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This wiki is a collaborative project to create the most definitive, accurate, and accessible reference for everything related to OpenVistA. If you need some help browsing or editing a page on our site, one of the pages listed in the list below should be helpful.

About OpenVistA Wiki

• Introduction: A general introduction for newcomers.
• About: Another general introduction about who we are, what we want, why we're here, and where we're going.
• Policies and Guidelines: A rough overview of the basic rules that keep our community running smoothly.
• Frequently Asked Questions: A collection of anticipated questions about our policies, practices, and goals.
• Copyrights: An overview of OpenVistA Wiki's copyright policy.

Getting started

• How to log in
• How to edit a page
• How to start a page
• How to use Wiki markup
• How to include images
• How to include tables
• How to include mathematical formulae
• How to use talk pages
• How to use headers

Features

• Setting your preferences
• User styles
• Searching
• Go button
• Recent changes
• Related changes
• Using the watchlist
• What links here
• Page history
• Tracking user contributions
• Edit summary
• Minor edits
• Uploading multimedia
• Using templates
• Variables
• How to use categories
• Special characters
• ISBN links
• Understanding namespaces
• Keyboard shortcuts

Problem solving

• How to resolve edit conflicts
• How to protect a page
• How to rename a page
• How to redirect a page
• How to revert a page
• How to delete a page
• Browser notes

Information and Resources for Contributors

• Policies and Guidelines
• Manual of Style
• Guide to Layout
• How to write a great article

Getting in Touch

• Frequently Asked Questions
• Requested Articles are for those pages that are not yet written.
• Contact information for bug reports and other miscellaneous questions.

Thanks are expressed to the Memory Alpha Wiki who allows use of their pages at other sites.