Linking Structure

Wikis by nature are informal with their internal linking structure. Articles are found by following links scattered thru the content or by using the search box. While this is to expected and encouraged, Excel Wiki will also strive for a somewhat structured topic index. This should make it easier for site visitors to find their specfic Excel query.

Excel Wiki pages are indexed both by Group and by Category.

Excel Wiki Groups

Groups refer to folders and the physical path to the specfic webpages. There are 4 main groups in Excel Wiki where articles can be posted.

    * www.excelwiki.com/Excel/pagename
    * www.excelwiki.com/VBA/pagename
    * www.excelwiki.com/Resources/pagename (for external Excel Links)
    * www.excelwiki.com/Software/pagename (for external Excel software/apps links)

New pages are made by creating a link in an existing article.
[[Excel/MyNewPageName]] would create new page in the Excel group and [[VBA/MyNewPageName]] would create a new page in the VBA group.

This structure allows identical page names in different groups.
For example [[Excel/TimeValue]] and [[VBA/TimeValue]]

Excel Wiki Categories

Once a wiki page is created and assigned to a group it can then be assigned to one or more categories. For example [[Excel/TimeValue]] could belong to the WorksheetFunctions category and both [[Excel/TimeValue]] and [[VBA/TimeValue]] could belong to the DatesAndTimes category.

Pages are assigned to categories by adding code at the bottom of the edit window. Adding [[!DatesAndTimes]] (note the exclamation mark) to the article will assign the article to the Dates And Time category. If the category does not exist it will be automatically created. Category indexes are generated automatically. Site visitors can find specific topics by following the automatically generated category indexes and sub-indexes.

• For those who are not sure....don't be afraid to try. Create a new page and others can categorize, index and/or fix it after the fact.