Help:Editing

Editing

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

The VisualEditor 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. For example, an article's subject should be written in bold the first time it is mentioned.

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

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

External links (to other websites) can be created using the "External site" tab, and entering a URL in the box. In articles, this is generally appropriate only in the External links section, at the bottom of the page. (To insert a URL as a supporting reference in an article, see the references tutorial)

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