Tutorials

On this page, I will show you some basic examples of things you may want to do that are a little more advanced than simply changing font color or size (which is fairly straight forward if you look at the Editor window that pops up when you edit a page). If you have questions about some things not covered here, please email me (Mr. Pfeiffer).

__**MENU**__
 * Hyperlinks & Anchors
 * Pictures

**Hyperlinks & Anchors**
The first skill that will be important is being able to develop hyperlinks and anchors. A hyperlink (or "link" for short) is a clickable item in a webpage that navigates your web browser to a new location.

There are three types of hyperlinks in Wikispaces:
 * 1) Wiki Link - these are links that are meant to jump from page to page within a wiki or from wiki to wiki on Wikispaces.com
 * 2) External Link- these are links to pages outside of Wikispaces.com, such as Google or Yahoo or any other website.
 * 3) Anchors - while not technically hyperlinks, anchors are place-markers that can be added to a page so that they can be linked to from somewhere else. Want an example of an anchor? Click on any of these three types and check out what happens.

Make sure you are in Edit Mode for the page you wish to edit. Then, select/highlight some text or picture that you wish to turn into a link (usually one or two words). In the editor tool bar at the top, click on the icon that looks like a chain link.


 * Wiki Link **
 * In the box that pops up, you'll notice that your selected text is now in the field called Link Text.
 * Beneath that is the name of the wiki (if you're linking to your own wiki, this would be the place to type the name)
 * You'll also notice that the text you selected is in the Page Name field. Unless you have an actual page in the wiki by that name, you need to delete this text.
 * If you're linking to a page in your own Wiki, type in the page name.
 * If you're linking to a page in the current wiki, then click on the drop-down box and select the page that you're linking to
 * Don't worry about the Link to Anchor option just yet
 * The New Window check box should be checked if you wish a new tab to open in the browser when users click on your link (a nice feature for external pages, but not so much for Wiki Links)
 * Are you linking to an anchor?
 * Click on the blue text that says __Link to anchor?__
 * Fill in the field that pops up with the exact name of the anchor you've created (see below on how to create an anchor).
 * Be sure that the Page Name field contains the name of the page that has the anchor on it


 * External Link **
 * This one's easy. Select some text. Click the chain link. Select External Link.
 * If your Link Text is already there, then you need only to enter the URL (the complete web address of the site you wish to link to including the http: //at the beginning).//
 * //Select New Window or not, depending on your preference//

//**Anchor** //
 * //Place your cursor on the location of the page where you'd like an anchor. You don't need to select text for this.//
 * //Click on the "chain link" symbol in the Editor menu. Click on the "Anchor" tab. Create a name for your anchor (keep it short, simple, and don't use any spaces).//

Ok. Now you know how to make the links, let's talk about where you may need them.
 * Eventually, you will all create your own wikispace page. This is where you will put developing all of the material that is uniquely yours. It will be linked to from the main decades page. This will require a WikiLink. //See how I've linked to my page.//
 * In your Wiki page or on the main decades page, you may wish to link to resources you used on the web. This will require an external link.
 * Within the decades page, you may want to create a table of contents at the top that will automatically jump to the specified section. This calls for an anchor.

**Pictures**
Pictures are added in one of two ways:
 * 1) They are **embedded** from an external source. This means that the picture actually exists on some other website, but you are simply pointing to it from your page. **Pro:** easy to do and takes up no space. **Con:** you have no control over the picture. If it gets taken down or changed by the author of the external page, then it gets taken down or changed on your wiki page.
 * 2) You can **upload** pictures (you have a limited amount of space, but more than enough for this project) and then place them in your page. **Pro:** It's your picture. It won't get lost, because it's saved on Wikispaces. **Cons:** takes up space, needs to be upload, requires a little more work.

To embed a picture:
 * 1) Click on the Insert Images and Files icon (looks like a little picture)
 * 2) Select the External Image tab
 * 3) Enter an external image address
 * 4) click "Load"
 * 5) double click the image to insert it into the page

To upload and insert a picture:
 * 1) Click on the Insert Images and Files icon (looks like a little picture)
 * 2) Select the Upload Image tab
 * 3) Click "Upload"
 * 4) locate and select your images or files (you can choose more than one at once),
 * 5) double click the thumbnail to insert it into the page.