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==Adding M3P to your list of search engines for Firefox==
== Help for Beginners ==


If you are a Firefox user, you can add M3P to your list of search engines that appear in the box in at the top right corner of your browser.
* [[M3P:About|What is M3P?]] - yours to explore


First, navigate to the [http://www.m3p.com.mt/ M3P home page].
* [[Special:RequestAccount|Request account]] - Before you can submit or edit content on M3P, you need to create an account. Click on 'Request account', choose your username and password, and submit a valid email. Within a few minutes, you will receive an automated email, asking you to confirm your email and activate e-mail features on M3P by clicking on a link inside the message. That's it. You're now ready to contribute to M3P


Then go to the pulldown list of search engines to the left of the browser search box, open that and click on the '''Add M3P''' entry that appears. Et voilà! You can now search M3P direct from your browser!
* [[Help:Getting Started|Getting started and adding content]] - adding and editing content on M3P: an introduction to getting started
 
* [[Help:Editing Pages|Editing pages]] - general help for contributing editors
 
* [[Frequently asked questions]]
 
==Help Topics==
* [[Help:Disambiguation|Disambiguation]] - how to handle conflicting page titles
 
* [[Help:Redirect|Redirection]] - how to redirect different page titles to a particular entry on search terms?
 
* [[Help:Stub|Stubs]] - how to create a page about a subject that can later be populated with further details.
 
* [[Help:References|References]] - understanding and using references when adding and/or editing content
 
=== Guidelines for specific types of pages ===
* [[Help:Guidelines for pages about song contests|Guidelines for pages about song contests]]
 
 
 
== See also ==
* [[:Category:M3P Guidelines]]
* [[:Category:M3P_Policies]]
 
 
 
'''More help and FAQs coming soon!'''
 
'''''Please feel free to ask for help on specific tasks [[Help_talk:Contents|using the discussion/talk page]].'''''
 
==M3P Quickies==
A series of PDF files for quick and easy step-by-step guide on how to start creating and editing pages on M3P.
 
[[Media:M3P_Quickies_1_-_How_to_register.pdf|M3P Quickies 1:How to register in 4 easy Steps]] - pdf file.
 
[[Media:M3P_Quickies_-_Creating_a_new_Page_from_scratch.pdf|M3P Quickies 2:Creating a Page from Scratch]] - pdf file
 
[[Media:M3P_Quickies_-_A_wiki_markup_Cheatsheet_1.pdf‎|M3P Quickies 3:M3P Cheatsheet #1]] - pdf file showing how to format text, linking a name to an M3P page or an external website, eg. Facebook. and how to upload a picture in M3P.
 
[[Help:M3P Firefox Search|Firefox Search]] - adding M3P to your search engine list in Firefox.
 
...more Quickies on the way!...
 
 
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Revision as of 07:44, 23 March 2016

Help for Beginners

  • Request account - Before you can submit or edit content on M3P, you need to create an account. Click on 'Request account', choose your username and password, and submit a valid email. Within a few minutes, you will receive an automated email, asking you to confirm your email and activate e-mail features on M3P by clicking on a link inside the message. That's it. You're now ready to contribute to M3P

Help Topics

  • Redirection - how to redirect different page titles to a particular entry on search terms?
  • Stubs - how to create a page about a subject that can later be populated with further details.
  • References - understanding and using references when adding and/or editing content

Guidelines for specific types of pages


See also


More help and FAQs coming soon!

Please feel free to ask for help on specific tasks using the discussion/talk page.

M3P Quickies

A series of PDF files for quick and easy step-by-step guide on how to start creating and editing pages on M3P.

M3P Quickies 1:How to register in 4 easy Steps - pdf file.

M3P Quickies 2:Creating a Page from Scratch - pdf file

M3P Quickies 3:M3P Cheatsheet #1 - pdf file showing how to format text, linking a name to an M3P page or an external website, eg. Facebook. and how to upload a picture in M3P.

Firefox Search - adding M3P to your search engine list in Firefox.

...more Quickies on the way!...



You may also want to consult the Mediawiki User's Guide for information on using the wiki.