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Jamesm: /* Quickstart */

2009-07-03T15:39:27Z

Quickstart

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Quickstart

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Quickstart

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Quickstart

2009-07-03T15:33:21Z

Quickstart: Quickstart now works

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Quickstart

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Quickstart

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Quickstart

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Overview

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Overview

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 * Open [[Contact Report 251]] in a new tab or window. Click on the '''Add wiki page''' link in the '''create a book''' toolbox on the left-hand side of your screen.
 * Open [[Interview with Billy (1998)]] in a new tab or window and '''Add wiki page''' to your collection.
-* Open [[Category:Overpopulation|Category:Overpopulation]] in a new tab or window and click '''Add category''' to add all pages in that category to your collection.
+* Open '''Categories''' on the left in a new tab or window and then click on the '''Overpopulation category'''. Click '''Add category''' to add all pages in that category to your collection.
 * Click on the [[Special:Collection|Show collection]] link.
 * Rearrange the pages in the order you would like them to appear in the PDF.

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 * Open [[Contact Report 251]] in a new tab or window. Click on the '''Add wiki page''' link in the '''create a book''' toolbox on the left-hand side of your screen.
 * Open [[Interview with Billy (1998)]] in a new tab or window and '''Add wiki page''' to your collection.
-* Open [[Category:Overpopulation]] in a new tab or window and click '''Add category''' to add all pages in that category to your collection.
+* Open [[Category:Overpopulation|Category:Overpopulation]] in a new tab or window and click '''Add category''' to add all pages in that category to your collection.
 * Click on the [[Special:Collection|Show collection]] link.
 * Rearrange the pages in the order you would like them to appear in the PDF.

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 First log into the wiki (if you haven't got a login, create an account first). Then do the following:
-'''Step 1: Print these instructions for using the PDF feature'''
+'''Step 1: Convert these quickstart instructions to PDF format'''
 * Click on the '''PDF version''' link in the '''toolbox''' on the '''left hand side''' of your screen. This will generate a PDF version of this page.
-'''Step 2: Build a collection from the selected pages below:'''
+'''Step 2: Build a collection from selected pages:'''
 * Open [[Contact Report 251]] in a new tab or window. Click on the '''Add wiki page''' link in the '''create a book''' toolbox on the left-hand side of your screen.
 * Open [[Interview with Billy (1998)]] in a new tab or window and '''Add wiki page''' to your collection.
 * Click on the [[Special:Collection|Show collection]] link.
-* Click on the '''Download as PDF''' button on the right side of your screen.
+* Rearrange the pages in the order you would like them to appear in the PDF.
 '''Step 3: Load an existing collection (previously saved)'''

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 '''Step 2: Build a collection from the selected pages below:'''
-* Go to [[Contact Report 251]]. Click on the '''Add wiki page''' link in the '''create a book''' toolbox on the left-hand side of your screen.
+* Open [[Contact Report 251]] in a new tab or window. Click on the '''Add wiki page''' link in the '''create a book''' toolbox on the left-hand side of your screen.
-* Go to [[Interview with Billy (1998)]] and '''Add wiki page''' to your collection.
+* Open [[Interview with Billy (1998)]] in a new tab or window and '''Add wiki page''' to your collection.
 * Click on the [[Special:Collection|Show collection]] link.
 * Click on the '''Download as PDF''' button on the right side of your screen.

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 * Go to '''[[MediaWiki:Collections/Sample_collection_1]]''' - click on the '''Load Collection''' link on the left-hand side of your screen.
 * Click the '''Overwrite''' button.
-* Click on the '''Download PDF''' button on the right side of your screen.
+* Click on the '''Download as PDF''' button on the right side of your screen.
 == Add and remove articles ==

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 '''Step 1: Print these instructions for using the PDF feature'''
-* Click on the [[Special:Collection/download_article_pdf/?arttitle=Help:Collections|Download as PDF]] link under the '''toolbox''' on the '''left hand side''' of your screen. This will generate a PDF version of this page.
+* Click on the ''PDF version'' link in the '''toolbox''' on the '''left hand side''' of your screen. This will generate a PDF version of this page.
 '''Step 2: Build a collection from the selected pages below:'''

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 To save time, we provide a few shortcuts for you to test this feature.
-'''Step 1: Print these instructions using the PDF feature'''
+First log into the wiki (if you haven't got a login, create an account first). Then do the following:
 * Click on the [[Special:Collection/download_article_pdf/?arttitle=Help:Collections|Download as PDF]] link under the '''toolbox''' on the '''left hand side''' of your screen. This will generate a PDF version of this page.

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 ==Overview==
-'''Future Of Mankind''' is currently testing a new feature for managing collections of wiki pages. The '''create a book''', shown in the sidebar, allows any user to build selections of wiki content, and to export them as a PDF file.
+'''The Future Of Mankind''' is currently testing a new feature for managing collections of wiki pages. The '''create a book''', shown in the sidebar, allows any user to build selections of wiki content, and to export them as a single PDF file. This is great if you want to create a customised e-book for reading on your laptop or at work.
 With this new feature you can:
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 * add or remove pages from a collection;
 * generate and download a PDF file from your current collection;
-* Produce a PDF from a single page; or
+* produce a PDF from a single page or whole category; or
 * save your page collections for later use or to share them with your friends.