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You can produce PDF versions of selected wiki content:
You can produce PDF versions of selected wiki content:
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<li>For a single article:  
<li>'''For a single article:'''


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<li>For all the pages in a category, nice output comes from following the directions in [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Pdf_Book the MediaWiki "PDF Book" page] to set up URL links to invoke the output.
<li>'''For all the pages in a category:'''
<p>Set up a URL to invoke the output.</p>
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For example: </p>
For example, to create a PDF of the contents of all the pages in the "Janus Sockets" category ''from the Category:Janus Sockets page'' (that is, from [http://wiki.sirius-software.com/index.php/Category:Janus_Sockets Category:Janus_Sockets]): </p>
<p class="code"><nowiki>[http://wiki.sirius-software.com/index.php?title=Category:Janus_Sockets&action=pdfbook]</nowiki></p>
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<li>Edit the URL at the top of your browser page. Change <code>http://wiki.sirius-software.com/index.php/Category:Janus_Sockets</code> to this:
<li>For a set of pages you designate:
<p class="code"><nowiki>http://wiki.sirius-software.com/index.php?title=Category:Janus_Sockets&action=pdfbook</nowiki></p>
<li>Press the Enter key to invoke the edited URL.
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<li>'''For a set of pages you designate:'''
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<li>Select the "Special pages" link in the '''toolbox''' sidebar area, then in the "Page tools" section in that page, select the "PDF Export" link.  
<li>Select the "Special pages" link in the '''toolbox''' sidebar area, then in the "Page tools" section in that page, select the "PDF Export" link.  

Revision as of 01:15, 11 September 2012

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PDF output

You can produce PDF versions of selected wiki content:

  • For a single article:
    • The "Download as PDF" link (currently broken) in the print/export area in the left navigation sidebar produces a nicely formatted PDF.
    • the "Print as PDF" link in the toolbox area in the sidebar prints the current page(s). Its output is not clean, however, and the "Printable version" option in the print/export area gives a better (non-PDF) result.
  • For all the pages in a category:

    Set up a URL to invoke the output.

    For example, to create a PDF of the contents of all the pages in the "Janus Sockets" category from the Category:Janus Sockets page (that is, from Category:Janus_Sockets):

    1. Edit the URL at the top of your browser page. Change http://wiki.sirius-software.com/index.php/Category:Janus_Sockets to this:

      http://wiki.sirius-software.com/index.php?title=Category:Janus_Sockets&action=pdfbook

    2. Press the Enter key to invoke the edited URL.
  • For a set of pages you designate:
    • Select the "Special pages" link in the toolbox sidebar area, then in the "Page tools" section in that page, select the "PDF Export" link.
    • Select the "Create a book" toolbox link, then select the articles you want to include in the generated PDF.