Revision as of 15:12, 8 November 2011

Please save the minutes as a plain text file (.txt format) on your computer.
To upload the document, follow these instructions:
Click Upload File in the bar on the left
Select the file to upload and fill in the form including destination filename
1. The naming convention is: "GA", underscore, the first three letters of the month, underscore, a two digit number for the day, underscore, a four digit number for the year, underscore, and then "AM" or "PM". (i.e. GA_Oct_09_2011_PM.txt)
Navigate to the page you wish to place the file on.
Click Edit on the page
Add the latest minutes to the top of the list using the Embedded File tool at the top of the editor text box.
Edit the file name on the inserted link to match the name entered as the destination filename during upload.
Click Save Page at the bottom of the screen.
Thank you!

Instructions for Formatting Minutes Pages:

[task: write steps so other editors can easily recreate standard format for Mins pages]

For an example of how a Minutes page looks review the GA Minutes page

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-='''Instructions for Uploading Minutes (For GA and Working Groups):'''=
 # Please save the minutes as a plain text file (.txt format) on your computer.
 # To upload the document, follow these instructions:
 #Click Upload File in the bar on the left
 #Select the file to upload and fill in the form including '''destination filename'''
-## The naming convention is: "GA_Minutes" (Use GA for General Assembly or a short name for your working group), underscore, the first three letters of the month, underscore, a two digit number for the day, underscore, a four digit number for the year, underscore, and then "Morning" or "Evening". (i.e. GA_Minutes_Oct_09_2011_Evening.txt)
+## The naming convention is: "GA", underscore, the first three letters of the month, underscore, a two digit number for the day, underscore, a four digit number for the year, underscore, and then "AM" or "PM". (i.e. GA_Oct_09_2011_PM.txt)
 #Navigate to the page you wish to place the file on.
 #Click Edit on the page