INTRODUCTION → 1. The Planet Goes BlackBerry → 2. The Birth of the BlackBerry → 3. Lawsuits in Motion →
→ 4. From Brand to Icon → 5. BlackBerry Jam → 6. The Rise of the TeleBrain →

WELCOME / INDEX - SAMPLE CHAPTER → DEVICES → Image Gallery → Audio/Video → Texts & Docs → Web Links → Appendix →

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How to Create a New Page

First, find out whether the page is already in existence by typing the title in the search box at left and hitting "Go". You will be prompted to "Create this Page". OR,

Go to the URL address bar, and change New_Page to whatever title you want. Then hit return.

Write Paragraphs

to make paragraphs - double space
to indent a paragraph - write an colon before the paragraph - :
to make a list bullet, write an asterisk (shift-8) before the paragraph - *
to indent a list, do two asterisks - **
to number paragraphs, write the number sign (shift-3) - #

Make External Links

to make an outside link, start with a single bracket - [
add the URL e.g. http://blackberryplanetbook.com
put in a space, then write the description e.g. BlackBerry Planet
close the link with another single bracket - ]
- e.g. [http://blackberryplanetbook.com BlackBerry Planet]

Make Internal Links

to make an internal link, simply enclose the page name with double brackets
- e.g. [[Main Page]]

Add Pictures

collect the images you want to upload
write a double bracket and then Image: - [[Image:
add the title, e.g. sample.jpg
if you want a frame, write |frame (Note: the "|" character is called a "pipe")
if you want the image flush left, etc, write |left
if you want a caption, write |BlackBerry Planet Logo
close the image description with another double bracket - ]]
- e.g. [[Image:sample.jpg|frame|left|BlackBerry Planet Logo]]
hit save. Clicking on the "sample.jpg" link will prompt to you upload it.