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− | + | ==Creating a page== | |
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A red link such as [[Non-existent page]] indicates that the page does not exist. Clicking on it will bring you to a page where the first version of it can be written and saved. | A red link such as [[Non-existent page]] indicates that the page does not exist. Clicking on it will bring you to a page where the first version of it can be written and saved. | ||
Another way to create a new page is to navigate to the URL directly. For example, typing out <tt><nowiki>http://wiki.shardsofdalaya.com/index.php/Non-existent page</nowiki></tt> onto the browser's URL address bar and hitting the enter button will achieve the same effect as clicking on the red link above. | Another way to create a new page is to navigate to the URL directly. For example, typing out <tt><nowiki>http://wiki.shardsofdalaya.com/index.php/Non-existent page</nowiki></tt> onto the browser's URL address bar and hitting the enter button will achieve the same effect as clicking on the red link above. | ||
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<!--COMMENT MARKUP. Displays:Edit mode only--> | <!--COMMENT MARKUP. Displays:Edit mode only--> | ||
<div align="center"> | <div align="center"> | ||
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|-<!--COLUMN HEADINGS--> | |-<!--COLUMN HEADINGS--> | ||
− | | width="25%" style=" | + | | width="25%" style="padding: 0.3em; text-align:center;"|'''Description''' |
− | | style=" | + | | style="padding: 0.3em; text-align:center;"|'''You type''' |
− | | width="25%" style=" | + | | width="25%" style="padding: 0.3em; text-align:center;"|'''You get''' |
|-<!--1ST HEADING--> | |-<!--1ST HEADING--> | ||
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|-<!--1ST ROW 1ST COLUMN--> | |-<!--1ST ROW 1ST COLUMN--> | ||
|Italicise text | |Italicise text | ||
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{{CURRENTDAY}} {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}} (UTC) | {{CURRENTDAY}} {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}} (UTC) | ||
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− | <span style="font-size:0.9em;">''A Table of Contents will automatically be generated when four headings are added to an article.''</span> | + | <span style="font-size:0.9em;">''A Table of Contents will automatically be generated when four headings are added to an article.<br>The appearance of headers will be different on articles than shown here.''</span> |
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<tt><nowiki>== Level 1 ==</nowiki></tt><br /> | <tt><nowiki>== Level 1 ==</nowiki></tt><br /> | ||
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− | + | ==Before saving changes== | |
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Once you've edited in your changes, before actually saving them, make use of the "Show preview" button to preview how your changes would look like after you saved. Avoid saving too often or saving just to see what it looks like. Each page save will generate an entry in [[Special:Recentchanges|recent changes]]. Repeated trivial and unnecessary saves tend to clutter up that list and inconvenience users who make use of that list to watch for vandals or misinformed edits. | Once you've edited in your changes, before actually saving them, make use of the "Show preview" button to preview how your changes would look like after you saved. Avoid saving too often or saving just to see what it looks like. Each page save will generate an entry in [[Special:Recentchanges|recent changes]]. Repeated trivial and unnecessary saves tend to clutter up that list and inconvenience users who make use of that list to watch for vandals or misinformed edits. | ||
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− | + | ==See also== | |
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*Use our public [[SoDWiki:Sandbox|Sandbox]] for experimentation with editing, or consider creating one within your namespace if you plan on using it a LOT. | *Use our public [[SoDWiki:Sandbox|Sandbox]] for experimentation with editing, or consider creating one within your namespace if you plan on using it a LOT. | ||
*[http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Table Table help] on MetaWiki | *[http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Table Table help] on MetaWiki | ||
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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Cheatsheet Cheatsheet for Editing Pages on Wikipedia] | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Cheatsheet Cheatsheet for Editing Pages on Wikipedia] | ||
*[http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Editing MediaWiki Handbook, on editing] | *[http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Editing MediaWiki Handbook, on editing] | ||
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Revision as of 18:55, 28 February 2010
Creating a page
A red link such as Non-existent page indicates that the page does not exist. Clicking on it will bring you to a page where the first version of it can be written and saved.
Another way to create a new page is to navigate to the URL directly. For example, typing out http://wiki.shardsofdalaya.com/index.php/Non-existent page onto the browser's URL address bar and hitting the enter button will achieve the same effect as clicking on the red link above.
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Before saving changes
Once you've edited in your changes, before actually saving them, make use of the "Show preview" button to preview how your changes would look like after you saved. Avoid saving too often or saving just to see what it looks like. Each page save will generate an entry in recent changes. Repeated trivial and unnecessary saves tend to clutter up that list and inconvenience users who make use of that list to watch for vandals or misinformed edits.
See also
- Use our public Sandbox for experimentation with editing, or consider creating one within your namespace if you plan on using it a LOT.
- Table help on MetaWiki
- Template help on MetaWiki
- Cheatsheet for Editing Pages on Wikipedia
- MediaWiki Handbook, on editing