Difference between revisions of "MRP: Testing the wiki"

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<u>Search</u>
 
<u>Search</u>
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* Try the wiki search box at the top right hand corner of the open window.  You may want to open another window for searches, as a separate window, or as a separate tab, so that you can retain the content of the existing window
  
 
<u>Navigation</u>
 
<u>Navigation</u>
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* Hyperlinked navigation
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- hyperlinks within page text
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- hyperlinks within footnotes
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* Alphabets
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- alphabets are provided for the names of letter writers, for names mentioned within the body of letters, for places where the letter writers were located (if specified in the letter), and for places mentioned within the body of letters
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- these alphabets are not hyperlinked.  However, if you enter the name or place in the top right hand wiki search box, with the spelling as given in the alphabet, enclosed by speech marks, you will get a list of primary and secondary documents in which that person or place is mentioned, including letter
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<u>Editing</u>
 
<u>Editing</u>
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<u>Legal</u>
 
<u>Legal</u>
  
Chancery records
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[[MRP: Chancery Cases| Chancery records]]
High Court of Admiralty records
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[[MRP: Admiralty court cases| High Court of Admiralty records]]
  
 
<u>Inventories</u>
 
<u>Inventories</u>
  
London
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London inventories
Non-London
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Non-London inventories
  
 
<u>Wills</u>
 
<u>Wills</u>
  
Accessing wills
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Accessing [[MRP: wills|wills]]
  
 
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Revision as of 10:23, December 26, 2011

Testing the wiki


Editorial history

16/12/11, CSG: Created page



Look & feel


Front page

  • Is it clear who the wiki is for?
  • Is it clear what the wiki is about?
  • Are you encouraged to explore further?


Templates

  • Are headers and subheaders the right size?
  • Is body text at standard browser and screen resolution you use the right size?


Functionality


Search

  • Try the wiki search box at the top right hand corner of the open window. You may want to open another window for searches, as a separate window, or as a separate tab, so that you can retain the content of the existing window


Navigation

  • Hyperlinked navigation

- hyperlinks within page text
- hyperlinks within footnotes

  • Alphabets

- alphabets are provided for the names of letter writers, for names mentioned within the body of letters, for places where the letter writers were located (if specified in the letter), and for places mentioned within the body of letters
- these alphabets are not hyperlinked. However, if you enter the name or place in the top right hand wiki search box, with the spelling as given in the alphabet, enclosed by speech marks, you will get a list of primary and secondary documents in which that person or place is mentioned, including letter


Editing

Use of Templates_




Content


Legal

Chancery records
High Court of Admiralty records

Inventories

London inventories
Non-London inventories

Wills

Accessing wills



Providing your feedback


How you can provide feedback



Notes