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|headline = Welcome to the <big>'''energypedia Help Portal'''</big>
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|teaser = Energypedia is free to use and we invite everyone to make use of the resources on energypedia! Please find here a lot of useful instructions how to best write an article. Thank you for sharing your valuable knowledge!
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=== Information to get started ===
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* [[Guidelines on Writing a Good Article|Guidelines on Writing a Good Article]]
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* [[Energypedia - Do's and Dont's|Do's and Don'ts]]
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* [[Terms of Use#3. Contributing|Copyright]]
<span style="font-size: 11.8181819915771px;">Energypedia is a platform for collaborative knowledge exchange on renewable energy and energy access issues in the context of development cooperation. Energypedia is maintained by a community of '''{{NUMBEROFUSERS}} registered users'''.</span>
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<span style="font-size: 11.8181819915771px;">Share your ideas and interests with others in the '''Community. '''This is a place to collaborate, discuss, plan, stay in touch with international colleagues, find maintenance tasks, help and news about energypedia.</span>
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=== Create/Edit Articles ===
 
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* [[Create a New Article|Create a New Article]]
<span style="font-size: 11.8181819915771px;">To join our community just [https://energypedia.info/Special:CreateAccount create an account] and [https://energypedia.info/Help:Editing start contributing]!</span>
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* [[Edit an Article|Edit Articles]]
 
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* [[Create Bullet Points and Numbered Lists|Create Bullet Points/Numbered Lists]]
 
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* [[Categorize an Article|Add Categories]]
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<font color="#48b145" face="Trebuchet MS"><span style="font-size: 20px;">'''Welcome to energypedia!'''</span></font>
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*[[Add an Article to Watchlist|Watch your Article]]
<br/>Energypedia is a wiki platform offering access to expert information on '''renewable energy''' and '''energy efficiency''' in '''developing countries'''. It's created and maintained by more than '''2900 registered users''' from around the world and features more than '''1000 articles'''.
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*[[How to Reference Energypedia]]
 
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<br/>It's free to use, free to edit and free to share! So explore, learn, contribute and have fun!
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=== User Support ===
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* [[Forgot username/password|Forgot Username or Password]]
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| style="width: 250px; background-color: rgb(72, 177, 69);" | <font color="#ffffff" face="Trebuchet MS"><span style="font-size: 16px;">Information to get you started:</span></font>
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* [[Set Up your Preferences]]
| style="width: 250px; background-color: rgb(72, 177, 69);" | <span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-size: 16px; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">Some Do's & Don'ts</span>
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* [[How to change the system language]]
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* [[Portal:Community#Groups|Join a Group]]
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*[https://energypedia.info/wiki/Energypedia About energypedia]
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*[http://help.energypedia.info/wiki/Create_a_new_article How to create an article]
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=== Insert Tables ===
*[http://help.energypedia.info/wiki/Edit How to edit a page]
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* [[Insert Tables|Insert Tables]]
*[http://help.energypedia.info/wiki/Main_Page Help Portal]
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* [[Import Tables from Excel|Import Tables from Excel]]
*[http://help.energypedia.info/wiki/File:Sumi_Energypedia_Help_Manual.pdf Help Manual]
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*[https://energypedia.info/wiki/Energypedia_-_at_a_glance What energypedia is not]
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=== Insert Pictures/Files/Video ===
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* [[Upload Pictures and Documents|Upload Pictures and Documents]]
*Do start writing!
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* [[Insert Pictures or Documents|Insert Images, Documents and Media]]
*Do [http://help.energypedia.info/wiki/Personal_Assistance ask for help]
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* [[Insert File as Picture / Link|Insert File as Picture/Link]]
*Do edit articles
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*Don't infringe [http://help.energypedia.info/wiki/Category:Copyright copyright]
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* [[Link to an Article|Link to Another Article]]
| style="width: 250px; background-color: rgb(72, 177, 69);" | <font color="#ffffff" face="Trebuchet MS"><span style="font-size: 16px;">There are many ways to contribute to energypedia. Here are a few ideas:</span></font>
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*[[Link to a Headline|Link to Headings in Another Article]]
| style="width: 250px; background-color: rgb(72, 177, 69);" | <font color="#ffffff" face="Trebuchet MS"><span style="font-size: 16px;">Try out the editor right now!</span></font>
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*[[Link to an External Website|Link to External Website]]
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*[https://energypedia.info/wiki/Category:Maintenance_box You can help to improve the articles in this list.]
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*[http://help.energypedia.info/wiki/Groups Become a member of a Group that interests you]<br/>
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=== Search ===
*[http://help.energypedia.info/wiki/Discussions Start a discussion on any topic or article]<br/>
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* [[Special:Categories|Search Categories]]
*[https://energypedia.info/wiki/Energypedia_-_Donate Donate]
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#[http://help.energypedia.info/wiki/Sandbox To get some practice editing you can use the sandbox], a place to make test edits.
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* [[Energypedia - FAQs|Frequently Asked Questions]]
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If you need further help please contact the energypedia team at '''[mailto:info@energypedia.info info@energypedia.info]'''
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*<span style="line-height: 1.5em;">Contact the energyedia Team at </span>[mailto:info@energypedia.info info@energypedia.info]
 
 
 
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Latest revision as of 07:59, 8 May 2023

Welcome to the energypedia Help Portal

Energypedia is free to use and we invite everyone to make use of the resources on energypedia! Please find here a lot of useful instructions how to best write an article. Thank you for sharing your valuable knowledge!