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| − | = Edit an Article =
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| − | 1. Open the article you wish to edit (see [[Read Articles|Read Articles]]).<br/><br/>2. Click on "Edit" to open the text editor which is available for each article.<br/>
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| − | 3. A toolbar is shown above the textbox. It supports typical features of many office applications.
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| + | = Instructions = |
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| − | [[File:Wiki editor.png|none|679px|alt=Wiki editor.png]]<br/> | + | 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. The article will open in edit mode. Use the different features of the toolbar to make the necessary changes. |
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| − | 4. After editing the article,save your changes by clicking on "Save Page"[[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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| | + | 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. |
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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.
