User:136.244.139.209/sandbox

Paragraph: This helps you set the style of the text. For example, a header, or plain paragraph text. You can also use it to offset block quotes.

A : Highlight your text, then click here to format it with bold, italics, etc. The "More" options allows you to underline, add code snippets, and change language keyboards.

Links: The chain button allows you to link your text. Highlight the word, and push the button. The visual editor will automatically suggest related Wikipedia articles for that word or phrase. This is a great way to connect your article to more Wikipedia content. You only have to link important words once, usually during the first time they appear. If you want to link to pages outside of Wikipedia (for an "external links" section, for example) click on the "External link" tab.

Cite: The citation tool in the visual editor helps format your citations. You can simply paste a DOI or URL, and the visual editor will try to sort out all of the fields you need. Be sure to review it, however, and apply missing fields manually (if you know them). You can also add books, journals, news, and websites manually. That opens up a quick guide for inputting your citations. Finally, you can click the "re-use" tab if you've already added a source and just want to cite it again.

Bullets: To add bullet points or a numbered list, click here.

Insert: This tab lets you add media, images, or tables.

Ω The final tab allows you to add special characters, such as those found in non-English words, scientific notation, and a handful of language extensions.

Most of the time you'll use visual editing, but if you want to edit a Talk page or make changes in source editing mode, you'll need to learn a little Wikicode.

The wiki code for bold text is like this:

=  bold

Creating a wikilink (that is, a link to another article on Wikipedia) looks like this:

= bold

That link to the article Bold will redirect you to Emphasis (typography). To link to an article with a different name than the text, put a   (a "pipe", inserted with shift + \ on most keyboards) in between the code and the word you want to appear on the page. Like this:

= bold (with the link to Boldness)

If someone leaves a reply or tags you with a question, you should respond.

Open up the page just as you would open up an article to edit. Underneath the comment you're responding to, type a colon (   ). Each : will indent your response deeper into the conversation. So if you respond to a response, use two colons, etc.

It is crucial that you sign your messages with four tildes (   ) to automatically mark it with your username and a timestamp.

Help: watching pages

You can also use the Cite gadget to insert the   tags and citation details. If you enter a Ref name, you can reuse the same citation elsewhere in the article without needing to re-enter the details. Click "Named references" to re-use a citation that includes a Ref name.
 * 1) Click "Cite" in the toolbar at the top of the edit window.
 * 2) Position the cursor where you want to add a citation.
 * 3) Click the Templates pulldown, then selection the type of source: general webpage, news article, book, or journal article.
 * 4) Fill out the details of the source.
 * 5) Click "Insert".

= Add a citation with WikiCode = How do you let other editors verify your information?

If it's a new article, add a References section to the article using WikiCode.

You can access WikiCode through the "Edit source" option on the page.

Then, follow these instructions:
 * 1) Check that the bottom of the page has a "Notes" or "References" section. If not, type:  .
 * 2) Check that the Notes section either has the text   or  . If not, type:  . This determines where your references will appear on the page.
 * 3) Now click after the text you would like to create a reference for.
 * 4) Now type in the   tag before your reference and type   after your reference. Wiki software will automatically add your inline reference number.

sandbox rules
 * 1) Open the original article in Edit mode. (References and other templates will break if you copy from Read mode.)
 * 2) Select the portion you want to work on — a few paragraphs at most — and copy it.
 * 3) Open your sandbox in Edit mode and paste the copied article content
 * 4) Add an edit summary that says   with the name of the original article, then save it.
 * 5) Re-enter Edit mode in your sandbox, make your changes, and save them.
 * 6) When you're ready to move your small updates back into the article, use the same procedure in reverse: copy from your sandbox in Edit mode, and paste the updated content into the article.

= Move out of the sandbox = With a good title in mind, you're ready to start moving.
 * 1) Go to your sandbox (the "Sandbox" link in the upper right corner, by your username).
 * 2) On the sandbox page (where your article is), look to the right. To the left of your search bar is a tab called "More." Click it, and then click "Move."