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Chempedia - Explaining the chemistry behind everyday phenomena

Chempedia is the product of student efforts in the CHEM 1022 class at the University of Minnesota.

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Topics

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Diagnosis and Forensics

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Food

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Household Items

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Human Body

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Industry

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Nature

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Pollution and Toxins

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Chempedia Upload Instructions

Now that you\’ve written a Chempedia article, the final version will be added to a webpage. On this webpage, the content will be searchable and can be categorized and linked to other articles. The Chempedia webpage uses the same software as Wikipedia. The final grade for the written portion of this project will be based on your entry in the web Chempedia, not on a printed copy from your word processor.


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Prepare to Export from Word

  1. Download the file "Word2MediaWiki.bas" from the 1022 WebCT page (Chempedia folder).
  2. Open your document in Microsoft Word.
  3. On the menu bar, select "Tools File → Macro File → Visual Basic Editor."
  4. In Visual Basic Editor, select "File File → Import." Choose "Word2MediaWiki.bas."
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Prepare to Import in Chempedia

  1. Open a browser and go to the WebCT page for the course. Click the link for Chempedia.
  2. In the upper right corner, click "Create an account or log in."
  3. Select a username and password and log in.
  4. Click the link for the Chempedia "Main Page."
  5. Find the link for your topic in the categorized list and click the link.


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Export from Word

  1. Switch back to Microsoft Word.
  2. On the menu bar, select "Tools File → Macro File → Macros…"
  3. In the "Macro name" list choose "Word2MediaWiki" and press "Run."
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Import to Chempedia

  1. Switch back to your browser window.
  2. Place the cursor inside the edit box and select "Edit File → Paste" from the browser menu bar. (Your content will automatically be copied to the clipboard.)
  3. Click "Save Page."
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Create Image Files for your Figures

  1. Switch back to Microsoft Word.
  2. Select "File File → Save As…"
  3. Select "Web Page (\*.htm, \*.html)." This creates a folder of files.
  4. Open the folder of files and notice that figures from your Word document are image files.
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Upload the Image Files

  1. Switch back to your browser. Click on "Upload File" from the left "toolbox" menu on Chempedia.
  2. Click the "Browse…" button and locate an image file from your Word-as-web-page folder.
  3. Change the name of the file to "<article_title>_<n>.gif" for example "fireworks_3.gif" if this is the 3rd figure in the fireworks article.
  4. Write this new filename down on a piece of scratch paper.
  5. Enter any caption text in the "Description" box.
  6. Click save.
  7. Repeat step 1-6 for each figure in your article.
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Include the Image Files in your Chempedia Article

  1. Click on "Main Page" from the left "navigation" menu on Chempedia.
  2. Again find the title for your article and click the link.
  3. Press the "Edit" tab on the page for your article.
  4. Place the cursor in the text where you\’d like your figure to be inserted.
  5. Type "[[Image:<article_title>_<n>.gif|right|thumb|<caption>]]" to indicate your figure file, for example 
    [[Image:fireworks_3.gif|right|thumb|Fireworks exploding over Washington, DC]]
  6. Repeat step 31 for each figure in your article.
  7. Click "Save Page."
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Review

  1. Review the formatted web page to ensure it is correct. Make sure all of the Chempedia team member names are at the bottom of your article (e.g. "Researched and written by: Christy L. Haynes and Emily Skowronek")
  2. The [formatting reference] and full User's Guide may be helpful for specific formatting questions.
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