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The '''search box''' is used to quickly scan the wiki for particular keywords. The search box has two functions: ''Search ''and ''Go''. 
The '''search box''' is used to quickly scan the wiki for particular keywords. The search box has two functions: ''Search ''and ''Go''. 


*<span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.6;">Upon entering some text—assuming that one or many&nbsp;</span>[[Entries and Pages|entry/page]]<span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.6;">titles begin with the text that has been inputted—</span>[[MediaWiki]]&nbsp;<span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.6;">provides ''Search''</span><span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.6;">&nbsp;hits that correspond directly with those keywords. Clicking on one of these&nbsp;''Search''&nbsp;hits will direct the [[Users|user]] to the selected entry/page.</span>
*<span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.6;">Upon entering some text—assuming that one or many&nbsp;</span>[[Entries and Pages|entry/page]]&nbsp;<span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.6;">titles begin with the text that has been inputted—</span>[[MediaWiki]]&nbsp;<span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.6;">provides ''Search''</span><span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.6;">&nbsp;hits that correspond directly with those keywords. Clicking on one of these&nbsp;''Search''&nbsp;hits will direct the [[Users|user]] to the selected entry/page.</span>
*Alternatively, the&nbsp;''Go''&nbsp;function produces a page of results that lists (in this order, if available):
*Alternatively, the&nbsp;''Go''&nbsp;function produces a page of results that lists (in this order, if available):
**The option to '''Create the page''' (if an entry/page does not yet exist with this title).
**The option to '''Create the page''' (if an entry/page does not yet exist with this title).
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***Page text matches
***Page text matches
**Multimedia
**Multimedia
***Such as [[Images|images]]
***Such as an [[Image Pages]]
**Help and Project pages
**Help and Project pages
**Everything
**Everything
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**Advanced&nbsp;
**Advanced&nbsp;
***An advanced search function that allows for various limitations to be placed on the results listed
***An advanced search function that allows for various limitations to be placed on the results listed
[[File:SearchResults.png|center]]
*Note that&nbsp;<span style="color:#B22222;">'''<u>Mark</u>'''&nbsp;</span>is red and underlined, indicating that a page entitled&nbsp;''Mark''&nbsp;does not yet exist. To [[Archives Manual#New Entries|create]] an [[Entries and Pages|entry/page]] entitled those terms searched, click this hyperlink.


'''Sources:'''
'''Sources:'''
*Barrett, D. J. (2009). MediaWiki. Sebastopol, CA: O'Reilly Medic, Inc.


*Barrett, D. J. (2009). ''MediaWiki''. Sebastopol, CA: O'Reilly Medic, Inc.


--[[User:Markmcumber|MarkMcCumber]] ([[User talk:Markmcumber|talk]]) 13:34, 19 June 2014 (ADT)
<br/>--[[User:Markmcumber|MarkMcCumber]] ([[User talk:Markmcumber|talk]]) 19 June 2014 (ADT)
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Latest revision as of 13:08, 9 July 2014

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The search box is used to quickly scan the wiki for particular keywords. The search box has two functions: Search and Go

  • Upon entering some text—assuming that one or many entry/page titles begin with the text that has been inputted—MediaWiki provides Search hits that correspond directly with those keywords. Clicking on one of these Search hits will direct the user to the selected entry/page.
  • Alternatively, the Go function produces a page of results that lists (in this order, if available):
    • The option to Create the page (if an entry/page does not yet exist with this title).
    • Content Pages
      • Page title matches
      • Page text matches
    • Multimedia
    • Help and Project pages
    • Everything
      • A amalgamation of all types of pages containing this keyword
    • Advanced 
      • An advanced search function that allows for various limitations to be placed on the results listed
SearchResults.png
  • Note that Mark is red and underlined, indicating that a page entitled Mark does not yet exist. To create an entry/page entitled those terms searched, click this hyperlink.

Sources:

  • Barrett, D. J. (2009). MediaWiki. Sebastopol, CA: O'Reilly Medic, Inc.


--MarkMcCumber (talk) 19 June 2014 (ADT)