User:Donnalz21/sandbox

] We will begin by making a copy of these exercises in your sandbox. Follow the video walkthrough on the right or the instructions below.


 * 1) Log into Wikipedia.
 * 2) Leave this page open for instructions. Open the following link in a new tab: create or edit your sandbox (Tip: To open a link in a new tab, right-click the link → select 'Open in a new tab' OR  + click the link)
 * 3) On this (instructions) page:
 * 4) click  or  to the left of the search box (top-right corner of your screen) and copy the text contents of the entire page. (Tip: In the text box, press  +  to select all.)
 * 5) On the sandbox page (from Step 1):
 * 6) paste the copied content (from Step 2) into the edit box.
 * 7) click  to publish the page.

You should now have a copy of this page in your sandbox, which you can freely edit.

Visual editor
We will use the visual editor, which is one of two ways to edit Wikipedia. Follow the video walkthrough on the right, slides 13-18 of this deck, or the instructions below.


 * 1) To enter editing view, click  or  to the left of the search box (top-right corner of your screen).
 * 2) If you find yourself in:
 * 3) visual editor ("what you see is what you get"): You are where you need to be.
 * 4) source editor (where content shows in monospaced font ): Switch into visual editor. Click the pencil icon in the top right corner of the content box and select "visual editor".
 * 5) Proceed to the editing exercises.

Exercises
For each exercise, see 👉 instructions and ❔ help links.

Formatting
👉 Bold the first line and italicise the second line.

❔ Visual editor toolbar

Bold me: The medieval monks' reading carrell

Italicise me: was indeed a singing booth

Headings
👉 Replicate headings in Delroy Lindo. Try to format headings yourself rather than copy-and-pasting.

❔ Visual editor toolbar

Internal links
👉 Link to one song and one movie.

❔ Links and wikilinks; Slides 38-40 of DIY deck

Cite
👉 Create a formatted citation for the followin link. Try to experiment with automatic and manual options for citing. https://www.pressreader.com/canada/toronto-star/20131219/281827166586179

❔ Adding references; Slides 41-46 of DIY deck }}

Add sentence
👉 Summarise and cite the content of this article. Assume that you are adding a sentence on coming changes to Reggae Lane on the article for the Eglinton West neighbourhood. Reggae Lane in Eglinton West is getting cleaned up. https://www.blogto.com/city/2015/04/toronto_laneway_to_become_reggae_hot_spot_once_again/

❔ Adding references; Slides 41-46 of DIY deck