From Malaysia Author Index

The page is to help you get started, to create or add information about Malaysia published authors into this site.

>== Creating an Account ==

To create or add any information in this site, you need to have an account on Malaysia Author Index.

1. Create an account using this link.
2. Click on the link "Create an account".
   

   Screenshot of the "Create An Account" link
3. Fill in your details and click on the button "Create account".
   

   Screenshot of the filling in details for creating account

An email with a confirmation link will be sent to you, upon the creation of your account. You need to to click on the link. This will confirm that the account really does belong to you and activate e-mail features on Malaysia Author Index.

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Creating a new Author Page

To create a new Author page, follow these instructions:

1. Go to the Author Index page.
2. Locate the alphabetical section for the author's name. For example, the author Rodney Toh falls under the alphabetical section R.
   

   Section R in the Author Index page.
3. Click on the "edit" link of the section R. You must have already login to see the "edit" link.
   

   Edit Link.
4. Create a link to the new author page using the author name. Please ensure it's at the correct alphabetical sorting.
   

   Link for new Author Page.
5. Click "Save page" to create the link in that section. The new link will be in red color.
   

   Link for new Author Page.
6. Click on the link for the new author page. This page does not exist yet. So, it will bring you to the editing page.
   

   New Author Editing Page.
7. You can start writing the author's information now. After you finish, click "Save page" and the new author page will be created.

You can edit this author page in the future. To edit existing (already created) author page, see how to edit an existing Author Page.

Editing an existing Author Page

To edit an existing Author page, follow these instructions:

1. Go to the Author Index page.
2. Locate the alphabetical section for the author's name. For example, the author Rodney Toh falls under the alphabetical section R.
3. Click on the author's link. This will bring you to the author's page.
4. Click on the "edit" at the top of the author's page to edit the entire page.
   

   Edit Existing Author Page.
   Or you can click on the edit link of a section to edit just the particular section.
   

   Edit Existing Author Page Section.
   You must have already login to see the "edit" link.
5. You can start editing the author's information now. After you have finish, click "Save page" and the edited information will be saved.

If the author page has not been created, you will need to create the page first. To create new author page, see how to create a new Author Page.

General Formatting Tips

Text Formatting

Refer to the official MediaWiki Text Formatting guide for more details.

Linking to other Webpages

To link to a page within the Malaysia Author Index, use the following syntax:

[[{name_of_page}]]

For example, this links to the main page of this site:

[[Main_Page]]

To link to a page outside of the Malaysia Author Index, use the following syntax:

[{http://example.com} {name_of_the_site]

For example, this links to the http://www.mphonline.com:

[http://www.mphonline.com MPH Online]

Refer to the official MediaWiki Link guide for more details.

Uploading and Embedding Images

To upload an image, click on the Upload File in the sidebar under toolbox.

Then follow these instructions.

1. Prepare the file for upload. Make sure the file is exactly as you want it.
2. In the sidebar, under “toolbox”, click “upload file.”
3. Click “Browse” next to the “Source filename:” to locate the file on your computer (the name of the “browse” button depends on your web browser).
4. Change the “Destination filename:” to something descriptive, if necessary.
5. Fill in the “Summary,” if necessary.
6. Click the “Upload file” button.

If it is a large file, you may need to wait several seconds for the upload to complete.

Refer to the official Managing FIle guide for more details.

To embed an image into a page, use the following syntax:

[[File:{file_name}|{options}]]

For example:

[[File:Rodney_Toh_Profile_Picture.jpg]]

Refer to the official Images guide for more details.