Making a Knowledge Base Entry

Section 1 | Accessing Google Sites

After your Google Workspace is set up, you can start editing the website by loading the web editor in one of two ways:

After you reach the editor, use it to make edits or new articles for the Knowledge base by following the rules below.

Section 2 | General Formatting Rules

• All sections should use Style 1 of the provided global theme.

• Only Introductions and Section Headers may use the Header style. Headings inside of sections must use the Subheading style.

• Information in content sections should be presented concisely and organized in a way that is logical and easy to parse.

• Text formatting should be limited to the presets provided, such as Normal text, Title, etc.

• Any code blocks inserted into entries should be formatted as code through the text menu at the top of the text area.

Section 3 | Header Rules

• The banner of an article must be set to Title Only, or Banner if an appropriate image is available. The article's title should be concise and displayed as the preset text format Title.

• Above the main title, a centered line of type Subheading should denote the category of the article. Subgroups should be notated through ">" symbols. e.g. "Mechanical > FTC"

• Underneath the main title, a left-aligned line of type Heading should read: "Contributors:"

• Under this heading,any major contributors must be credited, their names listed and separated by commas.

• The area of the heading text box should not be altered.

Section 4 | Introduction Rules

• The introduction is a text box with a line of type Heading reading "Introduction" followed by text on following lines.

• This text box should take up the left half of the horizontal block space, with a table of contents element filling the rest.

• The introduction is to appear immediately after the header section and should summarize the purpose and contents of the article.

• The introduction text should be concise, ideally 1-2 short paragraphs.

Section 5 | Content Section Rules

• Every section should begin with a full-width textbox of type Heading

• This heading must start with "Section # | " followed by a title. # is an incrementing number.

• After these two required items, any other elements can be placed, such as embeds and content blocks.

• The header text block must contain only the header, any immediately following text must be contained within a separate block.

• In this article, sections are completely text-based and consist of short bulleted sentences.

• Other articles may use advanced layout configurations, content blocks, and embedded media.

Section 6 | Link to Sample Page

Here is a link to a sample page that names all the formatted elements: