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-Alex Baker, former wikimaster who will share his vast knowledge with the world, so that others will be able to take over maintenance. :) __Chapter 1:__ Set up an account and become a member This is the easiest part, and can be done in 9 easy steps.
 * 1) Go to www.wikispaces.com.
 * 2) Click "sign in".
 * 3) Click "make new account".
 * 4) Sign up. It is free, and they won't sell or give away email addresses, it is stated in their policy.
 * 5) Verify your email.
 * 6) Go to bsa367.wikispaces.com.
 * 7) Click "Join this wiki" on the right side of the page. Attach a message letting the troop's wiki organizer who you really are.
 * 8) Wait for a response from an organizer
 * 9) When you are notified of becoming a member, I suggest that you go to the home page, click "notify me" and you will get email notifications of changes to the home page, where most announcements are placed.

__Chapter 2:__ Finding things This is an essential but simple thing to know. You can either find what you are looking for using the navigation bar on the left, or, if you can't find it, use the search bar. If a specific file or page is difficult to find or it doesn't exist, go to the What is missing page, and press edit, and add your complaint or suggestion.

__Chapter 3:__ Editing pages Once you are a member of this wiki and know how to find information, you can edit pages at your will, and share information with others. **However, the material must be appropriate and in the right place**. Start by clicking the edit button on the page you would like to edit. Formatting Generally, the format of the pages that branch off of one of the links on the navigation bar is a link to the previous page "Back to Fill this blank with page name" Also, if the page is long, and takes a while to scroll through the page, provide a link that says "Back to top" Simply type "Back to top", highlight it, click link and choose the page you are on. This will take you to the top of the page. With the text style tool, you can:Change the font, Change the size, change the vertical position , Strike through , c h a n g e t h e c o l o r , Highlight any color , Left Center Right As you can see, you have a lot of options with text. On top of that, you can use the text type tool for easy headings without the hassle of going to text style, choosing center and a larger size. Plus, upon pressing enter, the style switches back to normal font, position, and size. Heading 3 This is normal style.

__Organization__ Next is bullets, numbers, and horizontal bars. Horizontal bars are great for separating two different sections within a page. Just click the horizontal bar button, and line like the one above will pop up. __Links__ __Files__ Examples:
 * 1) Numbers: simple function for lists. Click the numbers button.
 * Bullets- click the bullets button to use them, if you want to use them like I did here, after a number, just click enter from the number and then click the bullets button. NOTE: to get out of bullets or numbers, press enter twice from the end of a bulleted or numbered item.
 * Wiki link: When you need to add a link to another page, type your link text, then highlight it and click on the link button. This will take you to a window that gives you the option of creating a new page with the link, or choosing from a list of pages. If you want to make a link that goes to a page you haven't created yet, type the name of the new page into the page name box in the link window. Then click "Add link". If the link is connected to a created page, it will be blue, but if it is connected to a page that hasn't been made, it will be red-brown after saving. After saving and exiting your edit session, click on your new link to create the new page. You can click the "new page" link to the left to see what I am talking about, just don't make it a page :).
 * You also have the option of making an image a link, this will be covered in the file section.
 * External link: Same as a wiki link, except in the link window, click on the external link tab, and paste the URL of the website you want to link to.
 * When you need to insert a file, say, a photo or a word document, just click the file button on the edit bar. The file window will pop up, and allows you to choose a file from the list of uploaded files. If you need to upload a file, then press upload files on the right. Then you can pick files to be uploaded from your computer (hold ctrl to select multiple files), and upload them. Click on a file to embed it.
 * Pictures: When you embed a photo onto a page, you can change the size, add a caption, or add a link to another page, just click on the file in editing mode, and the options will appear.
 * If you need to embed something from another website, like a youtube video or a poll or a map, slideshow, calendar, etc., then just click the widget button, which has a picture of a TV next to it. Then click your type of widget, copy and paste the embed code or HTML from the other website, and press save. Also, there are wikispace widgets which allow you to embed the table of contents, top contributors, special characters (®,ó, etc.)

Youtube: media type="youtube" key="nbIBn6gm7FM" height="315" width="560"

Google maps media type="custom" key="19559112"

Spreadsheet media type="custom" key="21145374"

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