This page describes how to add a new topic to this "Scout Wiki".

Topic Introduction [edit section]

= Topic Introduction =
To fulfill requirement 7b in the Communications Merit Badge, you need
to create a website or blog with 3 articles, at least one image, and one
link to an external site.

The basic idea is that a set of pages on this wiki provide information
about a particular topic that may be of interest to someone in the world.

The articles (or pages) in this topic describe how someone can write their
own new pages describing the topic.

The next section has an outline of actions that need to be done.
The section following that one
has links to pages with detailed steps and instructions for doing the work.

Outline of actions [edit section]

= Outline of actions =
Here is an overview of the steps to create your own set of web pages:
 * decide on a topic to write about
 * create a topic page
   * add a link to your topic page to the blog list on the [[Front Page]]
   * click on that link, to create the topic page
 * create an individual page (3 of them)
   * decide on something to write about
   * add a link to your topic page for that sub-topic
   * create the page for that sub-topic
   * in at least one article, include an image
   * in at least one article, include a link to another web site

Some individual articles [edit section]

= Some individual articles =
 * [[How to make a new page, and link to it]]
 * [[How to make the topic page]]
 * [[How to make individual pages]]
 * [[Adding sections, bullets, text formatting, and links]]
 * [[Adding an image]]
 * [[Formatting Examples]] - this is a quick cheat-sheet to show how different formatting works