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2. '''Click "Edit this page"'''. | 2. '''Click "Edit this page"'''. | ||
3. An "edit box" will open - | 3. An "edit box" will open - ''type'' your new sentences or corrections (just like any word processing program) | ||
4. '''Click the "Save" button''' - (well, it may be wise to hit the "Preview" button first, in case of mistakes!) | 4. '''Click the "Save" button''' - (well, it may be wise to hit the "Preview" button first, in case of mistakes!) | ||
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===Indenting=== | ===Indenting=== | ||
To indent text, place a colon (<tt>:</tt>) right at the beginning of a line. The more colons you put, the further indented the text will be. A | To indent text, place a colon (<tt>:</tt>) right at the beginning of a line. The more colons you put, the further indented the text will be. A new line (pressing '''Enter''' or '''Return''') marks the end of the indented paragraph. | ||
For example: | For example: | ||
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To link to another wiki (such as Wikipedia or Bulbapedia), you can use its title followed by a colon and the article name, instead of using the full URL. | To link to another wiki (such as Wikipedia or Bulbapedia), you can use its title followed by a colon and the article name, instead of using the full URL. | ||
For example, the Wikipedia Main Page is at [[ | For example, the Wikipedia Main Page is at [[wikipedia:Main Page]], which can be typed as | ||
:<nowiki>[[ | :<nowiki>[[wikipedia:Main Page]]</nowiki> | ||
:rather than as <nowiki>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page</nowiki> | :rather than as <nowiki>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page</nowiki> | ||
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It is often more useful to make the link display something other than the URL, so use '''one''' square bracket at each end, with the alternative title after the full URL address, separated by a '''space''' (''not'' a pipe). So if you want the link to appear as [http://www.google.com/ Google search engine], just type: | It is often more useful to make the link display something other than the URL, so use '''one''' square bracket at each end, with the alternative title after the full URL address, separated by a '''space''' (''not'' a pipe). So if you want the link to appear as [http://www.google.com/ Google search engine], just type: | ||
:<tt><nowiki>[http://www.google.com/ Google search engine]</nowiki></tt> | :<tt><nowiki>[http://www.google.com/ Google search engine]</nowiki></tt> | ||
Certain websites which are frequently linked to have pre-assigned icons that will appear next to any external links to them. For example, a link to a {{b|Miiverse|social network}} URL will include the Miiverse {{s|wikipedia|favicon}}, meaning that: | |||
:<tt><nowiki>[https://miiverse.nintendo.net/ Miiverse main page]</nowiki></tt> | |||
...displays as: | |||
:[https://miiverse.nintendo.net/ Miiverse main page] | |||
===Redirects=== | ===Redirects=== | ||
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{{helpnav}} | {{helpnav}} | ||
[[ | [[Category:Help]] | ||