Spacewiki supports FLV flash video and MP4 video. After uploading your video using the upload button in the toolbox at left, use the following code to place the video player in your page. Remember file names and extensions are case sensitive.
<mediaplayer>File:nameofyourfile.flv</mediaplayer>
or for MP4
<mediaplayer>File:nameofyourfile.MP4</mediaplayer>
An example can be seen HERE
To watch a tutorial video for adding video to a page click HERE
Audio Upload and Playback
Spacewiki supports MP3 audio. Your MP3 file needs to be standard 44khz. 48khz is not currently supported. Spacewiki uses the same player for audio as it does for video. Since there is no picture in an audio file you may want your audio player to appear smaller. You can use standard "flash variables" to size the player by pixel count. Here is an example of the code for playing an MP3 audio file that is 24 pixels high and 200 pixels wide:
<mediaplayer height=24 width=200>File:nameofyourfile.mp3</mediaplayer>
An example will look like this The player will show in this paragraph if your computer can play Flash video and audio
To watch a tutorial video for adding audio to a page click HERE
Code for creating a personal page
It is extremely important that you understand the basic rules for creating a page before trying to create a personal page. Watch the tutorial video for Creating a Page before proceeding.
A personal page can be created using a standard template. An example of a Personal Page can be found HERE.
To watch a tutorial video for creating a Personal page click HERE
- To start your personal page, first upload a picture of yourself using the Upload button in the left toolbar. An image of the person should be about 200 pixels wide and uploaded as a JPG.
- Remember the name of the image you uploaded. Names are case sensitive. If you put a space in the name of your image you will need to add an underscore in the image name.
- Next cut and paste the code from the dotted box below into your page and then change the information to the right of the equals signs. e.g. 'title =' is followed by your name, 'image =' is followed by an image link to your photograph.
- The lines that start 'label =' will appear as a subheading on the left of the finished box. It is recommended that you don't change the "label" lines. *The lines that start 'data =' are where you enter information about yourself. If you leave a "data" line blank (e.g. you don't wish to reveal your date of birth) that category will not appear on your page.
REMEMBER TO USE THE PREVIEW BUTTON TO SEE WHAT YOUR CHANGES LOOK LIKE BEFORE SAVING THE CHANGES
{{Infobox
|bodystyle = float:right; valign:top;
|title = Your name
|titlestyle =
|image = [[Image:YOURPICTURE.jpg]]
|imagestyle =
|caption = Picture caption e.g. name circa 1970
|captionstyle =
|headerstyle = background:#ccf;
|labelstyle = background:#ddf;
|datastyle = text-align:right;
|header1 =
|label1 =
|data1 =
|header2 =
|label2 = Birth Name
|data2 = YOUR full name
|header3 =
|label3 = Birth Date
|data3 = e.g. April 4th 1929
|header4 =
|label4 = Birth Place
|data4 = e.g. Staten Island, New York, USA
|label5 = Date of Death
|data5 = Leave blank if alive
|label6 = Place of Death
|data6 = Leave blank if alive
|label7 = Occupation
|data7 = Engineer, Author etc
|label8 = Nationality
|data8 = e.g. United States of America
|label9 = Notable Works
|data9 = ''Name of Book'', ''Name of Movie''
}}
[[Category:Contributor]]
This code will produce a box that looks like the one at right:
| Image:YOURPICTURE.jpg Picture caption e.g. name circa 1970 | |
| Birth Name | YOUR full name |
|---|---|
| Birth Date | e.g. April 4th 1929 |
| Birth Place | e.g. Staten Island, New York, USA |
| Date of Death | Leave blank if alive |
| Place of Death | Leave blank if alive |
| Occupation | Engineer, Author etc |
| Nationality | e.g. United States of America |
| Notable Works | Name of Book, Name of Movie |
To sell premium content
If you wish to sell premium content, such as an ebook download, you must have contributor privileges.
Selling Premium Material or contributing Open Material to Spacewiki is subject to the agreement posted here.
If you are a Spacewiki contributor you can upload your Premium content to the Spacewiki Premium content directory. This is done by clicking on the Edit Paypal Items button on the left side of the page.
How to create a Book page
If you want to create a page about a book please go to this page to acquire the code necessary.
How to create a Movie page
If you want to create a page about a movie please go to this page to acquire the code necessary.
