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== Contributing to the wiki ==
 
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=== Getting a log-in ===
 
If you're a member of the Applied Optics Group you are encouraged to add to and edit/amend this wiki - for example if you've got generally useful knowledge about something you'd like to share, or perhaps want to add a resource to the list of [[AO resources]].
 
If you're a member of the Applied Optics Group you are encouraged to add to and edit/amend this wiki - for example if you've got generally useful knowledge about something you'd like to share, or perhaps want to add a resource to the list of [[AO resources]].
 
To do so you should:
 
To do so you should:
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# Send an email to Roger.Light or Steve.Sharples to say you've done so (annoyingly, the wiki doesn't automatically tell us that there are account requests pending).
 
# Send an email to Roger.Light or Steve.Sharples to say you've done so (annoyingly, the wiki doesn't automatically tell us that there are account requests pending).
  
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=== Getting started ===
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See the links on the left (below the Applied Optics Group logo)? Click the [[Help:Contents|Help]] link.
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The easiest way to start is to learn by example... have a look at the source for a wiki page similar to the one you want to create.
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Or have a look at the [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Wikitext Wikitext examples].
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Here's a page about [[Help:Adding documents and images|uploading and including images and documents]].
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Or you could consult the [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Contents User's Guide] for information on using the wiki software.
  
Consult the [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Contents User's Guide] for information on using the wiki software.
 
 
* [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Configuration_settings Configuration settings list]
 
* [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Configuration_settings Configuration settings list]
 
* [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:FAQ MediaWiki FAQ]
 
* [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:FAQ MediaWiki FAQ]
 
* [http://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-announce MediaWiki release mailing list]
 
* [http://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-announce MediaWiki release mailing list]

Revision as of 12:10, 25 September 2008

Applied Optics Group

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Welcome

Welcome to the Applied Optics Group Wiki. These web pages are primarily a resource for members of the Applied Optics Group, in the School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at the University of Nottingham. They are viewable to the outside world and may contain information of interest to others. It is a place for useful information, and personal and project homepages.

Internal links

External links

Contributing to the wiki

Getting a log-in

If you're a member of the Applied Optics Group you are encouraged to add to and edit/amend this wiki - for example if you've got generally useful knowledge about something you'd like to share, or perhaps want to add a resource to the list of AO resources. To do so you should:

  1. Request a login AND
  2. Send an email to Roger.Light or Steve.Sharples to say you've done so (annoyingly, the wiki doesn't automatically tell us that there are account requests pending).

Getting started

See the links on the left (below the Applied Optics Group logo)? Click the Help link.

The easiest way to start is to learn by example... have a look at the source for a wiki page similar to the one you want to create.

Or have a look at the Wikitext examples.

Here's a page about uploading and including images and documents.

Or you could consult the User's Guide for information on using the wiki software.