Help:Create an Entry

Create a New Entry

To create a new entry you must first create an account on OutHistory.org.

To create an OutHistory account, click on "Log In/Create Account" on the top of the red bar, and follow the instructions.

After you are logged in:

1 Carefully decide upon a title for your entry. Here's a sample:

Jane Doe: My Coming Out Story, June 1969-present

2 On the bar on the very top of the page, above the black OutHistory.org bar, look for

http://outhistory.org/wiki/

and carefully type your exact title after "wiki/" so it looks like:

http://outhistory.org/wiki/ Jane Doe: My Coming Out Story, June 1969-present

3 Then press "Enter" on your keyboard.

4 Click on "edit this page." <THIS INSTRUCTION CAN BE CHANGED TO BE CLEARER>

5 Add your text to the page.

6 Preview your entry by clicking on "Show preview" at the bottom of the screen.

7 Fill in the "Summary" line by briefly summarizing your entry.

8 When you are ready to publish your entry, save it by clicking on "Save page" at the bottom of the screen.

More on creating a new entry

For help in creating the best OutHistory titles see: Help:Titles

For more on uploading scans, photos, audio, and video see: Help:Uploading Files

Explore Help:Contents to create the best entries.