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Learn@Ilinois Moodle - Student - Adding and Editing Pages in OU Wiki

Learn how to add a new page to OU Wiki and edit it. Both students and instructors can follow these instructions to add and edit wiki pages.

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Adding a Page

There are two ways to add pages to an OU wiki: clicking "Create" and typing double brackets.

Clicking "Create" to Add a Page

The first way to add a new page to an OU wiki is to click "Create" at the bottom of the page where you want to add a link.

  1. Click into your OU wiki activity (with the cow print icon).
    Week 3 OU Wiki activity
  2. In the View tab, click the Create page button.
    Create page button
  3. In the "Content" text box, add the content for the new page, including adding text, links, inline images, or videos as needed. You can also attach a file in the "Attachments" box. Once your content has been added, you can Preview the content and/or Save changes using the blue buttons at the bottom of the page.
    Create content and Preview/Save changes
    A link to the new page will be automatically added to the bottom of the current page.

Typing Double Brackets to Add a Page

The second way to add a new page to an OU Wiki can be done when creating or editing content on a page. Create a page link by typing double brackets around any word or phrase in the wiki.

  1. After navigating to your OU wiki, either click the Edit tab or click the Edit page link (below "Start page").
    Click Edit or Edit page
  2. In the "Content" text box, type the names of the pages you would like to create and add double brackets on each side of these page names.
    Create page links with double brackets
  3. Once your links have been added, you can Preview them and/or Save changes using the blue buttons at the bottom of the page.
    Preview and Save changes buttons
  4. Once saved, click on the link for the page.
    Page link
  5. A message will appear that reads, "This page does not yet exist in the wiki. Would you like to create it?" Click the Create page button.
    Create new page button
  6. In the "Content" text box, add the content for the new page, including adding text, links, inline images, or videos as needed. You can also attach a file in the "Attachments" box. Once your content has been added, you can Preview the content and/or Save changes using the blue buttons at the bottom of the page.
    Create content and Prevew/Save changes

Editing a Page

  1. After navigating to your OU wiki, either click the Edit tab or click the Edit page link (below "Start page").
    Edit page
  2. In the "Content" text box, edit the page content, including adding text, links, inline images, or videos as needed. You can also attach a file in the "Attachments" box. Once your content has been edited, you can Preview the content and/or Save changes using the blue buttons at the bottom of the page.
    Create content and Preview/Save changes

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