One of the best ways to learn is to explain, as any teacher knows, and creating an article on your area of practice for Designing Buildings Wiki (DBW) – host platform for the IHBC’s Conservation Wiki and the ‘construction industry knowledge base’ – is an easy way to start, especially with DBW guiding you.
… Keep your formatting simple. Plain text, bulleted lists, numbered lists and headings…
DBW writes:
This article explains how you can create a new article on Designing Buildings Wiki Set up your article:
- First log in or register (registering only takes 2 mins).
- Click the orange ‘Create an article’ button.
- Type in the title of the article you want to create.
- If an article with that name doesn’t already exist, you’ll be asked if you want to create it.
Click on the link and your new article will open.
Write your article:
- You can write your article from scratch, or you can paste it from another application.
- At the end of your article, click the ‘insert signature’ button, and your profile will appear at the top of the article when you save it. Find out more.
Top tips
- Keep your formatting simple. Plain text, bulleted lists, numbered lists and headings.
- Save your article regularly just in case you have a problem.
- Stay impartial, ask yourself what someone else would write about the subject.
- For guidance about what sort of subject and style is acceptable see our quick style guide.
More information
- Watch our video tutorial: how to create an article on YouTube.
- For more detailed information see our help page.
- Read our editorial policy.
- How to add images to an article.
- How to add your profile.
- How to layout your article.
See more on the IHBC’s Conservation Wiki
