Creating+Buttons+for+Your+Wiki

=__ How to Create Buttons for Your Wiki: __=

Open up 2 internet widows (or tabs if you prefer). In one window open up your class wiki page, making sure you are signed in so you can edit. In the second window open up @http://cooltext.com/

__Cool Text - Button Creator__
This is a website where you can create buttons and save them as a picture file. Scroll down to the button section and click on the button style that you like.

It will take you to an editing page: This gives you a preview at the top that changes as you change things.


 * **Text** - Type what you want to be on the button.
 * Font - Click on the font and it will take you to a list of different fonts, when you have found the one you like click on it, or use this font. You can also change the colour, size and format in this section of the editing page.
 * Outline - is the outline of the font.
 * Shadow - is the shadow of the font.
 * Offset - This will change where inside the button the text will be (default is centered)


 * **Button** - This is where you can change the button.
 * Shape - Changes the shape of the button
 * Fill - you change the colour and gradient of the button.
 * Outline - changes the colour and thickness of the button's outline.
 * Shadow - changes the type of shadow and the colour of it.
 * Other - changes the effect on your button and the roll over (for those who are more confident).
 * Size - changes the size of the button.

Changing colours: this is the changing colours palette. to change the colour scroll the slider up and down on the colour stick to choose colour, and then the circle in the middle of the big square to pick shade. the smaller box is the colour preview.


 * Once you are happy with your button click the 'Render Button' button**.

It will take you to a page with your finished button and a few options Click on Download image and click save. Save it somewhere you can find it and a name you will recognise!

Clicking on Edit this logo will take you back to edit the logo further. (If you want to make more than one button with the same formatting (colours, text etc) you can click Edit this Logo and just change the text).

__Adding the Buttons to Your Wiki Page__
Go in the window with your wiki on it. Down the bottom of your contents there should be 'Edit Navigation' written. Click on that. You will notice that there is a widget called Include Page List. This is the links that you normally see on your page. Once your buttons are all added, delete this widget or you will have a double up on links to each page.

Go to the upload file button on the wiki tool bar.

Then click 'Upload file'. Find your file and click open. Once the button file is loaded click on it and it will go to your page. Click on the button and it will give you a options box Click 'Add Link' - taking you to a new options box Under 'Page Name' find the name of the wiki page that corresponds to the button you are editing then click 'Add Link' This now has linked your button to the page so that when you click on the button when inside your wiki it will take you to that page. (won't work in edit mode though, so don't get upset if it doesn't work yet!)

Put the buttons in order on your page as you would like to see them on your contents ie: Home button first.
 * Repeat process for each button!**

Then click on Save - DON'T FORGET TO SAVE PAGE!!!