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Latest revision as of 14:12, 9 March 2015

Basic Editing

It's very easy to edit the contents of the Kumu 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.

Simple as that! Please note that you might have to sign in before you can edit the TRU Kumu Wiki. (See main page for details on getting started)

Editing rules, editing conventions, and formatting

The number one rule of wiki editing, is to be bold. Dive in and make changes. Other people can correct mistakes later, so have confidence, and give it a try! There can be all kinds of editing conventions, rules, and philosophy governing the editing of wiki pages, but the "be bold" rule overrides these!

In general try to write clearly and concisely and make sure you are always aiming to do something which improves the wiki contents. An edit might be to contribute whole paragraphs or pages full of information, or it could be as simple as fixing a typo or spelling mistake.

When you need to use some type of formatting, such as new headings or bold text, you do this using wiki syntax. See Help:Formatting for some of the common types of formatting used.

Edit Summary

Before you save a change, you can enter a short note in the Summary: box describing your changes. Don't worry too much about this, or spend too much time thinking about it, but try to give a little description of what you just changed e.g. "fixed typo" or "added more information about sunflowers".

The summary gets stored alongside your edit, and allows people to track changes in the wiki more effectively.

Preview

It's a good idea to use the “Show preview” button to see what your change will look like, before you save it. This is also related to tracking changes because every time you save, this is displayed to others as a separate change. This isn't something to worry about too much, but it's good to get into the habit of eliminating mistakes in your own work, by using a preview before saving, rather than saving several minor corrections afterwards.

Show changes

Another option is the “Show changes” button which allows you to see the differences between the current version and your edited version.

Other types of editing

With wiki edits you can start a new page, move (or rename) a page, or even delete a page:

Remember you should always aim to improve the overall contents of the wiki with your edits.

Discussion

Every article has its own “talk page” where you can ask questions, make suggestions, or discuss corrections. See Help:Talk pages

Basic text formatting

See the formatting article

First draft of this page derived from: http://wiki.ubc.ca/UBC_Wiki:FAQs

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-It's very easy to edit the contents of a wiki:
+__NOEDITSECTION__{{Help Nav}}
+==Basic Editing==
-# Click the "'''<tvar|int-button-edit>{{int:edit}}</>'''" [[<tvar|help-navigation-pagetabs>Special:MyLanguage/Help:Navigation#page-tabs</>|page tab]] at the top of the page.
+It's very easy to edit the contents of the Kumu Wiki. It only takes a few clicks.
+# Click the “'''{{int:edit}}'''” [[Help:Navigation#Page Tabs|page tab]] at the top of the page.
 # Make changes to the text.
-# Click the "'''<tvar|int-button-save>{{int:savearticle}}</>'''" button.
+# Click the “'''{{int:savearticle}}'''” button.
-Simple as that!
+Simple as that! Please note that you might have to sign in before you can edit the TRU Kumu Wiki. (See main page for details on getting started)
-== Editing rules, editing conventions, and formatting == <!--T:4-->
+== Editing rules, editing conventions, and formatting ==
+The number one rule of wiki editing, is to ''be bold''. Dive in and make changes. Other people can correct mistakes later, so have confidence, and give it a try! There can be all kinds of editing conventions, rules, and philosophy governing the editing of wiki pages, but the "be bold" rule overrides these!
-The number one rule of wiki editing is to '''be bold'''. Go ahead - make changes. Other people can correct any mistakes you make, so have confidence, and give it a try! There are all kinds of editing conventions, rules, and philosophies for the editing of wiki pages, but the "be bold" rule is the most important of these!
+In general try to write clearly and concisely and make sure you are always aiming to do something which improves the wiki contents. An edit might be to contribute whole paragraphs or pages full of information, or it could be as simple as fixing a typo or spelling mistake.
-An edit can contribute whole new paragraphs or pages of information, or it can be as simple as fixing a typo or a spelling mistake. In general, try to add or edit text so that it is clear and concise. Most importantly, make sure you are always aiming to do something which'' improves ''the contents of the wiki.
+When you need to use some type of [[Help:formatting|formatting]], such as new headings or bold text, you do this using wiki syntax. See [[Help:Formatting]] for some of the common types of formatting used.
-When you need to use some type of formatting, such as for a new headings or bolding of text, you do this using wiki syntax or the buttons in the [[<tvar|meta-help-edittoolbar>m:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Edit toolbar</>|edit toolbar]] above the editing zone. See [[<tvar|help-formatting>Special:MyLanguage/Help:Formatting</>|Help:Formatting]] for some of the common types of formatting used.
+== Edit Summary ==
+Before you save a change, you can enter a short note in the '''{{int:summary}}''' box describing your changes. Don't worry too much about this, or spend too much time thinking about it, but try to give a little description of what you just changed e.g. "''fixed typo''" or "''added more information about sunflowers''".
-== Edit summary ==
+The summary gets stored alongside your edit, and allows people to [[Help:Tracking changes|track changes]] in the wiki more effectively.
-Before you save a change, you can enter a short note in the "'''<tvar|int-summary>{{int:summary}}</>'''" box describing your changes. Don't worry too much about this, or spend too much time thinking about it: just put in a short description of what you just changed. For example, you might say "''fixed typo''" or "''added more information about sunflowers''".
+== Preview ==
+It's a good idea to use the “'''{{int:showpreview}}'''” button to see what your change will look like, before you save it. This is also related to [[Help:Tracking changes|tracking changes]] because every time you save, this is displayed to others as a separate change. This isn't something to worry about too much, but it's good to get into the habit of eliminating mistakes in your own work, by using a preview before saving, rather than saving several minor corrections afterwards.
-This summary gets stored alongside your edit, and allows people to [[<tvar|help-tracking1>Special:MyLanguage/Help:Tracking changes</>|track changes]] in the wiki more effectively.
+==Show changes==
+Another option is the “'''{{int:showdiff}}'''” button which allows you to see the differences between the current version and your edited version.
-== Preview ==
+== Other types of editing ==
+With wiki edits you can start a new page, move (or rename) a page, or even delete a page:
+* [[Help:Create New Page]]
+* [[Help:Moving a page]]
+Remember you should always aim to improve the overall contents of the wiki with your edits.
+== Discussion ==
+Every article has its own “talk page” where you can ask questions, make suggestions, or discuss corrections. See [[Help:Talk pages]]
+== Basic text formatting ==
+*See the [[Help:formatting | formatting article]]
-It's a good idea to use the "'''<tvar|int-showpreview>{{int:showpreview}}</>'''" button to see what your change will look like, before you save it. This is also related to [[<tvar|help-tracking2>Special:MyLanguage/Help:Tracking changes</>|tracking changes]] because every time you save, this is displayed to others as a separate change. This isn't something to worry about too much, but it's good to get into the habit of eliminating mistakes in your own work, by using a preview before saving, rather than saving, then having to do ''another'' edit just to make one or more minor corrections.
-==Show changes==
-Another option is the "'''<tvar|int-showdiff>{{int:showdiff}}</>'''" button which allows you to see the differences between the current version and your edited version.
+First draft of this page derived from: http://wiki.ubc.ca/UBC_Wiki:FAQs