Adding a new page to the wiki

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Use one of the following ways to create a new wiki page:

Create a link to a non-existent page

If you want to create a link to a new page from an existing page, you can create a new page by adding a link.

  1. In the editor menu bar, click the link icon and type the name of the new page, for example <New page>.
    Pages that do not exist are displayed in red text.
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  2. Click the <New page> link.
  3. Click create this page.
    The Creating <New page> page is displayed.
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  4. Click Save page to save your new page.

Search for a page

You can also search for a page and then create it if it doesn't already exist.

  1. In the Search bar, type the name of the page you want to create, for example <new page> and click .
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    The Search results page is displayed.
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    Pages that do not exist are displayed in red text.
  2. Click the <New page> link. The Creating <new page> page is displayed.
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  3. Click Save page to save your new page.

Type the page title in your web browser address bar

The quickest way to create a new page is to edit the URL in your web browser address bar.

  1. In the web browser address bar, delete the current page title after '...title=' and then type the required title of the new page, for example <new page>.
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  2. Click the create this page link.
    The Creating <New page> page is displayed.
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  3. Click Save page to save your new page.