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Meg's PressGo objectives

  1. To apply a new style to your wiki.
  2. To upload and apply a different header to your wiki.

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Your PressGo objectives

What are you hoping to learn from this module? Your objectives can be the same as mine, but is there anything else you are expecting to learn? Write down your thoughts, discuss with a partner or small group in the class, or discuss it on this wiki's discussion forum.

Discuss it on the discussion thread for this topic.

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Introduction

You can change the way your WordPress blog looks by applying different 'styles' to it. Styles might include different colours, fonts, headers and pictures. In this module, you will learn:

  • How to change the style of your wiki.
  • Add a different header to the current style you are running.

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Focus questions: How should your wiki look?

How would you like your wiki to look? Young and funky? Corporate? Cartoony? Sparse? What colour scheme would appeal to you? What image are you trying to project to your audience? Write down your thoughts, discuss with a partner or small group in the class,or discuss it on this wiki's discussion forum.

Discuss it on the discussion thread for this topic.

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Customising your style

You canchange the WetPaint default style entirely, or you can upload an image into theheader.Here are examples of some WetPaint styles:

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Exercise: Change the style of your wiki

  1. Go to your Wiki Settings under your personal profile (top right corner).
  2. Click on the 'Styles' tab.
  3. Check the radio button next to the style you want to use.
  4. Click on 'Save Changes' at the bottom.


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Exercise: Add a specific picture header from your computer

  1. Go to your wiki's Settings(top right corner).
  2. Click on the 'Name & Logo' tab.
  3. Click on 'Upload a Logo Image' under 'Site Logo Image'.
  4. Tell WetPaint that your image ison your computer.
  5. Click 'Browse' and find a picture (not too big!) from your computer.
  6. Click 'Open'. When you do that, the location of the picture in your computer is automatically sent to WetPaint.
  7. Click 'Upload Image'. Your new header should now appear on your page.

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Exercise: Add a specific picture header from elsewhere on the Web

  1. Go to your Wiki Settings under your personal profile (top right corner).
  2. Click on the 'Name & Logo' tab.
  3. Click on 'Upload a Logo Image' under 'Site Logo Image'.
  4. Tell WetPaint where your image is onthe Web.
  5. Get the URL for the picture by either a) right-clicking on image and then clicking 'Copy image location', or b) right-clicking on image and then clicking 'View Image'. Then, save the URL for the image.
  6. Paste in the URL you copied in Step 5 into the 'Find your Image' field.
  7. Click 'Upload Image'. Your new header should now appear on your page.


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Reflection

Write down your thoughts, discuss with a partner or small group in the class,or discussit on this wiki's discussion forum.

  • What have I learnt?
  • What is still unclear?
  • What do I need to follow up on?
  • Where to from here?
  • What other stuff I have read or accessed to help me make sense of it all?

Discuss it on the discussion thread for this topic.

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Links and resources

WetPaint help


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MeganPoore 5. Reflection 0 Feb 28 2008, 6:43 PM EST by MeganPoore
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Discuss your reflections on the module, 'Customising your wiki' here.

* What have I learnt?
* What is still unclear?
* What do I need to follow up on?
* Where to from here?
* What other stuff I have read or accessed to help me make sense of it all?
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MeganPoore 5. Focus questions: How should your wiki look? 0 Feb 28 2008, 6:43 PM EST by MeganPoore
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Discuss your answers to the focus questions 'How should your wiki look' in the 'Customising your wiki' module here.

How would you like your wiki to look? Young and funky? Corporate? Cartoony? Sparse? What colour scheme would appeal to you? What image are you trying to project to your audience?
Do you find this valuable?    
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MeganPoore 5. Your EduPedia objectives 0 Feb 28 2008, 6:35 PM EST by MeganPoore
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What are you hoping to learn from this module? Your objectives can be the same as mine, but is there anything else you are expecting to learn?
Do you find this valuable?    
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