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Account Name

Your account and password are the same in the In Death Wiki as they are for your account in InDeath.net.

Logging In

If you log in to InDeath.net, then follow the link for the Wiki at the top of the page, you should be logged in. If not, left-click the "Log In" link beside Welcome Guest, enter your Username, then your password, and left-click "Log In".

Preferences

After logging in, you can change your preferences. Underneath 'Calendar', 'Members', 'Search', and 'Help', there are links for 'My preferences' - 'Recent Changes' - 'My talk' - 'My watchlist' - 'My contributions'. Select 'My preferences' and a page will load that displays your username, your User ID, your Member Groups, your Number of edits, and your real name.

User Profile

Real name is optional. If you choose to provide it, this will be used for giving you credit for your work.
Your E-mail address is also optional, but it enables others to contact you through your user or user_talk page without needing to reveal your identity.
A signature may be added but it is not required.

Change Password

Here, you can also change your password. You must know your old password to change to a new one.

E-mail

E-mail preferences can also be added

E-mail me when a page on my watchlist is changed (see below, under 'My Watchlist')
E-mail me when my user talk page is changed
E-mail me also for minor edits of pages
Enable e-mail from other users
Send me copies of e-mails I send to other users

Save or clear changes made.

Recent Changes

Select 'Recent Changes' - by default, the last 50 changes in the last 7 days will be displayed. Other changes can be selected from 50, 100, 250, or 500 and changes in the last 1, 3, 7, 14, or 30 days can be viewed.

My Watchlist

Your watchlist can be accessed near the top of the page (the link between 'My talk' and 'My contributions')
To add a page to your watchlist, select any Wiki page (article) like Eve Dallas. Below the 'Edit' and 'Add Reply' buttons, select 'Options'.
A drop-down menu should appear that includes 'Page', 'History', 'Watch' (other options are available to those with other access allowances). Select 'Watch'. You will be taken to another page that reads: The page "Eve Dallas" has been added to your watchlist. Future changes to this page and its associated talk page will be listed there, and the page will appear bolded in the list of recent changes to make it easier to pick out.

My Contributions

By selecting 'My contributions', you will be taken to your User Contributions page. Here you can track your personal edits and contributions to the Wiki.

Skin

Offers the user the choice of how the Wiki appears; "ipbwiki_skin (default)" is the default skin.

Files

Where to change the settings for the size of files that will be displayed.

Date and Time

Allows the user to choose the date format and set the time to coincide with the user's local time.

Editing

Allows the user to establish editing preferences.

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