FalloutWiki:Schmault-Tec University/Editing/Lesson 5

Time to jump into the wiki pool! We will be using a test page known as a sandbox, which is like a place to practice editing. Open the Sandbox Page and we can get started.

Opening the editor
To edit a page, click on the "Edit" dropdown in the upper right hand corner of the page. You can choose Source Editor or Visual Editor. With Source Editor, the actual wiki markup is shown and with Visual Editor, the page functions more like a word processor. Editors can choose whichever one they prefer for editing, but I use Source Editor and will be showing examples with that editor below.

Saving the edit
Saving an edit is done by clicking the 'Save changes' button on the right side of the toolbar. There's a textbox to put an edit summary, and three buttons. First, we're going to check the 'Review your changes' button.

Preview/Show changes
With show changes, the left column of text is the currently viewable page, and the right column is the text as you've changed it. Double check your changes are how you intend them to look. With preview, you can see the article as it will appear when you save.

Saving
Clicking Return to save form brings us back to the previous form. Here we're going to add an edit summary and save the page.

An edit summary is a comment attached to your edit that isn't visible on the page itself, but is publicly viewable when looking at the changes that have been made. Succinctly summarize your edit so that other editors know what you changed. Click save and the edit will be sent to the moderation queue.

TASK
Open the Sandbox Page. We are going to make Sanctuary Hills into a link by adding two brackets at the beginning and the end like this: Sanctuary Hills


 * Try clicking on "Show Preview" to see what the edit will look like.
 * The "Show Changes" option will show the before and after of the change.
 * When everything looks good, click "Save Changes" and your edit will go to the Moderation Queue.