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Help:Editing

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Editing is easy. You can either just type the text using some special symbols (wiki markup: Table 1) or click on the buttons in the edit toolbar (Table 2).

Description You type You get
Applies anywhere
Italicise text

''italic''

italic

Bold text

'''bold'''

bold

Bold and italic

'''''bold & italic'''''

bold & italic

Internal link

(within MuseumsWiki)

[[name of page]]
[[name of page|display text]]

name of page
display text

Redirect to another page

#REDIRECT [[Target page]]

↳ Target page

Link to Wikipedia (english)

{{Wp|Wiki}}

Wiki↑

External link

(to other websites)

[http://www.example.org]
[http://www.example.org display text]
http://www.example.org

[1]
display text
http://www.example.org

Sign your posts
on talk pages

~~~~

Your username 11:07,
7 January 2010 (UTC)

Applies only at the beginning of the line
Headings

A Table of Contents will automatically be generated when four headings are added to an article.

== Level 1 ==
=== Level 2 ===
==== Level 3 ====
===== Level 4 =====
====== Level 5 ======

Contents

[edit] Level 1

[edit] Level 2

[edit] Level 3

[edit] Level 4
[edit] Level 5
Bullet list

* one
* two
** two point one
* three

  • one
  • two
    • two point one
  • three
Numbered list

# one
# two
## two point one
# three

  1. one
  2. two
    1. two point one
  3. three
 
Thumbnail image

[[Image:Wiki.png|thumb|Caption text]]

Caption text
Icon Function What it shows when editing What it shows on the page
Image:Bold icon.png Bold or strong emphasis '''abc''' abc
Image:Italic icon.png Italic or emphasis ''abc'' abc
Image:Internal link icon.png Internal link [[abc]] abc
Image:External link icon.png External link [abc.com]
Image:Headline icon.png Section heading == abc ==

[edit] abc

Image:Image icon.png Insert image [[Image:80px-Abc.jpg]]
Image:Media icon.png Insert media [[Media:abc.ogg]] Media:abc.ogg
Image:Math icon.png Mathematical formula <math>abc</math> math
Image:Nowiki icon.png Ignore wiki formatting <nowiki>abc '''[[Bold text]]'''</nowiki> abc '''[[Bold text]]'''
Image:Signature icon.png Sign talk comments (with time stamp) --~~~~
Image:H-line icon.png Horizontal line ----
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Contents

You can edit any page where you can see an edit link. The changes that you make will show on the page as soon as you save.

In pictures

Click edit at the top of the page you want to edit.


An "edit box" will open, type your new sentences or corrections.
Please note: on newer wikis you may see the new editor.


Click Preview to check what you have written.


Click Save page to save your writing.


Video walkthrough

Video at Blip.tv


Editing

Ready to put your flavor on things? Learn how here!

Also check out our editing Tips and Tricks

For more videos please see our online demos page.

Some other editing tips

  • Explain your edit in the 'Summary' box between the edit window and the bottom row of grey buttons. By filling it the summary box, it allows you to tell members of your wiki community why you made a certain change to an article, making communication easier. You only need to type a short message here, for example 'added introduction'.
  • Use the 'Show preview' button to check your edit before saving. Remember to save your preview before moving on. The preview button gives you a chance to check your edit for formatting and typos before it's up on the wiki for all to see. It also spares you the grief of having to go back and make another change after saving an article.
  • If you are logged in, you can mark an edit as minor by checking the 'This is a minor edit' box. This lets other editors know your edit is very small.
  • Pages that start with 'User:' are personal pages. While it's considered impolite to make major edits to other people's user pages without permission, feel free to leave messages for people on their User_talk pages.
  • Always remember to sign your talk page comments with four tildes ( ~~~~). That way, the person you're writing to will know who sent him/her the message.

Formatting

Most text formatting is usually done with wiki markup, so you don't have to learn HTML.

See Help:Formatting and Help:HTML.

Links

Links are important on wikis to help readers navigate your site. The more your pages are linked to each other, the easier it is for readers to find what they're looking for.

See Help:Links, Help:External link and also Category:Link help on Wikia Help.

Wiki variables and templates

Use {{SITENAME}} to see the current Wikia. For instance, {{SITENAME}} on this site prints out as Wikia Help.

That and a few other templates are common to MediaWiki sites. For a complete list of these "magic words", see magic words on Meta.

You can create templates. After you create the page Template:XXX, using the command {{XXX}} will include that content in your current page. So, if you have something that needs to be included on many other pages, you might want to use a template.

Most templates available on the Central Wikia can be used on individual Wikia wikis with just "wikia:" prefixed to the name. See Help:Shared templates.

See also

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