Help:Editing

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Editing a Wiki page is very easy. Simply click on the "Edit" tab at the top (or the edit link on the right or bottom) of a Wiki page. This will bring you to a page with a text box containing the editable text of that page. If you just want to experiment, please do so in the sandbox instead of on other pages. Alternatively, you can press the "Show preview" button instead of actually saving the page. You should write a short edit summary in the small field below the edit-box. You may use shorthand to describe your changes, as described in the legend, and when you have finished, press Preview to see how your changes will look. You can also see what changes you have made in comparison to the previous version by pressing the Show changes button. If you're happy with what you see, then press "Save" and your changes will be immediately applied to the article. Don't "sign" edits you make to regular articles (the software keeps track of who makes every change).

You can also click on the "Discussion" tab to see the corresponding talk page, which contains comments about the page from other Wikipedia users. Click on the "+" tab to add a new section, or edit the page in the same way as an article page. When editing talk pages, please sign your change by putting -- ~~~~ (two dashes and four tildes) after the content.

Tips on editing articles

Always use a neutral point of view, as the Staples High Wiki is not a place to promote points of view. Write as if the information is a non-judgmental news article.

Cite your sources if possible and reasonable so that others can check and extend your work.

After making a new page, it's a good idea to:

• use What links here (with your page displayed) to check the articles that already link to it, and make sure that they are all expecting the same meaning that you have supplied; and
• use the Search button to search Wikipedia for your topic title—and possible variants—to find articles that mention it, and make links from them if appropriate.

Minor edits

See also Wikipedia:Minor edit

When editing a page, a user can mark that edit as being "minor". Minor edits generally mean spelling corrections, formatting, and minor rearrangement of text. It is possible to hide minor edits when viewing Recent Changes. Marking a significant change as a minor edit is considered bad behavior, and even more so if it involves the deletion of some text. If one has accidentally marked an edit as minor, the person should edit the source once more, mark it major (or, rather, ensure that the check-box for "This is a minor edit" is not checked), and, in the summary, state that the previous change was a major one.

Major edits

All editors are encouraged to be bold, but there are several things that a user can do to ensure that major edits are performed smoothly. Before engaging in a major edit, consider discussing proposed changes on the article discussion/talk page. During the edit, if doing so over an extended period of time, the {{inuse}} tag can reduce the likelihood of an edit conflict. Once the edit has been completed, the inclusion of an edit summary will assist in documenting the changes. These steps will all help to ensure that major edits are well received by the community.

Wiki Markup

• To create a link to an article (internal link), simply insert [[ before the article name, and ]] at the end. It should look like this: [[Article Name]]. You can also click the third button on the strip above the edit box.
• To create an internal link that is labeled under a different title than the article it goes to, do the same as above with the and , except that do [[a|b]]. "a" is the name of the article that the link goes to, and "b" is the title you give the link.
• To create a transwiki link, do [[A:B]]. In this case, "A" gives the name of the wiki that the link goes to (i.e. "Wikipedia" or "Wookieepedia" for example). "B" is the name of the article title on that wiki that the link goes to.
• For an external link, do [1 2]. "1" is a URL, which must begin with "http://". "2" is a seperate title that you give the link. Both are seperated by a space.

==New Section==

===Sub Section===

====Sub-Sub-Section====

In order to write regular text you must use the tag < nowiki> at the beginning of each section of normal text. At the end of each section of normal text you must use the tag </ nowiki> (there is no space)

Links and URLs

In order to create a link to another article in the wiki you must surround the name of the article with [[ ]] (two brackets on each side).

Three ways to link to external (non-wiki) sources:

1. Bare URL: http://www.something.com/

2. Unnamed link: [1] (only used within article body for footnotes)

3. Named link: [www.something.com Something]

How to create the outside link:

1. http://www.something.com/

2. [http://www.something.com/]

3. [ http://www.something.com/ Something]