How To Create An Article
This is the space for reference articles on all areas of water science, technology, management and development issues. Here you can share knowledge by creating your own article covering an issue in your area of expertise. All contributions major or minor are welcome across all areas of interest in water, wastewater and environmental related fields.
All Submissions must be in English.
Content Table
- Create an Article
- Attaching Documents
- Formatting the Article
- Creating Links
- Insert an Image or Table
- Macros
- Saving the Article
Create an Article
Getting Started
- Click on articles under the Browse menu on the home page
- Go to the Create Article box.
- Type in the chosen title of your article
- Click Create
- You will then be presented with a blank article template
Article Title
- Check that the correct article heading has pulled through to the blank document
- Under the main heading but before the contents table you might choose to write a brief summary paragraph outlining or defining the chosen topic of your article
Contents Table
- You do not need to input anything into the contents table
- The contents table will automatically update once the article is complete
Main Body of Article
- The body of the article is divided into a series of Sections and Sub-Sections
- Main subject areas should be presented under Sections, whilst other related areas should presented under Sub-sections
Importing Text from Office
When completing your article, you might need to copy and paste large amounts of text from elsewhere. If you have written your article in Microsoft Word, for example, you can copy and paste the text straight into your article.
To import text:
- Place the cursor on the position on the page that you would like to copy your text to
- Click on the Import Office Content icon
- Copy and Paste the text from your office document into the box
- Tick Filter Styles
- Click Import
Related Articles
- List any articles of interest related to your topic below this section
- Create links to the articles listed
- N.B See section on Creating Links
References
- Reference any material used to write the article below this section
- When possible, create links to the references listed.
- N.B See section on Creating Links
External Links
- List any related links to other websites below this section
- N.B See section on Creating Links
Attaching Documents
You can attach a number of different items to your articles e.g. Documents, PDFs, Power Point presentations, Posters etc.
To attach an item to your article:
- Go to the Attachments Tab at the bottom of the page
- Click Browse and find the attachment in your personal folders.
- Click Attach
Link article to attachments
You might want to link certain words or text in your article to an attachment. i.e. you might want want to link a summary abstract in your article to the full version text (as an attachment).
To do this:
- Attach the document or PDF to the article (see above)
- Click 'Edit'
- Type in some text i.e. 'the issues in this article are discussed in the title, Wastewater Governance. CLICK HERE to read this in full.'
- Highlight the text i.e. 'CLICK HERE'
- Click on the Link Icon
- Link to ... Attached File
- Select the appropriate attachment
Formatting the Article
Articles on WaterWiki should all follow the same format. This has already been set-up on WaterWiki so that all fonts, sizes, headings remain consistent.
Headings
You will notice on the tool bar that the headings and text are divided into several formatting categories (under Apply Style icon)
- Main Section headings are called Title 2
- Sub - Section headings are called Title 3
- For any additional divisions needed within a Section use Title 4, 5, and so on.
- All other text is called Plain Text
Creating Links
It is important when writing your article to create links to other relevant material. This allows users to visit other web pages, online journals and related WaterWiki articles, linking the content article to other useful information on the web.
To Create a Link within WaterWiki
- Click on the Link icon on the toolbar
- Click Wiki page
- select relevant page/article you would like to link to
- Type the label of the created link
- Click Create Link
To Create a Link to another Web Page
- click on the Link icon on the toolbar
- click Web Page
- Type in the web page you would like to link to
- Type in the label of the created link
- Click Create Link
To Create a Link to another Email Address
- click on the Link icon on the toolbar
- click Email Address
- Type in the Address you would like to link to
- Type in the label of the created link
- Click Create Link
Insert an Image or Table
When Inserting either an image or a table, go to the toolbar at the top of the page and select the correct icon.
Images
- Click on Image
- Insert Image
- Choose page/pages for selected image
Tables
- Click on Table
- Choose no. of columns and rows for your table
- Choose page/pages for selected table
Macros
There are a number of functions listed under the Macros icon on the toolbar. Some of these include: Box, Footnote, Formula and Toc.
To Insert a Box around Provided Content
- Click Macro
- Insert Macro
- Select Box
To Insert a Footnote to Display at the End of the Page
- Click Macro
- Insert Macro
- Select Footnote
To Display a Mathematical Formula
- Click Macro
- Insert Macro
- Select Formula
To Create a Table of Contents
- Click Macro
- Insert Macro
- Select ToC
Saving the Article
Save and View Article
- Click Save and View to view your finished article
- To make any changes click Edit
Tag Article
- Once you have clicked Save and View, you will see a copy of your article in full
- A message will appear next to it, on the right hand side of the page, signalling that it is 'untagged'.
- It is necessary to tag your article so that your article can be easily found on WaterWiki .
- To Tag your article go to the bottom of the article page and type in a tag chosen from our list of existing list.
- There is an auto-complete function so that as you type in the tag, WaterWiki will finish it for you.
- If you would like to create your own Tag just type it into the box and click Save
Add an Attribute to your article
- It is sometimes useful to give your article an attribute such as ‘recently revised’ or ‘excessive lengt
- The list of attributes is located next to the Tag box at the bottom of the article
- Choose a suitable attribute from the drop-down list and click Change
