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==Wiki Search==
==Wiki Search==
The Wiki Search is a very powerful tool when trying to find specific information within this Wiki. However the best way to utilize it is not obvious. There are some tricks that can be learned which help greatly. Knowing what '''prefixes''' are used by this wiki as well as '''"Namespaces"'''. Namespaces are followed by a colon, this '''Help:''' namespace for example. Prefixes are simply words or numbers followed by a space at the beginning of a page name which help narrow down a search. For example zipcodes are used as prefixes in this Wiki. Start typing in a zip code and you should start to see a drop down list of pages which pertain to that zipcode.  
The Wiki Search is a very powerful tool when trying to find specific information within this Wiki. However the best way to utilize it is not obvious. There are some tricks that can be learned which help greatly. Knowing what '''prefixes''' are used by this wiki as well as '''"Namespaces"'''. Namespaces are followed by a colon, this page belongs to the Namespace '''Help:''' for example. Prefixes are simply words or numbers followed by a space at the beginning of a page name which help narrow down a search. For example zipcodes are used as prefixes in this Wiki. Start typing in a zip code and you should start to see a drop down list of pages which pertain to that zipcode.


==Prefixes==
==Prefixes==

Revision as of 08:50, 13 October 2018

Wiki Search

The Wiki Search is a very powerful tool when trying to find specific information within this Wiki. However the best way to utilize it is not obvious. There are some tricks that can be learned which help greatly. Knowing what prefixes are used by this wiki as well as "Namespaces". Namespaces are followed by a colon, this page belongs to the Namespace Help: for example. Prefixes are simply words or numbers followed by a space at the beginning of a page name which help narrow down a search. For example zipcodes are used as prefixes in this Wiki. Start typing in a zip code and you should start to see a drop down list of pages which pertain to that zipcode.

Prefixes

The prefixes used in this Wiki are:

Namespaces

The Namespaces used in this Wiki are: