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Probably the easiest way to start a new entry in this wiki is to type the name of an article that does not yet exist into the address bar:
Probably the easiest way to start a new entry in this wiki is to type the name of an article that does not yet exist into the address bar:


http://ltc.umanitoba.ca/ccmdb/index.php/articlename
https://ccmdb.kuality.ca/index.php/articlename
 
For example, http://ltc.umanitoba.ca/ccmdb/index.php/How to sync a PDA


On the page that comes up, hit the edit tab and start typing away.  
On the page that comes up, hit the edit tab and start typing away.  
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You can use the buttons above the entry window to add formatting or links. The buttons will add "mark-up" codes. For example, to bold something it would add three single-quotes before and after the bolded text.
You can use the buttons above the entry window to add formatting or links. The buttons will add "mark-up" codes. For example, to bold something it would add three single-quotes before and after the bolded text.


Check [[http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Contents#For_editors|here]] for some useful mark-up codes.  
Check [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Contents#For_editors here] for some useful mark-up codes.  
Here are some you will likely use, but they can't
Here are some you will likely use, but they can't


*  text enclosed by double = to generate a headline; if the entry is longer, these will automatically be summarized in a table of contents at the beginning of the article.  
*  text enclosed by double = to generate a headline; if the entry is longer, these will automatically be summarized in a table of contents at the beginning of the article.  
** e.g. <nowiki>== my headline ==</nowiki>
*  double opening-[ and closing-] to show generate a link to another article. e.g. [real article name|how you want it to show up] with one more set of brackets around it
*  double opening-[ and closing-] to show generate a link to another article. e.g. [real article name|how you want it to show up] with one more set of brackets around it
** e.g. <nowiki>[[name of the other article | how you want it to show up in your text]]</nowiki>
*  a * at the beginning of several successive lines to generate a list
*  a * at the beginning of several successive lines to generate a list
** e.g. <nowiki>* bulleted list item</nowiki>
*  a # at the beginning of several successive lines to generate a numbered list
*  a # at the beginning of several successive lines to generate a numbered list
** e.g. <nowiki># numbered list item</nowiki>


Click the "show preview" button to see how your entry would look once marked up.
Click the "show preview" button to see how your entry would look once marked up.
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