Cheatsheet

Features on this page are for technician use only.

Here you will find all instructions for non clear elements about the Makerspace Wiki.

Creating Notes

View this short video for reference or follow the instructions below:

This is an "info" note.

This is a "reminder" note.

This is a "warn" note.

This is a "error" note.

Option 1: Manually add a Note

1. Click the "Insert" button and then select the option "Template"
2. In the search bar, search "Note" and select the first option.
3. Tick on all boxes to the left. Doing so will make the message no longer in line, change colour and allow text to be added into the note accordingly.
4. Click "Insert"

Option 2: Copy Paste

On any page, you can copy an existing note by going into edit mode and then copying it. You can then double click it to edit the message or note type (e.g. info, warn, reminder, error)

Adding links to files, zips and other media files.

View this short video for reference or follow the instructions below:

1. Upload the file to the Upload file page once you are loaded into the wiki.
2. Create a link on the page you want the content (Use forward slash “\” if you don’t want to press the add link button).
3. Type, “File:” and the beginning letters of the PDF’s file name. Click the appropriate file you want added.
4. Edit link name with the “Change text” button.

Adding a post to a category

If you would like to have this content also bisible on the homepage. Go to the homepage, click edit page source. You need the page to be updated but nothing on the page itself needs to be altered. If issues, persist, please contact cameron.whiting@curtin.edu.au

Adding YouTube Videos to a page

Generally, it is recommended that you provide videos directly to YouTube as external URLS. For example, 2023 Curtin Design Showcase. However if you do require direct implementation, you can do the following:

1. Go to the YouTube video you want to copy and go Share > Embed. You want to copy the entire code that is displayed. The code should look something like below:

   <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ln6Xi5ol_v8?si=afldoJ2I01szYzso" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen></iframe>

2. Next, go to the wiki page you wish to add the video and select
3. In the wiki, this is represented with a pencil icom in the top right.