Wikipedia:Tutorial/Editing

Wikipedia:Tutorial/Editing

Introduction
Editing

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Except for a few protected pages, every page has an "Edit " tab, which lets you edit the page you are looking at. It is Wikipedia's most basic feature and allows you to make corrections and add facts to articles. If you add information to an article, please provide references, because unreferenced facts can be removed. So be clear and provide references.

Click the "Edit" tab to change an article

To practice editing, go to the sandbox and click the "Edit" tab. When you click the "Edit" tab, an editing window will open containing the text for that page. Type in something fun and interesting, or just replace words for your own words. Now click the Save page button and see what you have done!

Edit summaries
Your first practice edit (above) left off two steps that you should do if you are editing an article or other page that will be read by the public. So, click the "Edit" tab again, enter some text, then do those two additional steps. First, any time you edit a page, it is considered good etiquette (or "Wikiquette") to enter an explanation of your changes in the Edit summary box, which you'll find below the edit window. It's okay for your explanation to be quite short. For example, if you are making a spelling correction, you might just type "typo." Also, if the change you have made is minor, such as correcting a spelling or grammar error, it's helpful if you check the box "This is a minor edit". (This box is only available if you have logged in.) For your sandbox edit, you probably want an edit summary such as "Testing".

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Show preview
Second, you should always use the Show preview button. After you've entered a change in the edit box for the sandbox, click the Show preview button instead of Save Page. This lets The "Show preview" button is right next to the "Save page" button and below the edit you see what the page will look like summary field. after your edit, before you actually save. We all make mistakes; this feature helps you catch them before other people see them. Using Show Preview before saving also lets you try format changes and other edits without cluttering up the page history. Do not forget to save your edits after previewing, though!

Save the page

Done the edit summary? Previewed the page? Then you're ready for the final step: click the Save page button.

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