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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. | *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. | ||
*You can edit a section in an article by clicking on the | *To use the Virtual Editor, click on Edit. To use Wikitext, click on Edit Source. You can edit a section in an article by clicking on the edit link for that section. For the entire page, click on the edit tab at the top right of the page. | ||
*The Edit Window will now open. | *The Edit Window will now open.. | ||
===== Editing with Virtual Editor ===== | =====If you clicked on the '''Edit''' link - Editing with Virtual Editor ===== | ||
*[[Help:Wiki University VisualEditor -- Tutorial|Check out the 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 | =====If you clicked on '''Edit Source''' - Editing with Wikitext ===== | ||
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. It is much like using a wordprocessor, such as Word. | 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. It is much like using a wordprocessor, such as Word. | ||
*If you are new to editing with Wikitext, for now avoid any text in between the following characters <nowiki>[ { < and ] } ></nowiki> . | *If you are new to editing with Wikitext, for now avoid any text in between the following characters <nowiki>[ { < and ] } ></nowiki> . | ||
*You can '''add space''' between lines of text by pushing the Enter key. | *You can '''add space''' between lines of text by pushing the Enter key. | ||
*You can ''' | *You can '''cut text''' by highlighting the text you want and doing a cut. | ||
*You can '''insert text''' by clicking | *You can '''paste text''' by highlighting the text you want and doing a paste. | ||
*You can '''insert text''' by clicking on the place desired and either typing or pasting. | |||
*You can '''delete text''' by highlighting the text you want and using the Backspace key or Delete key. | *You can '''delete text''' by highlighting the text you want and using the Backspace key or Delete key. | ||
*You can '''move text''' by highlighting the text you want , click on the highlight and hold for a second, then move to the place desired. | *You can '''move text''' by highlighting the text you want , click on the highlight and hold for a second, then move to the place desired. | ||
*You can '''Italicize text''' by typing two apostrophes in front of the text and two behind. For example <nowiki>''This is Italics''</nowiki> results in ''This is Italics''. | *You can '''Italicize text''' by typing two apostrophes in front of the text and two behind. For example <nowiki>''This is Italics''</nowiki> results in ''This is Italics''. | ||
*You can '''Bold text''' by typing three apostrophes in front of the text and three behind. For example <nowiki>'''This is BOLD'''</nowiki> results in '''This is BOLD'''. | *You can '''Bold text''' by typing three apostrophes in front of the text and three behind. For example <nowiki>'''This is BOLD'''</nowiki> results in '''This is BOLD'''. | ||
When you are ready to learn more editing possibilities, check out [[Help:Wiki University Wikitext--Tutorial|the Wikitext tutorial]] and [[Wikitext Cheatsheet|the Wikitext cheatsheet]]. | When you are ready to learn more editing possibilities, check out [[Help:Wiki University Wikitext--Tutorial|the Wikitext tutorial]] and [[Wikitext Cheatsheet|the Wikitext cheatsheet]]. | ||
Additionally, you can learn how to [[Create an internal link|create an internal link]] | Additionally, you can learn how to [[Create an internal link|create an internal link]] or how to [[Create an external link|create an external link]]. | ||
==== Mistakes ==== | ==== Mistakes ==== | ||