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==Editing Tips== | ==Editing Tips== | ||
*Always Preview your work, refine, and preview again before saving. | *Always Preview your work, refine, and preview again before saving. | ||
*If you are not sure how to do something in WikiText, look at another page and 'View Source' (if you are not logged in) or Edit the page (but do not save) to see how someone else has formatted a page. | *If you are not sure how to do something in WikiText, look at another page and 'View Source' (if you are not logged in) or Edit the page (but do not save) to see how someone else has formatted a page. (Tip - Open a second browser window) | ||
*User your own [[Special:Mypage|user page]] to experiment. Click on your name at the top of the screen and edit your own page. | *User your own [[Special:Mypage|user page]] to experiment. Click on your name at the top of the screen and edit your own page. | ||
*Don't over save as the system retains a history of every save. Save only when your article/edit is complete. | *Don't over save as the system retains a history of every save. Save only when your article/edit is complete. | ||
*A few of the pages on the Cumulus Wiki are protected and only editable by Administrators. For example, the main page, help, disclaimer, etc. The majority of pages are fully editable by registered users. | *A few of the pages on the Cumulus Wiki are protected and only editable by Administrators. For example, the main page, help, disclaimer, etc. The majority of pages are fully editable by registered users. | ||
==Further Help== | ==Further Help== | ||
Full and extensive help is available on the MediaWiki software page under [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Contents#For_editors Editing] | Full and extensive help is available on the MediaWiki software page under [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Contents#For_editors Editing] | ||
