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To read more about editing a wiki, see the MediaWiki editing documentation here: [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Editing MediaWiki Editing]
 
 
Each of the topics covered here is covered somewhere else in more detail.  Please look in the box on the right for the topic you are interested in.
 
== Editing basics ==
 
 
 
;Start editing
 
:To start editing a page, click on the "'''Edit this page'''" (or just "'''edit'''") link at one of its edges. This will bring you to the '''edit page''': a page with a text box containing the ''[[w:wikitext|wikitext]]'': the editable source code from which the server produces the webpage. ''If you just want to experiment, please do so in the [[{{ns:4}}:Sandbox|sandbox]], not here''.
 
 
 
;Summarize your changes
 
:You should write a short [[Help:Edit summary|edit summary]] in the small field below the edit-box. You may use shorthand to describe your changes, as described in the [[{{ns:4}}:Edit summary legend|legend]].
 
 
 
;Preview before saving
 
:When you have finished, press [[Help:Show preview|preview]] to see how your changes will look -- '''before''' you make them permanent. Repeat the edit/preview process until you are satisfied, then click "Save" and your changes will be immediately applied to the article.
 
 
 
{{:Help:Wikitext quick reference}} <!-- Edit this at [[Help:Wikitext quick reference]] -->
 
 
 
{{:Help:Editing tips and tricks}} <!-- Edit this at [[Help:Editing tips and tricks]] -->
 
 
 
== Minor edits ==
 
 
 
A [[Help:Logging in|logged-in]] user can mark an edit as "minor". [[Help:Minor edit|Minor edit]]s are generally spelling corrections, formatting, and minor rearrangement of text. Users may choose to ''hide'' minor edits when viewing [[Help:Recent changes|Recent Changes]].
 
 
 
Marking a significant change as a minor edit is considered bad Wikiquette. If you have accidentally marked an edit as minor, make a [[Help:Dummy edit|dummy edit]], verify that the "<small>'''[&nbsp;] This is a minor edit'''</small>" check-box is unchecked, and explain in the edit summary that the previous edit was not minor.
 
 
 
==See also==
 
*[[Help:Editing FAQ]]
 
*[[Help:Automatic conversion of wikitext]]
 
*[[Help:Calculation]]
 
*[[Help:Editing toolbar]]
 
*[[Help:HTML in wikitext]]
 
*[[Help:Administration#Page_protection| Protecting pages]]
 
*[[Help:Starting a new page]]
 
*[[Help:Variable]]
 
*[[w:UseModWiki|UseModWiki]] and [[w:Wikipedia:PHP script|Wikipedia:PHP script]].
 
*[[w:HTML element|HTML elements]].
 
*[[w:en:User:Pilaf/Live Preview|Live preview]] - a way to preview your edits without contacting the server.
 
*[[:Image:Special characters Verdana IE.png]] - shows special characters with codes, and also shows problem characters.
 
*{{tim|fs}} - font size
 
*{{tim|co}} - color
 
 
 
==External links==
 
*[http://home.earthlink.net/~awinkelried/keyboard_shortcuts.html Special characters in HTML] 
 
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Revision as of 08:31, 13 January 2006

To read more about editing a wiki, see the MediaWiki editing documentation here: MediaWiki Editing