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| − | = Instructions =
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| − | 1. Go to the article you wish to edit.<br/><br/>2. Click on the "Edit" option on the upper right corner of the article. <br/>
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| − | [[File:Edit button.jpg|none|676px|alt=Edit button.jpg]]<br/>
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| | + | 1. Select the article you wish to edit.<br/><br/>2. Click on the "Edit" option in the upper right corner of the article. <br/> |
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| − | 3. <span style="font-size: 13.6px; line-height: 20.4px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">The article will open in edit mode . Use the different features of the toolbar to make the necessary changes.</span> | + | 3. The article will open in edit mode. Use the different features of the toolbar to make the necessary changes. |
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| − | 4. If you wish to change the article categories, go to the bottom of the page and click on the arrow next to the "Categorize the article" next.[[File:Save page.JPG|660px|Save page.JPG|alt=Save page.JPG]]<br/> | + | 4. If you wish to change the categories, go to the bottom of the page and click on the symbol before the text "Categorize the article". |
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| − | 6. After making the necessary changes, click<span style="font-size: 13.6px; line-height: 20.4px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> on "Save Page".</span>
| + | Note: When categorizing the article you need to choose the edit option found at the top of the article only. Editing individual section of the article will not allow you to categorize the whole article. |
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| | + | 6. Click on "Save Page" to save your changes. |
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| | == Minor Edits == | | == Minor Edits == |
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| − | These are the superficial edits that could improve the aesthetics of an article. They include: typo corrections, rearranging of article content without modifying, formatting etc. Making a minor edit is important to make the articles more attractive and thus editor should not think that making a minor edit devalues their effort.
| + | Minor Edits are superficial edits that could improve the aesthetics of an article. They include: correcting typos, rearranging article content without modifying, formatting etc. Minor edits are important as they can make the articles more attractive. However, minor edits should not devaluate the efforts of the author. |
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| | ►If you tick the "This is a minor edit" option, your profile will not be displayed under the "Latest Author" section. | | ►If you tick the "This is a minor edit" option, your profile will not be displayed under the "Latest Author" section. |
Latest revision as of 13:13, 8 June 2016
[edit] Instructions
1. Select the article you wish to edit.
2. Click on the "Edit" option in the upper right corner of the article.
3. The article will open in edit mode. Use the different features of the toolbar to make the necessary changes.
4. If you wish to change the categories, go to the bottom of the page and click on the symbol before the text "Categorize the article".
Note: When categorizing the article you need to choose the edit option found at the top of the article only. Editing individual section of the article will not allow you to categorize the whole article.
6. Click on "Save Page" to save your changes.
[edit] Minor Edits
Minor Edits are superficial edits that could improve the aesthetics of an article. They include: correcting typos, rearranging article content without modifying, formatting etc. Minor edits are important as they can make the articles more attractive. However, minor edits should not devaluate the efforts of the author.
►If you tick the "This is a minor edit" option, your profile will not be displayed under the "Latest Author" section.
