Basic page building
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Before you begin
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* [Are you a LUGNET Member?]  Only LUGNET Members can create web pages on
  LUGNET.  <http://www.lugnet.com/people/members/join/ (Sign Up)>
* [Are you signed in?]  Signing in allows you to create pages using your
  Member ID.  <http://www.lugnet.com/people/members/sign-in/ (Sign In)>


Starting a new page
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Once you're a LUGNET Member and are signed in, starting a new page on LUGNET
is easy:

+ {Imagine a location} for your new page.
+ {Go to that location} in your web browser.
+ Click the {Start This Page} button.

It really is that easy.

Well, almost.  There are some page location restrictions:  your pages must
have URLs which include your Member ID, and they should conform to existing
divisons of the LUGNET website.

Let's start with a very simple example.  Open the following location in your
web browser, replacing |1234| with your own Member ID number):

|    http://www.lugnet.com/~1234/

You should see a page with the text "This page is empty" and a button
labeled "Start This Page."  (If you don't see the button, make sure that you
are properly </people/members/sign-in/ signed in> and that you have typed your
LUGNET Member ID correctly in the page's location.

Now click the {Start This Page} button.  A screen with an editing box will
appear.


Typing in your page
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For the most part, whatever you type into the editing box is what will appear
on your page.  For example:

|| Hello and welcome to my new page on LUGNET.  This is my page
|| and I can put lots of neat things on it and link to other
|| neat things.
||
|| This is the second paragraph of my new page.  I'll come back
|| later and replace this with something more interesting.


Previewing your page
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When editing pages on LUGNET, you always have the option to "preview" your
changes before committing to them.  Below the editing box, notice the three
buttons labeled {Preview}, {Save}, and {Cancel}.

Click the {Preview} button.  A formatted version of your content will appear,
below which will be a new editing box.  Feel free to make further changes,
then click {Preview} again.  Continue this process until you're satisfied and
ready to save your page.


Saving your page
----------------

Once your page is saved to the server, other people can view your page, but
only you can make changes to it.

Click the {Save} button which appears below the editing box.  (You may need to
scroll your web browser window downward if you have created a very tall page.)
Now your formatted page appears, with the addition of an {Edit This Page}
button for future changes.  As the owner of this page, only you will see this
button.


Editing your page
-----------------

Any time you visit your own pages, you can change them (assuming of course
that you're </people/members/sign-in/ signed in>).  Alterations are as simple
as clicking a button, typing your changes, and clicking another button.

To begin editing, click the {Edit This Page} button at the bottom of the page.
A familiar editing box will appear.  There, make whatever changes you wish.

Click {Preview} to see the effects of your changes or {Save} to commit your
changes.  Alternatively, you could click {Cancel} to abandon your changes and
redisplay the most recently saved version of your page.


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