Community Media/Uploading Content

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Uploading Content to the Wiki

I do it in the following way:

Opened the file in Google Docs
Used Google Docs function "Download As" - to save a version in Open Office
Clicked on the new doc (*.ods) to open the document in Open Office
Went to File Menu--> Export --> Mediawiki, to open the document in Mediawiki format (the OO program creates the file in the background, while the original OO program is open)
Saved this file to a directory
Went to my directory (where I originally saved the files to retrieve the *.txt (mediawiki format document
Created a page on the wiki where I wanted to place the file contents (i.e., I usually put it under the name of the NGO / organisation that contributed the material (easier to find :-), and ....
Voila! The content is in WikiEducator - and available to others - who may wish to polish up the layout a bit.
Availability promoted to the Community Media discussion group