The first thing you need to do to make a new blog, or topic area, on
this wiki, is to make the "topic page" for that blog.

This is a single page which is has links to the other pages on the 
web site that have information on this topic.

To make a new topic page, you need to follow these steps:
 * decide on a topic name
 * create the link for the page, on the [[Front Page]]
 * click on the link, to create the page
   * add a description of this topic
 * add a list of links to other pages in this topic area
 * save the page

= Decide on a topic name =
Decide the title of the topic area that you want to write about.
This should be a single word or a few words that describe
the topic.

= Create the link to the topic page =
Go to the [[Front Page]], and find the section named "Blogs on this site".
There should be the words "Edit section" (written in blue) to the right of
this heading. Click on the words "Edit section", and an edit window should
appear.

You should see a list of current topic areas, with each topic area
consisting of a line of text with:
 * a single space
 * an asterisk
 * the topic title, surrounded by double-square-brackets
 * a description of the topic

Make a line like that for your topic, by indenting one space, typing
an asterisk, the link for your page (the title surrounded by square brackets),
and a description of your topic.

When you are done, click on the "Save" button beneath the edit box.

= click on the link =
When the page is saved, your title should appear in the list, and it
should be clickable.

Click on the link to your topic, and the system should show you an
edit window again, with the words:
{{{#!YellowBox
  Could not find page "..."
  You can create the page now by editing the following:
}}}
followed by an empty box.

Type a description of your topic into the box.

= add a list of links to other pages in this topic area =
You can include a list of links to the articles for your topic.

This article, or sub-topic, list should consist of the titles, surrounded
by double-square brackets, and preceded by a single-space and asterisk.

Here is an example of what you might put on the page, for a list
of sub-topics:
{{{#!YellowBox
 * [[sub-topic 1]]
 * [[sub-topic 2]]
 * [[yet another sub-topic]]
}}}


= save the page =
Save the page, by clicking on the "Save" button at the bottom of the
edit box.

= Additional help =
If you don't know how to make a new page, try reading the instructions
on the page [[How to make a new page, and link to it]].  For help 
with formatting the material on the page, see the [[Formatting Examples]] page.

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