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== Editing - how to: == | == Editing - how to: == | ||
Experiment with editing pages in the sandbox. You can also carry out editing experiments "in situ" by editing the page itself and using the Show Preview button. Be careful not to accidentally save the page though! If you do, then Revert your changes. | Experiment with editing pages in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Sandbox sandbox]. You can also carry out editing experiments "in situ" by editing the page itself and using the Show Preview button. Be careful not to accidentally save the page though! If you do, then [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Reverting Revert] your changes. | ||
Wikipedia:Using JAWS- (the screen reader JAWS) | |||
Edit a page, including markup details. | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Using_JAWS Wikipedia:Using JAWS]- (the screen reader [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JAWS_%28screen_reader%29 JAWS]) | ||
Help:Editing - annotated cheatsheet | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:How_to_edit_a_page Edit a page], including markup details. | ||
Bite sized tips for the most common tasks. | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Editing Help:Editing] - annotated cheatsheet | ||
Create links - (Change the title of a link (piped link)) | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Tips Bite sized tips] for the most common tasks. | ||
Use sections in an article | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Link Create links] - ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Piped_link Change the title of a link (piped link)]) | ||
Use categories | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Section Use sections] in an article | ||
Insert a picture | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Categorization Use categories] | ||
Use redirect pages | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Picture_tutorial Insert a picture] | ||
Create infoboxes | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Redirect Use redirect pages] | ||
Create templates - (Quick guide, List of available templates) | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Infobox Create infoboxes] | ||
Create lists | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Template Create templates] - ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:A_quick_guide_to_templates Quick guide], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Template_messages List of available templates]) | ||
Use footnotes and references | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:List Create lists] | ||
Use tables | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Footnotes Use footnotes and references] | ||
Use mathematical formulae | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Table Use tables] | ||
Use special characters. The display of fonts and other character sets in your browser. | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Formula Use mathematical formulae] | ||
Use easy timeline syntax | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Special_characters Use special characters]. The display of fonts and other character sets in your browser. | ||
Valid HTML codes in wikitext | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:EasyTimeline_syntax Use easy timeline syntax] | ||
Use "Magic words" and Variables. These allow you to change default behaviour or automate text. For example you can disable a Table of Contents or move its position, or insert constants and timestamps. | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:HTML_in_wikitext Valid HTML codes in wikitext] | ||
*Use "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Magic_words Magic words]" and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Variable Variables]. These allow you to change default behaviour or automate text. For example you can disable a Table of Contents or move its position, or insert constants and timestamps. | |||
== Saving - how to: == | == Saving - how to: == | ||
Report your change in the edit summary | *Report your change in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Edit_summary edit summary] | ||
Handle an edit conflict | *Handle an [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Edit_conflict edit conflict] | ||
Use minor edits | *Use [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Minor_edit minor edits] | ||
Use the preview button | *Use the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Show_preview preview button] | ||
== Creating pages - how to: == | == Creating pages - how to: == | ||
Start a new article | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Your_first_article Start a new article] | ||
Start a new page - for pages that are not articles | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Starting_a_new_page Start a new page] - for pages that are not articles | ||
Name a page | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Page_name Name] a page | ||
Naming conventions in general - ( | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Naming_conventions Naming conventions in general] - ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Wikipedia_naming_conventionsfull list of specific naming conventions]) | ||
Disambiguation, create pages for topics with several different definitions | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Disambiguation Disambiguation], create pages for topics with several different definitions | ||
Create subpages | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Subpages Create subpages] | ||
== Article maintenance - how to: == | == Article maintenance - how to: == | ||
Merge two or more pages, or move (rename) a page - (Requested moves) | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Merging_and_moving_pages Merge two or more pages, or move (rename) a page] - ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Requested_moves Requested moves]) | ||
Delete pages/images/categories | *Delete pages/images/categories | ||
Categorize | *Categorize | ||
Stub articles - (List of Stub Styles) | *Stub articles - (List of Stub Styles) | ||
Use talk pages (discussion pages) | *Use talk pages (discussion pages) | ||
Archive a talk page | *Archive a talk page | ||
Revert a page to an earlier version | *Revert a page to an earlier version | ||
Deal with vandalism | *Deal with vandalism | ||
Protect and unprotect pages (Administrators only) | *Protect and unprotect pages (Administrators only) | ||
Link together Wikipedia articles in different languages | *Link together Wikipedia articles in different languages | ||
Link words in articles to articles on sister projects | *Link words in articles to articles on sister projects | ||
Use page names | *Use page names | ||
Use namespaces | *Use namespaces | ||
Use headings as anchors to link to | *Use headings as anchors to link to | ||
Translate articles | *Translate articles | ||
Archive Current Events | *Archive Current Events | ||
Do a purge | *Do a purge | ||
Edit with a text editor | *Edit with a text editor | ||
Test edits, and other things | *Test edits, and other things | ||
Editing shortcuts | *Editing shortcuts | ||
== Style == | == Style == | ||