Help:Editing

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It's very easy to edit the contents of a wiki. It only takes a few clicks. Click the "Edit" page tab at the top of the page. Make changes to the text. Click the "Save page" button.

Edit buttons

These are the standard buttons that appear on the TS Wiki toolbar above the edit box:
Button bold.png Button italic.png Button link.png Button extlink.png Button headline.png Button image.png Button media.png Nowiki icon.png Button sig.png Button hr.png

To use these buttons, highlight a block of text and then press the relevant button.

Button bold.png renders the highlighted text in boldface. Another way to make text bold is by preceding and following it with three apostrophes, like '''some boldface text'''.
Button italic.png renders the highlighted text in italics. Another way to italicize text is by preceding and following it with two apostrophes, like ''text in italics''.
Button link.png creates an internal link to another article. It is equivalent to enclosing an article name in double square brackets like [[Articlename]].
Button extlink.png creates a link to an external file. It is equivalent to enclosing a URL in single square brackets like [http://www.theosophical.org].
Button headline.png creates a second-level section heading. It is equivalent to keying in == Example of section heading ==.
Button image.png allows you to add an image file in the format [[Media:Example.jpg]] or [[Media:Example.png]].
Button media.png allows you to add a media file in the format [[Media:Example.ogg]].
Nowiki icon.png suppresses special wiki characters <nowiki>Insert non-formatted text here</nowiki>.
Button sig.png inserts symbols that will be translated into your signature in a discussion page. The same thing can be accomplished by keying in two dashes and four tildes: --~~~~.
Button hr.png inserts a horizontal line across the wiki article.

Additional information

  • Mediawiki article: Help:Editing pages
  • YouTube video: How to Edit a Wiki: Part 1 covers headings, bulleted lists, bold and italic text, internal and external links, saving page.
  • YouTube video: How to Edit a Wiki: Part 2 covers creating new pages, using History to revert to previous page versions, creating categories to organize pages on a Wiki, and monitoring Wiki spam and repair spam damage.