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 *Go to an article that you would like to edit or add additional information. Choose articles that are of special interest to you or about which you have specific knowledge.
-*If you want to edit the entire page, click on the '''Edit Source''' button at the top right of the page. (There is also a "Edit Source" link for each section in an article.)
+*You can edit a section in an article by clicking on the "Edit Source" link for that section. If you want to edit the entire page, click on the '''Edit Source''' button at the top right of the page.
-*The Edit Window will now open. There are two ways to edit the page - with the Edit (Virtual Editor) of Edit Source (Wikitext). The following two sections will illustrate both ways.
+*The Edit Window will now open. There are two ways to edit the page. To use the Virtual Editor, click on Edit.  To use Wikitext, click on Edit Source.
 ===== Editing with Virtual Editor =====
-*A [[Help:Wiki University VisualEditor -- Tutorial|tutorial]] for editing with the Visual Editor.
+*[[Help:Wiki University VisualEditor -- Tutorial|Check out the tutorial for editing with the Visual Editor.]]
 ===== Editing with Wikitext  =====
-*Wikitext may seem a little scary at first because it looks unusual. If you are new to editing, just avoid the following characters <nowiki>[ { < and ] } ></nowiki> As you gain more experience, you will want to learn how to use these additional functions. But for now just stick with the text functions as given below and you will do fine.
+Wikitext may seem a little scary at first because the text looks unusual. But with the following helps you can begin to edit and do a fine job.
-*You can '''add space''' by pushing the Enter key.
+*If you are new to editing, avoid the following characters <nowiki>[ { < and ] } ></nowiki> Then as you gain more experience, you will want to learn how to use these additional functions.
+*You can '''add space''' between lines of text by pushing the Enter key.
 *You can '''insert text''' by clicking within a paragraph and either typing or paste.
 *You can '''delete text''' by using the Backspace key or Delete key.
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 *You can '''Bold text''' by typing three apostrophes in front of the text and three behind. For example <nowiki>'''BOLD'''</nowiki> results in '''BOLD'''.
-When you are ready, see [[Help:Wiki markup]] for more editing possibilities.
+When you are ready, to learn more editing possibilities see [[Help:Wiki markup]].
-*Additionally, you can learn how to '''[[Create an internal link]]''' or '''[[Create an external link]]'''.
+Additionally, you can learn how to [[Create an internal link]] or [[Create an external link]].
 ==== Mistakes  ====