My Preferences in the wiki

The wiki allows users to set preferences using the my preferences link in the top right corner. While it is ultimately up to anyone to choose their own settings, there are a few settings that make life easier if used uniformly so the wiki acts the same for everyone. So, unless you have reasons to set your preferences differently, following are some suggested settings.

If you have never done so, it is probably worth your time to check and work through this article.Ttenbergen 14:01, 23 December 2008 (CST)

Skin Tab

Leave this in the default MonoBook (default). If this is changed, directions given where to find things in the wiki may no longer be correct. For example the navigation and toolbox items may change.

Date and Time Tab

Since wikis are often used in global teams, they keep time in Universal Standard Time. If kept to the default, it will look in the logs as if edits were made 6-7 hours later than they actually were. To set the wiki to local time:

1. click on "my preferences" at the top right corner
2. click the "Date and time" tab
3. change the Time Zone dropdown to America/Winnipeg
4. click the "Save" button

With these changes, the edit time on the wiki should now look normal.

• see Date/Time stamps on the wiki

Recent Changes Tab

To make the recent changes listing more easy to read, set it to enhanced mode.

1. Click on "my preferences" at the top right corner
2. Click on the "Recent Changes" tab
3. Check the checkbox for "Enhanced recent changes (JavaScript)"
4. Click on "Save"

The new setting will combine recent changes to the same article in the same listing and give the number of changes instead of listing a separate line for each change, thus making the list shorter.

Search Tab

By default, (Main) is checked. Make sure you also check Category so that the contents and titles of categories are included in any searches from the search bar.