Help:Introduction to editing with Wiki Markup/6
Editing pages
Activate editing mode
Formatting
Keeping it tidy
Wikilinks
Connect pages to each other
Saving your changes
Publishing
Creating new articles
Building a page from scratch
Summary
Review of what you've learned
Summary
- Wiki markup is a simple source code language for Wikipedia.
- You can view and edit the source code of almost any page on Wikipedia by clicking "Edit source".
- The Edit toolbar at the top of the page can do some formatting for you.
- The Help
menu on the Edit toolbar contains a list of markup rules.
- Format
==Headings==
by placing text between=
signs. - Make text
'''bold'''
or''italic''
by placing it between'
apostrophes. -
[[Links]]
within Wikipedia are added using[[]]
square brackets. - Remember to provide an edit summary when you save!
- You can create new pages using the Article wizard, as long as the topic is notable, has reliable sources, and isn't a conflict of interest.
Detailed information
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- Help:Editing
- Help:Cheatsheet
- Help:Wikilinks
- Help:Edit summary
- Help:Watchlist
- Help:A quick guide to templates
- Wikipedia:Manual of Style
- Help:Your first article