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Paragraph: Set the style of your text. For example, make 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 (U), cross-out text ( S ), add code snippets ({}), change language keyboards (Aあ), and clear all formatting.

Links: Highlight text and push this button to make it a link. 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. Once you've added a source, you can click the “re-use” tab 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: This tab allows you to add special characters, such as those found in non-English words, scientific notation, and a handful of language extensions.

= Adding citations using Wikicode = You can also add a citation using Wikicode.

You can access Wikicode from edit mode by clicking the pencil icon and selecting “Source editing”.

Then, follow these instructions:

Most of the time you'll use the Visual Editor, but if you want to edit a Talk page (found at the upper-left of every Wikipedia article) or make changes in source editing mode, you'll need to learn a little Wikicode.
 * 1) Check that the bottom of the page has a “References” or “Notes” section. If not, type:.
 * 2) Check that the References 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. Wikipedia's software will automatically add your inline reference number.

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

On the English Wikipedia, that link to the article bold will redirect you toEmphasis (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)

= Responding on a Talk page = 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.

= Pinging another Wikipedian = To get a specific user's attention, you can “ping” them by writing on a Talk page, which will send them a notification. Some Wikipedians have hundreds, or even thousands, of pages on their Watchlists so this is a good way to get their attention.

If you're addressing a user on their Talk page, they will be notified whether or not you ping them. If you're addressing a user on your own Talk page or an article Talk page, you'll need to ping them.

Remember to sign your message!

If you want some practice, try introducing yourself to another scholar in your course on their Talk page. To find it, go to the Editors tab and click on the username of the scholar you'd like to leave a message. Then click Talk in the upper-left corner of their userpage.