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| − | This wiki uses [http://www.mediawiki.org MediaWiki]. For a more detailed overview about editing please consult the [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Editing MediaWiki Handbook] | + | This wiki uses [http://www.mediawiki.org MediaWiki]. For a more detailed overview about editing please consult the [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Editing MediaWiki Handbook] or [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Wikitext_examples Wikitext example page]. |
==Editing basics== | ==Editing basics== | ||
Revision as of 02:56, 27 May 2008
Introduction
This wiki uses MediaWiki. For a more detailed overview about editing please consult the MediaWiki Handbook or Wikitext example page.
Editing basics
Opening the edit page
To start editing a page, click on the "Edit" link at the top of the article. You will come to a page with a textbox with the wikitext of the article.
Summarize your edits
Below the textbox, there's a field where you can summarize your edits.
Preview before saving
Before saving your changes, it's a good idea to look how your changes will look. Repeat the process of edit/preview until your satisfied of the result, then click the "Save"-button and the changes will be made to the article.
Wikitext - How to make the page look the way you want
Basic text formatting
| What it looks like | What you write |
|---|---|
| You can italicize text by putting two apostrophes on each side.
Three apostrophes will bold the text. Five apostrophes will bold and italicize the text. |
You can ''italicize text'' by putting two apostrophes on each side. Three apostrophes will '''bold the text'''. Five apostrophes will '''bold''' and ''italicize'' '''''the text'''''. |
