Help:Editing

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Editing a page is very easy. Simply click on the "edit this page" tab at the top of a page (or on a section-edit link). This will bring you to a new page with a text box containing the editable text of the original page.

If you just want to experiment, please do so in the sandbox not here.

You should write a short edit summary in the small field below the edit-box. You may use shorthand to describe your changes, and when you have finished, press the Show preview button to see how your changes will look.

You can also see the difference between the page with your edits and the previous version of the page by pressing the Show changes button. If you're happy with what you see, be bold and press the Save page button. Your changes will immediately be visible to other users.

You can also click on the "Discussion" tab to see the corresponding talk page, which contains comments about the page from other users. Click on the "+" tab to add a new section, or edit the page in the same way as an article page.

Contents 1 Tips 2 Minor Edits 3 Writing 4 Helpful Links

Tips

1. Always use a neutral point of view.
2. Cite your sources, so others can check and extend your work.

Minor Edits

When editing a page, a user can mark that edit as being "minor". Minor edits generally mean spelling corrections, formatting, and minor rearrangement of text. It is then possible to hide minor edits when viewing the recent changes. Marking a significant change as a minor edit is considered bad behavior, especially when it involves the deletion of some text.

Writing

Write this	Get this
''italic''	italic
'''bold'''	bold
'''''bold and italic'''''	bold and italic
==heading== ===level 2=== ====level 3==== =====level 4=====	Headings in different sizes
[[Link to another page]] [[Link|different title]]	Internal Link to another page on the wiki
http://www.example.org [http://www.example.org description]	External link Link with description
[[Category:Example]]	Add article to category “example“
----	horizontal line
* one * two * three	Bullet list
# one # two # three	Numbered list
www.somewhere.com/nice.jpg	External image

Helpful Links

• http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Configuration_settings
• http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Documentation
• http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Cheatsheet
• http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Contents
• http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Editor
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Namespace
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:How_to_edit_a_page
• http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Introduction
• http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:System_admin
• http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Documentation:Administration
• http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Layout_design_document
• http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Template_talk:Table_demo

Please see documentation on customizing the interface and the User's Guide for usage and configuration help.