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| − | = Editing Articles =
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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>
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| − | [[Image:Edit button.JPG]]
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| + | = Instructions = |
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| − | 3. A toolbar is shown above the textbox. It supports typical features of many office applications.
| + | 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/> |
| | + | [[File:Edit button.jpg|border|left|676px|Edit an article|alt=Edit button.jpg]]<div style="clear: both"></div> |
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| − | [[Image:Toolbar.JPG|Toolbar.JPG]]
| + | 3. The article will open in edit mode. Use the different features of the toolbar to make the necessary changes. |
| | + | [[File:Toolbar.JPG|border|left|672px|Toolbar|alt=Toolbar.JPG]]<div style="clear: both"></div> [[File:Wiki editor.png|border|left|679px|Description of the toolbar|alt=Wiki editor.png]]<div style="clear: both"></div> |
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| + | 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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| − | 4. After having edited the article, you have to save your changes by clicking on Save<br>
| + | 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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| − | [[Image:Save page.JPG]]
| + | [[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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| − | = <br> Add Headlines =
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| − | 1. Highlight the words to create a headline.<br> [[Image:Headline 1.JPG]]<br><br>
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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 == |
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| + | 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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| − | [[Image:Headline choose.JPG]]
| + | ►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 4 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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| − | [[Image:Contents headlines.JPG]]
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| − | = Create Bullet Points and Numbered Lists =
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| − | 1. Click <u>Numbered List</u> or <u>Bulleted List</u> at the preferred position of the article.
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| − | [[Image:Numbers bullets.JPG]]<br>
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| − | 2. An indented number (enumeration sign) appears. Simply enter your text here.<br> To create a new bullet point press enter at the end of the paragraph.
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| − | == '' ''Numbered List ==
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| − | [[Image:Numbers.JPG]]
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| − | == '' ''Bulleted List ==
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| − | [[Image:Bullets.JPG]]<br>
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| − | To remove a bullet point click the respective line, then click the bullet point symbol again.
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| − | = Change Titles of Articles =
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| − | '''''<span>Option 1:</span>'''''
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| − | #<span>Copy the whole text and paste it into a new article</span>
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| − | #<span><span>Before deleting the old page, click „what links here“ on the left (in the Toolbox) and link all the links to the new site</span></span>''<span><span> </span></span>'' <span>[[Image:What linke here.JPG]]</span> <br>
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| − | #Delete the old site.<br><span>[[Image:Delete.JPG]]</span><br>
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| − | '''''Option 2:'''''
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| − | #<span>Click „move“ in the menu above the article</span><br>[[Image:Move.JPG]]<br><br>
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| − | #<span>Enter the new title and click „move page“ </span><br><span>[[Image:NewName and move.JPG]]</span> <br><br>
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| − | #<span>There will be a redirect site from the old one</span>
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| − | #Click „what links here“ and link all the sites to the new one
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| − | #Delete the old site
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| − | = Recover an old version of an article =
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| − | To recover an old version of an article
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| − | 1. click on history
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| − | 2. Choose the version you want to recover by clicking on the date
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| − | 3. Click on edit[[Image:History2.jpg]]
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| − | 4. Save the page
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| − | [[Image:Save page.JPG]]
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| − | [[Category:Editing]]
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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.
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.
