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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-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? ==
-If the page you wish to edit does not exist yet, see [[Help:Starting a new page]]
+You should only edit pages if your contribution does something to improve that page. For example:
-== Editing existing pages ==
+* Fix typos
-* Click the '''edit''' [[Help:Navigation#Page Tabs|page tab]]
+* Add citations
-* 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.
+* Clarify statements
-* Optionally, enter a short note in the '''Summary''' box describing your changes.
+* ...
-* Optionally preview your changes with the '''Preview''' button.
-* Click the '''Save page''' button.
-* One can rename pages as well See [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Moving_a_page Help:Moving_a_page]
+You can also use the associated discussion page to ask questions, make suggestions or discuss changes.
-=== Discussion ===
+== How to edit pages? ==
-Every article has its own discussion page where you can ask questions, make suggestions, or discuss corrections. Click the '''discussion''' [[Help:Navigation#Page Tabs|page tab]] to reach it. You can sign your message by writing 4 tildes (<nowiki>~~~~</nowiki>). The wiki software turns them into the current time and your username or your current IP address if you are not logged in.
+* 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.
+== See also  ==
+* [[Help:Formatting|Formatting]]
+* [[Help:Starting a new page|Starting a new page]]
+* [[Help:Moving a page|Moving a page]]
+[[Category:Help]]