Help:Wiki University Wikitext--Tutorial Answers

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 * What is CSS?
 * D. All of the above


 * What is WIkitext?
 * A. Simplified form of HTML


 * What is HTML?
 * B. Language for all the Internet

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Introduction

 * Where are square brackets used?
 * C. Used in links


 * Where are pipes used?
 * B. Internal links


 * What are <> used for?
 * C. Div tags

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Exercises

 * 1) =Kentucky Genealogy=
 * 2) ===History===
 * 3) ===Vital Records===
 * 4) ====Birth Certificates====

Quick Quiz

 * We don't use Header Ones in FamilySearch Wiki articles
 * True


 * Header Five and Six are rairly used
 * True


 * Header Two work well in FamilySearch WIki
 * False


 * Avoid using Header Three and Header Four in articles
 * False

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Exercises

 * Coding for unordered list:
 * *Birth Certificates
 * *Land Records
 * *Probate Records
 * *Census
 * *Vital Records


 * This is how the unordered lists will appear:
 * Birth Certificates
 * Land Records
 * Probate Records
 * Census
 * Vital Records


 * Coding for ordered list:
 * #World
 * #North America
 * #United States of America
 * #State of Missouri
 * #Jackson County
 * #Independence


 * This is how the ordered list will appear:
 * World
 * North America
 * United States of America
 * State of Missouri
 * Jackson County
 * Independence

Quick Quiz

 * If you have a cooking recipe, which list would you use to show the steps?
 * A. Ordered List


 * If you were listing your favorite foods in order of preference, which lists would you use?
 * A. Ordered List


 * If you were listing the contents of your pockets, which list would you use?
 * B. Unordered List

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Nested Lists
To practice nesting unordered lists, in your sandbox create an list with the following items: Fruits, Vegetables, Nuts and Grains. In between each item list three varieties. Here is the coding you should have entered: *Fruits **Apples **Pears **Oranges *Vegetables **Peas **Carrots **Corn *Nuts **Walnuts **Peanuts **Almonds *Grains **Wheat **Soybeans **Barley Here's how the links would look on a page:
 * Fruits
 * Apples
 * Pears
 * Oranges
 * Vegetables
 * Peas
 * Carrots
 * Corn
 * Nuts
 * Walnuts
 * Peanuts
 * Almonds
 * Grains
 * Wheat
 * Soybeans
 * Barley

To practice nesting ordered list, in your sandbox create an ordered list with the following items: North American, United States of America, State of Missouri and Jackson County. In between each item list three items that apply.


 * If you were nesting a list of states in no particular order in a list of countries, which list would you use?:
 * B. Unordered List


 * If you were nesting a list of states by size in a list of countries by size, which lists would you use?
 * A. Ordered List

Nesting Lists

Exercises

 * Here is the coding for the links:
 * Wikipedia
 * FamilySearch
 * Kentucky
 * California
 * Nevada Research Tools
 * Glamorganshire Topics
 * HTML lessons


 * This is how they appear on the page: Try them out.
 * Wikipedia
 * FamilySearch
 * Kentucky
 * California
 * Nevada Research Tools
 * Glamorganshire Topics
 * HTML lessons

Quick Quiz

 * How many square brackets for Internal Links?
 * B. Two


 * How many square brackets are necessary for external links?
 * A. One


 * How do you separate the name of an Internal link from the name of the page?
 * B. Put a pipe between them.


 * How do you link to a section of a page?
 * B. Put a pound sign between the name of the page and the section.

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Broken Links

 * . A space was missing between URL and name of link.
 * Missouri


 * &lt;a href="https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Missouri&gt;Missouri&lt;/a&gt; . HTML coding was used instead of Wikitext coding.
 * Missouri


 * MissouriMissouri . Pipe missing between page name and link name.
 * Missouri


 * [] Too many square brackets.  Only one set as this is an external link.
 * 


 * Missouri Missouri . Used a space in this internal link rather than a pipe.
 * Missouri


 * How can links be broken?
 * G. All of the above. (And then some)

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Exercises
=== Newspapers === *Kirksville Daily Express *click here to see past issues of Kirksville, Missouri Newspaper Archives
 * Your wording of the comments is as good as anyone else's. Whatever makes sense to you is ok.

=== Libraries and Museums === A T Still Memorial Library 600 W Jefferson St. Kirksville, MO  (660) 626-2345 Pickler Memorial Library - Turman State University 100 E Normal St. Kirksville, MO  (660) 785-4000 Adair County Public Library 1 Library Ln. Kirksville, MO  (660) 785-4051

=== Societies === *Adair County Historical Society *Search Your Family History in Adair Co. MO *[https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Special:Search? fulltext=true&search=Kirksville+Missouri+Family+History+Center Family History Center]

==== Town Clerk ==== *Kirksville City Website

=== City Directories === Truman State University

Quick Quiz

 * How many comments can you insert on page?
 * C. As many as you like.


 * How many words can you put in a comment?
 * C. As many words as you want.


 * Where can you insert comments?
 * C. Anywhere you want.

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Exercises
The categories should look like this:

Category:Wikitext lessons Category:Wikitext education

Quick Quiz

 * Since these categories will show up in red, what does that mean?
 * C. All of the above.


 * Categories are external links surrounded by single square brackets.
 * False


 * Categories are always placed at the top of the page.
 * False


 * One should always check to see if a category has been created rather than make up a new one.
 * True

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Exercises
The coding should look like this:
 * Place this [[File:Ireland Map.gif]] image on your sandbox page and limit the width to 200 pixels.
 * Place this [[File:Ireland Countryside.jpg]] image in your sandbox page on top the the one above and limit the width to 250 pixels.
 * Place this [[File:Ireland Rebuilding of Tuam Cathedral 1865.jpg]] between the two above and limit the width to 640 pixels.

Here how the images look on the page:

Quick Quiz

 * What size are images stored in the Wiki?
 * B. Full size as submitted


 * What side of the page is the default position for an image?
 * C. All of the above.


 * How many images can we put on a page
 * A. Unlimited

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Exercises

 * 1) Place this [[File:Ireland Map.gif]] image on your sandbox page and limit the width to 300 pixels and place it on the right side of the page.
 * 2) Place this [[File:Ireland Countryside.jpg]] image in your sandbox page and limit the width to 350 pixels and put a border around it.
 * 3) Place this [[File:Ireland Rebuilding of Tuam Cathedral 1865.jpg]] in your sandbox and limit the width to 250 pixels and place the caption: "Tuam Cathedral" and center it.
 * Here is the coding for above:
 * Ireland Map.gif
 * Ireland Countryside.jpg
 * Ireland Rebuilding of Tuam Cathedral 1865.jpg

Quick Quiz

 * The default position of any image is on the right side of the page.
 * B. False


 * To place an image on the right side of the page, use
 * C. All of the above.


 * You can place a caption on an image without the thumb code
 * B. False

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Exercises




Quick Quiz

 * The separator between the URL and the name of the website in an external image links is:
 * B. Pipe.


 * The separator between the page name and the name of the link in an internal image link is:
 * A. Pipe.


 * In external links, the "tooltip" only appears when you give your external links a name?
 * A. True.


 * In internal links, the "tooltip" appears with the name of the page if you do not give it a different name.
 * A. True.

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