[Dialogue] Additions to the Consensus Compilation

[Jeanette Stanfield]

Thank you Gordon.  I will try it.

Cheers,
Jeanette


Gordon Harper

> Jeanette Stanfield wrote:
>>  Hi I am in difficulty!
>> Dear Gordon, 
>>  
>> I have an intro for the consensus paper and one more item to add at end of
>> paper
>> from Len Hockley, but I can¹t figure out how to do the editing on the
>> repository.  I feel like
>> I am again in an unknown world of strange phenomenon!   As Joe Slicker would
>> say ³my my².  
>>  
>> Would you put the attached on the repository?
>>  
>> Then would there be a way for you to lay out some very simple steps for me a
>> novice on how to
>> Edit and add things to the repository.  I suspect that this would be helpful
>> for many people.  Thank you.
>>  
>> Slicker¹s paper is a delight.
>>  
>> Go well, 
>> Jeanette 
> Jeanette --
> 
> It's done--and I like your suggestion about laying out the steps in doing
> this.  There may well be others who'd like to tuck this away somewhere for
> when they want to publish on the Repository.  This is for a Windows platform,
> but the Mac would be very similar.
> 
> Here's what I did:
> 
> * First, after reading your note, I opened your attached document, selected
> the text you wanted inserted and copied it to my Windows clipboard.
> *  
> *  
> * Then I went to the Repository (you should have this bookmarked:
> http://twiki.wedgeblade.net/bin/view.cgi/Main/WebHome), clicked on Reflective
> Writings in the left sidebar, scrolled down that page to A Compilation on
> Consensus and clicked on that.
> *  
> *  
> * Hit Edit (either top right of page or lower left) and confirmed my user name
> and password when asked (I have mine saved, so I don't have to bother to enter
> them each time).  This is what allows one to post or edit, as opposed to just
> reading things on the Repository.
> *  
> *  
> * Now I'm on the editable page of the Consensus document.  I scroll to the
> point at which I want to add your new material, put the cursor there and do a
> Paste.  The material flows into the Repository document at that point.
> *  
> *  
> * Finally, I scroll down to the bottom of the page (still in Edit mode) and
> click on Save.  This takes me back to the public face of the page, with these
> new edits in place, so I can see if it all looks just the way I want.  If it
> needs a bit of tweaking, I can go back to the editable page again and fix
> things, save again and check it out one last time.
> *  
> *  
> * Done! 
> *  
> You'll notice that Jan Ulangca has also been on the page, doing some helpful
> editing of the material, separating the individual contributions to make them
> easier for folks to read and to know whose voice they're hearing at the
> moment.  Go, Jan--this is exactly what we want to have happen!!  It's what
> Twiki is all about--collaborative documents.  So, everybody, keep adding other
> comments about consensus to this, our work in progress.
> 
> Gordon
> 
> 
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