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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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:**Sub-list item under second | :**Sub-list item under second | ||
:*Isn't this fun? | :*Isn't this fun? | ||
===Numbered lists=== | ===Numbered lists=== | ||
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:<tt><nowiki>[[Main Page]]</nowiki></tt> | :<tt><nowiki>[[Main Page]]</nowiki></tt> | ||
If you want to use words other than the article title as the text of the link, you can add an alternative name by adding it after a pipe "|" divider ( | If you want to use words other than the article title as the text of the link, you can add an alternative name by adding it after a pipe "|" divider (Shift + Backslash on most English keyboards). | ||
For example, if you wanted to make a link to the [[Main Page]], but wanted it to say "home page" you would write it as such: | For example, if you wanted to make a link to the [[Main Page]], but wanted it to say "home page" you would write it as such: | ||
:<tt>View the <nowiki>[[Main Page|home page]]</nowiki>...</tt> | :<tt>View the <nowiki>[[Main Page|home page]]</nowiki>...</tt> | ||
It would appear as: | It would appear as: | ||
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:[[Party Ball]]s release many [[item]]s. | :[[Party Ball]]s release many [[item]]s. | ||
Several templates exist for the purpose of shortening commonly-used link patterns. An example of this is the {{t|SSBM}} template, which can be used to shorten <tt><nowiki>[[Mario (SSBM)|Mario]]</nowiki></tt> into <tt><nowiki>{{SSBM|Mario}}</nowiki></tt>; the two both look and act the same when viewed on a page ([[Mario (SSBM)|Mario]] and {{SSBM|Mario}}), but one is simpler to type than the other. Make sure to preview edits using shortcut link templates so you know you've used them properly. | |||
===Interwiki links=== | ===Interwiki links=== | ||
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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==Templates== | ==Templates== | ||
You can create templates. After you create the page Template:XXX, using the command <nowiki>{{XXX}} </nowiki> will include that content in your current page. So, if you have something that needs to be included on many other pages, you might want to use a template. | You can create templates. After you create the page Template:XXX, using the command <nowiki>{{XXX}} </nowiki> will include that content in your current page. So, if you have something that needs to be included on many other pages, like the one below, you might want to use a template. | ||
{{helpnav}} | {{helpnav}} | ||
[[ | [[Category:Help]] | ||