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== Minor edits == |
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A logged-in user can mark an edit as "minor". Minor edits are generally spelling corrections, formatting, and minor rearrangement of text. Users may choose to ''hide'' minor edits when viewing Recent Changes. |
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Marking a significant change as a minor edit is considered bad Wikiquette. If you have accidentally marked an edit as minor, make a |
Marking a significant change as a minor edit is considered bad Wikiquette. If you have accidentally marked an edit as minor, make a dummy edit, verify that the "<small>'''[ ] This is a minor edit'''</small>" check-box is unchecked, and explain in the edit summary that the previous edit was not minor. |
Revision as of 13:32, 14 November 2006
The original version of this page can be found at Wikipedia.
This Editing Overview has a lot of wikitext examples. You may want to keep this page open in a separate browser window for reference while you edit.
Editing basics
- Start editing
- To start editing a MediaWiki page, click the Edit this page (or just edit) link at one of its edges. This brings you to the edit page: a page with a text box containing the wikitext: the editable source code from which the server produces the webpage. If you just want to experiment, please do so in the sandbox, not here.
- Type your changes
- You can just type your text. However, also using basic wiki markup (described in the next section) to make links and do simple formatting adds to the value of your contribution.
- Summarize your changes
- Write a short edit summary in the small field below the edit-box. You may use shorthand to describe your changes, as described in the legend.
- Preview before saving
- When you have finished, click Show 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 page and your changes will be immediately applied to the article.
Basic text formatting
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You can italicize text by putting 2 apostrophes on each side. 3 apostrophes will bold the text. 5 apostrophes will bold and italicise the text. (4 apostrophes don't do anything special -- there's just 'one left over'.) |
You can ''italicize text'' by putting 2 apostrophes on each side. 3 apostrophes will bold '''the text'''. 5 apostrophes will bold and italicize '''''the text'''''. (4 apostrophes don't do anything special -- there's just ''''one left over''''.) |
A single newline has no effect on the layout. But an empty line starts a new paragraph. |
A single newline has no effect on the layout. But an empty line starts a new paragraph. |
You can break lines |
You can break lines<br /> without a new paragraph.<br /> Please use this sparingly. |
You should "sign" your comments on talk pages: |
You should "sign" your comments on talk pages: <br /> - Three tildes gives your user name: ~~~ <br /> - Four tildes give your user name plus date/time: ~~~~ <br /> - Five tildes gives the date/time alone: ~~~~~ <br /> |
You can use HTML tags, too, if you want. Some useful ways to use HTML: Put text in a typewriter font. The same
font is generally used for
Superscripts and subscripts: X2, H2O Invisible comments to editors (<!-- -->) only appear while editing the page. If you wish to make comments to the public, you should usually go on the talk page, though. |
You can use <b>HTML tags</b>, too, if you want. Some useful ways to use HTML: Put text in a <tt>typewriter font</tt>. The same font is generally used for <code> computer code</code>. <strike>Strike out</strike> or <u>underline</u> text, or write it <span style= "font-variant:small-caps"> in small caps</span>. Superscripts and subscripts: X<sup>2</sup>, H<sub>2</sub>O Invisible comments to editors (<!-- -->) only appear while editing the page. <!-- Note to editors: blah blah blah. --> If you wish to make comments to the public, you should usually go on the [[wikipedia:talk page|talk page]], though. |
For a list of HTML tags that are allowed, see HTML in wikitext. However, you should avoid HTML in favor of Wiki markup whenever possible.
Organizing your writing
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Section headings
Headings organize your writing into sections. The Wiki software can automatically generate a table of contents from them. Subsection
Using more equals signs creates a subsection. A smaller subsection
Don't skip levels, like from two to four equals signs. Start with 2 equals signs not 1 because 1 creates H1 tags which should be reserved for page title. |
===External links=== You will often want to make clickable ''links'' to other pages. {| {{prettytable}} width="100%" border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" |- !What it looks like !What you type |- | Here's a link to a page named [[Arts and Letters Magazine]]. You can even say [[arts and letters magazine]]s and the link will show up correctly. |<pre> Here's a link to a page named [[Arts and Letters Magazine]]. You can even say [[arts and letters magazine]]s and the link will show up correctly. |
You can put formatting around a link. Example: Wikipedia. |
You can put formatting around a link. Example: ''[[Wikipedia]]''. |
The first letter of articles is automatically capitalized, so Main page goes to the same place as main page. Capitalization matters after the first letter. |
The ''first letter'' of articles is automatically capitalized, so [[Main page]] goes to the same place as [[main page]]. Capitalization matters after the first letter. |
The weather in Riga is a page that doesn't exist yet. You could create it by clicking on the link. |
[[The weather in Riga]] is a page that doesn't exist yet. You could create it by clicking on the link. |
You can link to a page section by its title: If multiple sections have the same title, add a number. #Example section 3 goes to the third section named "Example section". |
You can link to a page section by its title: *[[List of cities by country#Morocco]]. If multiple sections have the same title, add a number. [[#Example section 3]] goes to the third section named "Example section". |
You can make a link point to a different place with a piped link. Put the link target first, then the pipe character "|", then the link text. Or you can use the "pipe trick" so that text in brackets does not appear. |
You can make a link point to a different place with a [[Help:Piped link|piped link]]. Put the link target first, then the pipe character "|", then the link text. *[[Help:Link|About Links]] *[[List of cities by country#Morocco| Cities in Morocco]] Or you can use the "pipe trick" so that text in brackets does not appear. *[[Spinning (textiles)|Spinning]] |
You can make a link to Wikipedia by typing: wikipedia:Python (programming language) You can make an external link just by typing a URL: http://www.nupedia.com You can give it a title: Nupedia Or leave the title blank: [1] |
You can make a link to Wikipedia by typing: [[wikipedia:Python (programming language)]] You can make an external link just by typing a URL: http://www.nupedia.com You can give it a title: [http://www.nupedia.com Nupedia] Or leave the title blank: [http://www.nupedia.com] |
Linking to an e-mail address works the same way: mailto:someone@domain.com or someone |
Linking to an e-mail address works the same way: mailto:someone@domain.com or [mailto:someone@domain.com someone] |
You can redirect the user to another page. |
#REDIRECT [[Official position]] |
Category links do not show up in line but instead at page bottom and cause the page to be listed in the category. Add an extra colon to link to a category in line without causing the page to be listed in the category: Category:Help |
''Categeroy links'' do not show up in line but instead at page bottom ''and cause the page to be listed in the category.'' [[Category:Help]] Add an extra colon to ''link'' to a category in line without causing the page to be listed in the category: [[:Category:Help]] |
Minor edits
A logged-in user can mark an edit as "minor". Minor edits are generally spelling corrections, formatting, and minor rearrangement of text. Users may choose to hide minor edits when viewing 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 dummy edit, verify that the "[ ] This is a minor edit" check-box is unchecked, and explain in the edit summary that the previous edit was not minor.