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| − | 1. Open the article you want to edit (see ''Read Articles'').
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| − | 2. Click on the <u>edit</u> tab to open the text editor which is available for each article.<br>
| + | = Instructions = |
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| − | [[Image:Edit button.JPG]] | + | 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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| − | <br> | + | 3. The article will open in edit mode. Use the different features of the toolbar to make the necessary changes. |
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| − | 3. A toolbar is shown above the textbox. It supports typical features of many office applications.
| + | 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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| + | 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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| − | = <br> Add Headlines = | + | [[File:Save page.JPG|border|left|660px|categorize the article|alt=Save page.JPG]] |
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| | + | 6. Click on "Save Page" to save your changes. |
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| − | 1. Highlight the words to create a headline.<br> [[Image:Headline 1.JPG]]<br><br>
| + | == Minor Edits == |
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| − | 2. Click the format’s <u>roll-out symbol</u> in the toolbar and choose the desired headline format.
| + | 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. |
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| − | 3. The headline appears underlined and in a predefined height. Heading 1 is the largest, Heading 6 the smallest format.
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| − | 4. If there are four headlines or more, an automatically generated table of contents (TOC) will be shown after <br>the introducing passage of the article. Smaller Headlines (e.g. headline 3) will appear as subitems in the list. If you want to force the TOC to be always shown regardless of the number of headlines, you can put the magic keyword <nowiki>__FORCETOC__</nowiki> anywhere on the page and a TOC will always be shown. Conversely, the magic keyword <nowiki>__NOTOC__</nowiki> will suppress the TOC if placed anywhere within the page contents.
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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.
