Difference between revisions of "Help:Getting started"

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'''To edit an article''': click "Edit this page" at the bottom of any article. Or, click "edit" on the right-hand side of a section header. When you are done editing, add a note about what you did in the "Summary" box, and click "Save page". These summaries help other editors keep track of an article's history.
 
'''To edit an article''': click "Edit this page" at the bottom of any article. Or, click "edit" on the right-hand side of a section header. When you are done editing, add a note about what you did in the "Summary" box, and click "Save page". These summaries help other editors keep track of an article's history.
  
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'''To create a new article''': Creating an article is a four step process.
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'''To create a new article''':  
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# Make sure you're [[Special:Userlogin|logged into Willipedia]]
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# Type the name of the article you want to make in the search box on the left.
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# Make a link to the article you want to create. You need to edit an existing article to do so. You can either edit a related article, or, if there's not one, add your link to [[article ideas]]. Click "Edit this page", and in the text box, just enclose the title of your article in double brackets '''<nowiki>[[like this]]</nowiki>'''. Save the page.
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# Click "Go".
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# Click on the link you created.
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# You should see a list of search results. At the top, there's a link that says "create this page." Click it.
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# You'll see a big white box. Type the article into there, and when you're done, click "Save page".
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# You'll see a big text box. Type the article into there, and when you're done, click "Save page".
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You will probably want to consult [[Help:Editing|our editing guide]] to learn useful syntax. Feel free to experiment in the [[Sandbox]].
 
You will probably want to consult [[Help:Editing|our editing guide]] to learn useful syntax. Feel free to experiment in the [[Sandbox]].

Latest revision as of 22:08, May 12, 2006

To edit an article: click "Edit this page" at the bottom of any article. Or, click "edit" on the right-hand side of a section header. When you are done editing, add a note about what you did in the "Summary" box, and click "Save page". These summaries help other editors keep track of an article's history.

To create a new article:

  1. Type the name of the article you want to make in the search box on the left.
  2. Click "Go".
  3. You should see a list of search results. At the top, there's a link that says "create this page." Click it.
  4. You'll see a big text box. Type the article into there, and when you're done, click "Save page".

You will probably want to consult our editing guide to learn useful syntax. Feel free to experiment in the Sandbox.

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