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*If you want to edit the entire page, click on the '''Edit This Page''' button as shown below. It can be found at the top right of the page. | *If you want to edit the entire page, click on the '''Edit This Page''' button as shown below. It can be found at the top right of the page. | ||
:::[[Image:Edit this page icon.png|thumb|center]] | :::[[Image:Edit this page icon.png|thumb|center|Edit this page icon.png]] | ||
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::::[[Image:Edit icon.png|center|Edit icon.png]] | ::::[[Image:Edit icon.png|center|Edit icon.png]] | ||
The Edit Window will now open. There are two ways to edit the page - with the FCK Editor or with Wikitext. The following two section | The Edit Window will now open. There are two ways to edit the page - with the FCK Editor or with Wikitext. The following two section will illustrate both ways. | ||
===== Editing with the FCK Editor ===== | ===== Editing with the FCK Editor ===== | ||
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[[Image:Editor ToolbarWT.png|600px|Editor ToolbarWT.png]] | [[Image:Editor ToolbarWT.png|600px|Editor ToolbarWT.png]] | ||
*If the FCK Editor does not look like the one above, then Click on the Wikitext button in the top left corner. Wikitext may seem a little scary at first because it looks unusual. If you are new to editing, just stick with the text functions given below and you will do fine. When you begin avoid the following characters <nowiki>[ { < and ] } ></nowiki> As you gain more experience, you will learn how to use these additional functions. | *If the FCK Editor does not look like the one above, then Click on the Wikitext button in the top left corner. Wikitext may seem a little scary at first because it looks unusual. If you are new to editing, just stick with the text functions given below and you will do fine. When you begin, avoid the following characters <nowiki>[ { < and ] } ></nowiki> As you gain more experience, you will learn how to use these additional functions. | ||
*You can '''add space''' by pushing the Enter key. | *You can '''add space''' by pushing the Enter key. | ||
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==== Finishing Up ==== | ==== Finishing Up ==== | ||
*When you have finished, scroll down to the bottom and add a short [[Help:Edit summary|Edit Summary]]. For example, you can type: "Added links to digital newspapers". | *When you have finished editing, scroll down to the bottom and add a short [[Help:Edit summary|Edit Summary]]. For example, you can type: "Added links to digital newspapers". | ||
*Then click the '''Save page''' button. The page will now officially contain your changes. Everyone who looks at your page, from all around the world, will see the changes that you made. It feels good to help others. | *Then click the '''Save page''' button. The page will now officially contain your changes. Everyone who looks at your page, from all around the world, will see the changes that you made. It feels good to help others. | ||
*Remember to Save | *Remember to click on ''''Save page'''' every 10 minutes or so. If you wait longer the system will drop you. You will lose all the changes that you have made. If that happens, simply begin again from the top and make the changes a second time. It will take longer than you had planned but no harm has been done. | ||
==== Create a New Article ==== | ==== Create a New Article ==== | ||
Before you add a new article to the wiki, '''search for the subject''' and then search again for the exact '''Title of the page''' you want to create. If an appropriate article already exists, don't create a new one. Just add the information to that existing article. | Before you add a new article to the wiki, '''search first for the subject''' and then search again for the exact '''Title of the page''' you want to create. If an appropriate article already exists, don't create a new one. Just add the information to that existing article. This prevents duplication and confusion. | ||
*For Example: Suppose you want to create a new article called '''Scotland Clan Tartans'''. | *For Example: Suppose you want to create a new article called '''Scotland Clan Tartans'''. | ||
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*For example go to the '''Scotland''' article where you might want to create a link to '''Scotland Clan Tartans'''. | *For example go to the '''Scotland''' article where you might want to create a link to '''Scotland Clan Tartans'''. | ||
*Make sure you have logged into the Family Search Wiki. | *Make sure you have logged into the Family Search Wiki. | ||
*Click on the '''Edit This Page''' button at the right top of the page. | *Click on the '''Edit This Page''' button at the right top of the page. If the '''Edit This Page '''does not appear on your page or does not open for you, try another browser. | ||
*Click in the '''Edit Window''' where you want the link located. | *Click in the '''Edit Window''' where you want the link located. | ||
*Type the following to create a new link - Two opening square brackets, then the name of the article you want to create, followed by two closing square brackets. For example <nowiki>[[Scotland Clan Tartans]]</nowiki> | *Type the following to create a new link - Two opening square brackets, then the name of the article you want to create, followed by two closing square brackets. For example <nowiki>[[Scotland Clan Tartans]]</nowiki> | ||
* | *Add a note at the bottom of the page to the Edit Summary field explaining what you did. | ||
*Click on the '''Save Page''' button. The article will show with a new link<br> '''<span style="color: red;">Scotland Clan Tartans. </span>'''<br> The link shows up as Red because the article doesn't yet exist. | *Click on the '''Save Page''' button. The article will show with a new link<br> '''<span style="color: red;">Scotland Clan Tartans. </span>'''<br> The link shows up as Red because the article doesn't yet exist. | ||
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Congratulations, your new article has been created and there is already a link from another article to it. You will want to make more links to this new article. An article with few links might be listed to be deleted. | Congratulations, your new article has been created and there is already a link from another article to it. You will want to make more links to this new article. An article with few links might be listed to be deleted. | ||
'''NOTE: Save the article fairly often''' while you are writing it. There | '''NOTE: Save the article fairly often''' while you are writing it. There is no autosave in the wiki. You could lose all of your work though an inadvertent click. | ||
==== Additional Information ==== | ==== Additional Information ==== | ||
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*For more in-depth information about creating and editing articles on the wiki, visit these articles: | *For more in-depth information about creating and editing articles on the wiki, visit these articles: | ||
<br>[[Image:Paper and Pencil.jpg|thumb|right]] | <br>[[Image:Paper and Pencil.jpg|thumb|right|Paper and Pencil.jpg]] | ||
:*[[Help:Editing a Page|Editing a Page]] | :*[[Help:Editing a Page|Editing a Page]] | ||