Simple Hampedia Tutorial for Staff

If you are a staff member of Hampshire College, please use this tutorial.

Tips Before You Begin

 * This Wiki Cheatsheet shows you all the common ways to edit your page..
 * LINK EVERYTHING!! That’s what’s so cool about wikis. You don’t have to describe your professors, just link to their profile pages! Linking is easy and fun, just put  on each side of the word(s) that should be a link to a different page.
 * ALWAYS search for a page before creating it. Someone else may have already created the page – you don’t want doubles floating around.
 * Do NOT post copyrighted material, unless permissible under fair-use policy.
 * Read the Policies page to make sure you’re respecting the rules of Hampedia – and if you disagree with them, speak up in the “Discussion” section!

Login
1. Sign in with your Hampshire username and password.



Username
2. Click on your username in the top right-hand corner.

Click on "Edit."

Save Page
'''3. Scroll down to the bottom of the page, and click on "Save Page." ALWAYS save your page after changing any aspect of it! I put this step in early as a reminder....'''

Editing Box
'''4. Click on "Edit" again, if you saved your page. In order to edit the box on the right-hand side, click on "Wikitext."'''



After you have filled in the box, click on "wikitext" again to undo it so that you can just use the text-editing tools as you would in a Word document!

Editing Profile
'''Your basic information should already be on your profile page. To edit and update it, click on the "Edit" link. You can edit your profile the very same way you edit a Word document.'''

''Make sure that you can use all of the Word-like editing buttons. If you cannot use them, try clicking "Wikitext." ''

'''Use the "Format" option to add sections to your page. Use "Heading 2," and for sections within that, use "Heading 3" and so on. Hampedia will automatically add a table of contents when you do this.'''

Cool Things To Do on Hampedia

 * We want you to be more than just a face! Tell us about your life. Where have you lived? What do you enjoy doing? What are your dreams? What do you deeply believe in? What cool projects are you working on in your own time?
 * Make a page (or update a preexisting one) about your office/department! List who works there, what you do, and why it's important! Talk about the history of your office, and how it has changed over time.
 * Take photos! Document your office, your face and that of your coworkers, and beautiful sights all over Hampshire.
 * Document meeting notes and important decisions on Hampedia. Don't let all that important information disappear into a black hole - help improve transparency at Hampshire!

Uploading a File
Want to put up a profile picture, a paper you wrote, or music you composed? Here's how!

1. In a separate tab/window, click on "Upload file," which is in the left-hand column.

2. Click on "Browse," find the image you want, and write a short description so that it is clear why the photo is being uploaded.

3. Click on "Upload file."

4. Copy the file name.

Adding an Image File
'''To put it in your student box, simply paste the file name in the "image=" line! If you want to put a picture up somewhere else, here's how:'''

Click on the image icon.



'''Paste the file name into the "Image file name" box, and choose whatever options you desire. Hit "OK" and you're done!'''



Adding Other Files
Simply write wherever you want the link to the file to appear on your page.

Email Notifications
'''Want to get email updates every time someone edits your profile page? It's easy to do! You can get an email notification for any page you choose to "watch." Simply do the following:'''

Click on "my preferences."



'''Scroll down, click on "Email me when a page on my watchlist is changed," and click "Save." And you're done!'''