Help:Editing pages: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 14:22, 18 May 2020

Who can edit pages?

On LabVIEW Wiki, anyone with a user account can create and edit pages. If you don't have a user account, create one now. If you have a user account, login to start editing pages.

When to edit pages?

You should only edit pages if your contribution does something to improve that page. For example:

Fix typos
Add citations
Clarify statements
...

You can also use the associated discussion page to ask questions, make suggestions or discuss changes.

How to edit pages?

Go to the page you want to edit.
Use the Edit button at top of the page to open the page editor.
Use the editor to change the page.
Press Show preview to review your changes before saving them.
Enter a brief summary of your change in the Summary box.
Press Save changes to save your changes.

If you made a mistake, you can always start over by cancelling your changes.

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-{{TOCright}}Easy editing of pages is what wikis are made for. It only takes a few clicks.
+== Who can edit pages? ==
+On LabVIEW Wiki, anyone with a user account can create and edit pages. If you don't have a user account, [[Special:CreateAccount|create one now]]. If you have a user account, [[Special:UserLogin|login]] to start editing pages.
-== Editing new pages  ==
+== When to edit pages? ==
+You should only edit pages if your contribution does something to improve that page. For example:
-If the page you wish to edit does not exist yet, see [[Help:Starting a new page]]
+* Fix typos
+* Add citations
+* Clarify statements
+* ...
-== Editing existing pages  ==
+You can also use the associated discussion page to ask questions, make suggestions or discuss changes.
-*Click the '''edit''' button at the top right corner of the article. [[Image:Edit.gif]]
+== How to edit pages? ==
-*Make changes to the text in the edit box. Make sure you write clearly and concisely, and make sure your edit does something to improve the page. If you're making normal changes to the text like fixing spelling mistakes or grammar, inserting new sentences, etc, then you don't have to worry too much about formatting. When you do need to use some type of formatting, you do it using wiki syntax, see [[Help:Formatting]] for some of the common types of formatting used.
+* Go to the page you want to edit.
-*Optionally, enter a short note in the '''Summary''' box describing your changes.
+* Use the '''Edit''' button at top of the page to open the page editor.
-*Optionally preview your changes with the '''Preview''' button.
+* Use the editor to change the page.
-*Click the '''Save page''' button.
+* Press '''Show preview''' to review your changes before saving them.
+* Enter a brief summary of your change in the '''Summary''' box.
+* Press '''Save changes''' to save your changes.
-*One can rename pages as well See [[Help:Moving a page]]
+If you made a mistake, you can always start over by cancelling your changes.
-=== Discussion  ===
+== See also  ==
+* [[Help:Formatting|Formatting]]
-Every article has its own discussion thread on the [[LAVA]] Forums where you can ask questions, make suggestions, or discuss corrections. Click the '''discussion''' [[Image:Discussion.png]] button to reach it.
+* [[Help:Starting a new page|Starting a new page]]
+* [[Help:Moving a page|Moving a page]]
-== See Also  ==
-[http://forums.lavag.org/Changing-the-width-and-height-of-your-Wiki-editing-box-t7784.html Changing the width of your editor box]
 [[Category:Help]]