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*Make sure that you [https://ident.familysearch.org/ Sign In] to your FamilySearch account. If you don't have an account already, you will be directed to the Create Account page. There is never a fee for a FamilySearch account. | *Make sure that you [https://ident.familysearch.org/ Sign In] to your FamilySearch account. If you don't have an account already, you will be directed to the Create Account page. There is never a fee for a FamilySearch account. | ||
*If you do not have editing rights, request them by clicking on the link in the text line at the top of every page. | |||
*If you do not have editing rights, request them by clicking on the link in the | |||
*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 edit link for that section. For the entire page, click on the edit tab at the top right of the page. To use the Virtual Editor, click on Edit. To use Wikitext, click on Edit Source. | |||
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*The Edit Window will now open.. | *The Edit Window will now open.. | ||
=====If you clicked on the '''Edit''' link | =====If you clicked on the '''Edit''' link, you will do 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.]] | ||
=====If you clicked on '''Edit Source''' | =====If you clicked on '''Edit Source''' link, you will do 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. | ||
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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 | Additionally, you can learn[[Create an internal link| how to create an internal link]] or [[Create an external link|how to create an external link]]. | ||
==== Mistakes ==== | ==== Mistakes ==== | ||