Difference between revisions of "Clicklaw Wikibooks Contributor Guide"

# '''Internal Link''': One page in a wiki often naturally leads to another page on the same wiki. For example, here is a link to the [[Clicklaw Wikibooks Style Guide]], which is also useful because it tells you when bold and italics are used. To make an internal link click button #3. You will see <tt><nowiki>[[Link title]]</nowiki></tt>. Replace <tt>Link title</tt> with the exact name of the page, leaving the square brackets intact, i.e. <tt>Clicklaw Wikibooks Style Guide</tt>, and you're done. Don't forget to hit "Save page."

# '''External Link''': Examples of external links include any link to a case on CanLII, any other website outside of wiki.clicklaw.bc.ca, or even a PDF or DOC file from somewhere online. The simplest way to insert an external link is to click button #4. You will see <tt><nowiki>[http://www.example.com link title]</nowiki></tt>. Obviously, replace <tt>www.example.com</tt> and insert the URL you want to send readers to. You also need to either delete the words <tt>link title</tt> entirely, or better yet replace them with the words you want your link to read as. For example, to link to the online help guide for the BC Court of Appeal I would click button #4, then replace <tt>www.example.com</tt> with <tt>www.courtofappealbc.ca</tt>. I could then delete <tt>link title</tt> and save the page, which would show this [http://www.courtofappealbc.ca], or I could