Help:Editing
How to edit? It is easy! Simply click the edit tab at the top of the page and you can start. This will bring you to a new page which contains a box containing the text of the page you want to edit and over the box you will find several buttons to help you with the simplest editing, similar to those you know from MS Word.
When you are finished with your edit use the button show preview to see how the page looks with your edit. To see the differences between your edit and previous edit press show changes button. If you are satisfied with the results, press the save page button. Don’t forget to write edit summary in the small field below the editing box.
If you are not sure about editing an article, you can try few experimental edits at special page for trying out the wiki code: Sandbox.
Headings
| What you type | How it will look like |
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== Heading 1 == Heading 1 write in the new line between two equal signs. |
Heading 1Heading 1 write in the new line between two equal signs |
=== Heading 2 === In the new line write Heading 2 between three equal signs. |
Heading 2In the new line write Heading 2 between three equal signs. |
==== Heading 3 ==== In the new line write Heading 2 between four equal signs. |
Heading 3In the new line write Heading 2 between four equal signs. |
etc…
Character formatting
| What you type | How it will look like |
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''In order to italicize the text, write two apostrophes on each side of the text. '' |
In order to italicize the text, write two apostrophes on each side of the text. |
'''For Bold text, use three apostrophes on each side. ''' |
For Bold text,
use three apostrophes on each side. |
For '''''Italicized & bold text''''' use five apostrophes on each side. |
For Italicized & bold text
use five apostrophes on each side. |
Character formatting
| What you type | How it will look like |
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You can also write <big>big text</big>, or <small>small text</small>. |
You can also write big textor small text. |
It is similar for writing <sup>superscripts</sup> and <sub>subscripts</sub>. |
It is similar for writing superscripts and subscripts. |
For working with chemical formulas you may find <chemform> useful.
Indenting of text, bulleted and numbered list
| What you type | How it will look like |
|---|---|
It is usual to start writing from left side of page. : If you start with colon, the text will be indented. |
It is usual to start writing from left side of page.
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* Asterisk (star) creates a bullet. |
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Using the # number sign (Alt + X) you can write numbered lists: # One # Two ## Two point one # Three |
Using the # number sign (Alt + X) you can write
numbered lists:
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;With semicolon you create small headings # It will be not included in list. # Two # Three |
With semicolon you create small headings
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;Semicolon creates small headings: # For colon after it is needed to use ''&#58;'' # Two # Three |
Semicolon creates small headings:
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You can also combine: colon, *star and # number sign.
Paragraph, empty line, hard space(fixed space)
- To continue writing in another line insert to a text an empty line, i.e. press Enter twice.
- You can also create the end of the line by using code
<br>or<br/>. - To use hard space insert code
- Putting a space at the beginning of each line stops the text from being reformatted.
This line begins with the space and because another line begins with space too, they aren’t joined together.
- Note.: To indent a line use : (colon).
Links and URLs
To create a link to another WikiLectures article you must use two square brackets (use combination right ALT + F and right ALT + G).
To display other text than the page name, write the text to be displayed behind the vertical line (right ALT + W)
| What you type | How it will look like |
|---|---|
| [[Lung]] | Lung |
| [[Lung]]s | Lungs |
| [[Lung|Organ in the chest with which people and some animals breathe]] | Organ in the chest with which people and some animals breathe |
By the same way you can also insert the links into the articles that haven’t been created yet. The only difference is in colours. Instead of blue, the link will be shown in red.
Link to internet page which is not a part of WikiLectures (external link) looks similar, but you must write it between the simple square brackets and is it not necessary to use vertical line. Notice: If you don’t write the name of the link you can see only the ordinal number of the link:
| What you type | How it will look like |
|---|---|
| [http://www.lf1.cuni.cz/default.asp?nLanguageID=2] | [1] |
| [http://www.lf1.cuni.cz/default.asp?nLanguageID=2 First Faculty of Medicine] | First Faculty of Medicine |
To connect, via interwiki link, to a page on the same subject in another language, put a link of the form: [[language code:Title]] near the bottom of the article. See also interwiki.
Uploading of images
The simplest way is to write internal link like [[File:File name]]. After finishing your work with the page, click on the red link and you will be redirected to a page from which you will be able to upload the image. More information about uploading images can be found here.
More information
More detailed instructions can be found in the Help of English Wikipedia under How to edit a page or Help
In case you didn’t find information you needed, please turn to WikiLectures:FAQ
