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From Pro/Wiki
- Read wikipedia's How to edit a page for information about wiki syntax.
- There's also the MediaWiki User's Guide
Editing wiki articles is easy. Simply login and click the edit tab at the top of the article of interest.
You'll be presented with the editing page. On this page you'll find a toolbar, editing textbox, summary textbox, and some checkboxes.
To edit the contents of the article you simply make your changes in the large editing textbox.
You will want to adhere to the style guide or others will probably edit your text to fit.
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The Toolbar
The toolbar located above the editing text box makes editing pages easy for newcomers. Each button provides you with a shortcut to the proper wiki markup.
Here's an overview of each button.
- This button will bold the selected text.
- This button will itallicize the selected text.
- This button will change the selected text into an internal link. (A link to an article here on Pro/Wiki.)
- This button will change the selected text into an external link. (A link to a web page outside of Pro/Wiki.)
- This button will change the selected text into a new section.
- This button will change the selected text into an image link.
- This button will change the selected text into a media link.
- This button will change the selected text into a mathmatical formula.
- This button will cause the selected text to be ignored by wiki markup language.
- This button will insert your username and datestamp at the location of the text cursor.
- This button will insert a horizontal break at the location of the text cursor.
The Summary Textbox
The summary textbox is your way of providing other Pro/Wiki users a summary of your changes to an article.
When members view recent changes your summary will appear next to a link to the article you've changed.
It's very important that you leave a summary so that people do not have to view the page to see what changes were made.
Checkboxes
When the This is a minor edit checkbox is checked a lowercase m will appear on the recent changes page next to your edit. This signifies that you've made a minor change to the article.
For instance, correcting spelling is minor. Rewording a sentence is not.
When the Watch this page checkbox is checked you will recieve notification when the corresponding article has been changed.
Saving and Previewing
Use the Show preview button to preview your article. This will cause a preview page to appear allowing you to see your changes without actually updating the article.
When you are satisfied with the changes click the Save page button. This will save your changes to the article.
