Help:Editing

Note
Please feel free to try things out by making test edits on the Sandbox page!

For the most part, editing pages on this wiki should be like using a word processor. In fact, you can generally copy and paste text from a Word document into the wiki without any loss of formatting.

The editor toolbar

The editor toolbar appears at the top of the screen when you begin editing.

Edit toolbar in the visual editor

The buttons Undo and Redo the changes you have made.

The Paragraph   or Headings   drop-down menu allows you to use standard text formats, for example to create headings and subheadings. Normal text format is called "Paragraph", the main page sections are called "Heading", and subheadings are "Heading 2", "Heading 3", etc.

The A   drop down menu contains additional formatting options including bold (B), italic (I), underline (U), superscript (x²), and subscript (x₂).This formatting is applied to any text that you've selected.

The   menu allows bulleted and numbered lists, and the Ω menu contains special characters.

The Cite   menu allows you to enter footnotes. There is an option to reuse citations that have already been included in the document.

Creating links between documents

Using the linking menu or shortcut creates a dialog box that allows you to search for relevant internal links within this wiki. Pressing Enter or the "Done" button causes the link to appear on the editable page.

Visual editor link search results. This interface adds a link to a page on the current wiki.

External links (to other websites) can be created using the "External site" tab, and entering a URL in the box. Note that you can also include URLs within footnotes.

Adding a link to an external website.

To edit or remove a link already on a page, just click on the link.

Saving your changes

Once you're happy with your changes, it's time to publish them (the same as saving). When you publish your edits, they immediately change the wiki page you were editing (to cancel your edits, just close your browser window).

When you're done editing, click the blue "Save changes..." button that should appear in the toolbar. This will open a dialog box where you should summarize your edits. This summary helps other editors understand what you've changed.

Save changes / edit summary interface

If you just made uncontroversial spelling or formatting changes, marking your editing as minor can be helpful to other editors. Also, if you want to be notified of further changes to the page, you can add it to your Watchlist -- this will send you email notifications any time someone edits the page.

The "Review your changes" button shows you the changes you've made, if you want to check. Closing this box by clicking or tapping the "X" in the top corner returns you to the page you were editing, where you can make more changes before publishing the edits (your edit summary will not be lost).

See also

• Help:Getting started (mainly information on how to create an account)
• Help:Navigation