Project:How does one edit a page

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Introduction
Wikipedia is a WikiWiki, meaning that anyone can easily edit any article and have those changes posted immediately. This page is the reference for Wiki markup. You may also want to learn about:

It's very easy to edit a Wiki page. Simply click on the "Edit this page" link at the top or bottom (also on the sidebar) of a Wiki page to change the page itself, or click on "Discuss this page" link and then on "Edit this page" to write on the corresponding talk page. This will bring you to a page with a text box containing the editable text of that Wiki page.

Then type away, write a short edit summary on the small field below the edit-box and when finished press "Save"! You can also preview your changes before saving if you like. Depending on your system, pressing Enter while the edit box is not active (there is no typing cursor in it) may have the same effect as pressing Save.

Please try and use a neutral point of view, although this won't always be possible for very subjective issues, in which case make it clear that it's your point of view.

Please cite your sources so others can check and extend your work.

It is often more convenient to copy and paste the text first into your favorite text editor, edit and spell check there, and then paste back into the browser to preview. This way, you can also keep a local backup copy of the pages you authored so that you can make changes offline.

Minor edits
When editing a page, a logged-in user has the option of flagging the edit as a "minor edit". When to use this is somewhat a matter of personal preference. The rule of thumb is that an edit of a page that is spelling corrections, formatting, and minor rearranging of text should be flagged as a "minor edit". A major edit is basically something that makes the entry worth relooking at for somebody who wants to watch the article rather closely, so any "real" change, even if it is a single word is a major edit. This feature is important, because users can choose to hide minor edits in their view of the Recent Changes page, to keep the volume of edits down to a manageable level.

The reason for not allowing a user who is not logged in to mark an edit as minor is that vandalism could then be marked as a minor edit, in which case it would stay unnoticed longer. This limitation is another reason to log in.

The wiki markup
In the left column of the table below, you can see what effects are possible. In the right column, you can see how those effects were achieved. In other words, to make text look like it looks in the left column, type it in the format you see in the right column.

You may want to keep this page open in a separate browser window for reference. If you want to try out things without danger of doing any harm, you can do so in the Sandbox.

Sections, paragraphs, lists and lines
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" !What it looks like !What you type



Start your sections with header lines:

Sub-subsection
A single newline has no effect on the layout. These can be used to separate sentences within a paragraph. Some editors find that this aids editing and improves the diff function.

But an empty line starts a new paragraph.

A single newline has no effect on the layout. These can be used to separate sentences within a paragraph. Some editors find that this aids editing and improves the diff function.

But an empty line starts a new paragraph.

|You can break lines without starting a new paragraph. without starting a new paragraph.
 * You can break lines


 * Lists are easy to do:
 * start every line with a star
 * more stars means deeper levels
 * start every line with a star
 * more stars means deeper levels


 * * Lists are easy to do:
 * start every line with a star
 * more stars means deeper levels


 * 1) Numbered lists are also good
 * 2) very organized
 * 3) easy to follow
 * 1) very organized
 * 2) easy to follow


 * # Numbered lists are also good
 * 1) very organized
 * 2) easy to follow


 * You can even do mixed lists
 * and nest them
 * like this
 * and nest them
 * like this


 * * You can even do mixed lists
 * and nest them
 * like this


 * Definition list : list of definitions
 * item : the item's definition
 * Definition list : list of definitions
 * item : the item's definition

of definitions
 * ; Definition list : list
 * item : the item's definition


 * A colon indents a line or paragraph.
 * A colon indents a line or paragraph.
 * A colon indents a line or paragraph.

A manual newline starts a new paragraph.


 * This is primarily for displayed material, but is also used for discussion on Talk pages.

A manual newline starts a new paragraph.
 * : A colon indents a line or paragraph.

IF a line starts with a space THEN it will be formatted exactly as typed; in a fixed-width font; lines won't wrap; ENDIF this is useful for: * pasting preformatted text; * algorithm descriptions; * program source code * ascii art;

WARNING If you make it wide, you force the whole page to be wide and hence less readable. Never start ordinary lines with spaces.

it will be formatted exactly as typed; in a fixed-width font; lines won't wrap; ENDIF this is useful for: * pasting preformatted text; * algorithm descriptions; * program source code * ascii art;
 * IF a line starts with a space THEN

| Centered text.


 * Centered text.


 * A horizontal dividing line: above
 * A horizontal dividing line: above

and below.

Mainly useful for separating threads on Talk pages.


 * A horizontal dividing line: above

and below.


 * }

Placement of the Table of Contents (TOC)
At the current status of the wiki makup language, at least four headers trigger the TOC in front of the first header (or after introductory sections). Putting anywhere forces the TOC to disappear.

HTML tables
Try not use HTML tables. If you must then you can just use the table, tr & td tags.