Difference between revisions of "Help:Editing Basics"
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− | :To start editing a page, click the '''edit''' tab at top of page. This brings you to the '''edit page''': a page with a text box containing the wikitext: the editable source code from which the server produces the webpage. ''If you just want to experiment, please do so in the [[ | + | :To start editing a page, click the '''edit''' tab at top of page. This brings you to the '''edit page''': a page with a text box containing the wikitext: the editable source code from which the server produces the webpage. ''If you just want to experiment, please do so in the [[EsipSandBox|sandbox]], not here''. |
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:You can just type your text. However, also using basic [http://capitawiki.wustl.edu/ME449/index.php/Help:Editing|wiki markup] to make links and do simple formatting adds to the value of your contribution. | :You can just type your text. However, also using basic [http://capitawiki.wustl.edu/ME449/index.php/Help:Editing|wiki markup] to make links and do simple formatting adds to the value of your contribution. |
Revision as of 13:31, May 22, 2006
What links here: Editing Basics
Editing basics
- Start editing
- To start editing a page, click the edit tab at top of page. This brings you to the edit page: a page with a text box containing the wikitext: the editable source code from which the server produces the webpage. If you just want to experiment, please do so in the sandbox, not here.
- Type your changes
- You can just type your text. However, also using basic markup to make links and do simple formatting adds to the value of your contribution.