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[[Category: Analytica wiki]]

These pages are in the form of wiki. It uses [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MediaWiki MediaWiki], the same engine that powers Wikipedia.  Like Wikipedia, any user can improve and add pages for the benefit of others -- in this case the growing community of Analytica users.  

Anyone can add a comment or request at the bottom of each page in the '''Comment''' section (including this page!)

If you have a paid Analytica license with current support, you can get a wiki account to edit any content here.  You can set up an account from inside Analytica: Start up Analytica, and from the '''Help''' menu, select '''Wiki login info...'''.  If that doesn't work,  email [mailto:support@lumina.com support@lumina.com] to set up an account. 

==How to edit==

To edit a page, open the '''This page''' pulldown menu at the top of the page, and select '''Edit''' or '''Edit source''':
* '''Edit''' opens the whole page using the [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:VisualEditor/User_guide Visual Editor], which is (almost) WYSYWIG  (What You See Is What You Get). Use the controls in the toolbar at the top to format text, including bold, italic, heading styles,  lists,  and so on. You can also insert links and screenshots. All this without needing to learn the wiki markup language!  

* '''Edit source''' opens the page (or a section if you click '''Edit''' next to a heading) showing its underlying wiki markup. This the same markup language used in Wikipedia to specify links, lists, styles, and so on. This editor also offers a toolbar at the top for common styles and formats. For details, see [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Contents Help on mediawiki markup language].

For most users, the '''Visual Editor''' is much easier and faster. But, there are a few formats that the Visual Editor can't handle. They show up with green cross-hatching. To handle those, use '''Edit source'''.

=== Don't worry too much about making a mess! ===
If you accidentally add something that's wrong, or delete something important, you or someone else can easily fix it. You can use the '''History''' option from the '''This page''' menu to see and compare different versions of the page, highlighting the differences. And you can always revert back to an earlier version.

== See also ==

* [[Comments and suggestions for Analytica wiki]]
* [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:VisualEditor/User_guide User Guide for Visual Editor]
* [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Contents Help on wiki format]