Wikipedia:TWA/1/Editing

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This is the editing interface. It's where we'll work out the kinks in your gear and outfit you with the tools you need for the trip.

Why don't you write other editors a short note about your background and interests.

When you're ready, click Show preview to see how it will look.

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That looks pretty good. Now all you have to do is save it. Saving makes an edit live and public.

Save your userpage.

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You're a Wikipedia editor! How does it feel?

It's great that you introduced yourself... now people can get to know you a little bit.

Let's go back and make a few changes to the text, to make it look even better.

Click Edit.

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You see at the top of the text box, that's the editing toolbar. It lets you add formatting and links and other neat tricks.

It operates a little differently than a typical word processor, but it has some magic powers as well.

An easy way to start is to select a word with your mouse and then click the toolbar button to add the formatting you want.

Select your name.

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Let's make it bold. Just click the B on the editing toolbar.

Let's see what happens.

Click B.

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Do you see how your name now has three ' marks on each side. That tells the computer to make it bold. You can also just type those marks yourself.

Ok, another trick.

Select your interests, and I'll show you how to put them in italics.

Select your interests.

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Click i.

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This time it added two ' marks on each side.

One more trick...

You can link to other pages on Wikipedia. This helps "build the web" and keeps you from getting any work done while you bounce from one article to another ;)

Select the city or country where you're from.

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This time it added two ' marks on each side.

One more trick...

You can link to other pages on Wikipedia. This helps "build the web" and keeps you from getting any work done while you bounce from one article to another ;)

Select the city or country where you're from.

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To add a link, click the link button in the toolbar (it looks like part of a chain).

Then click Insert Link.

Insert the link.

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Interesting. It uses two brackets on each side for links.

Let's use the Show Preview to see how all those changes will look.

Click Show Preview to Check the formatting.

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Looks good!

One final thing before we make it live. It's a great practice to leave a really brief note about the changes you made, called an Edit Summary. This helps editors follow along with your work.

In this case you added bold, italics, and a link... so let's say that.

Into the edit summary type, "added bold, italics, and a link".

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Now just click Save, and it will go live.

Save with your edit summary.

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