Help:Wiki University How to Edit

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How to edit

 * Make sure that you Sign In to your FamilySearch account.
 * Go to an article that you would like to edit to correct or to add additional information.
 * If you want to edit the entire page or the beginning portion of the page, click on the Edit This Page button as shown below. It can be found at the top right of the page.


 * [[Image:Edit this page icon.png|thumb|center]]


 * You may also edit the entire page by clicking on the "Edit" tab at the top of the page.
 * You may edit a single section of an existing article. The Edit Icon as shown below can be found at the top right of each section header. It will open the edit window for that section only.


 * [[Image:Edit icon.png|center|Edit icon.png]]

Editing with Wikitext



 * Click on the Wikitext button in the top left corner. For help with coding various editing projects, consult the sidebar of the FamilySearch Wikitext Tutorial.

Mistakes

 * If you make a mistake, don't worry. It's not permanent. Either you can fix it or someone else will fix it. The Family Search Research Wiki is very forgiving of mistakes.
 * It is even possible to revert back to a previous version.

Finishing Up

 * When you have finished editing, scroll down to the bottom and add a short Edit Summary. For example, you can type: "Added links to digital newspapers".


 * Then click the Save page button. Remember to click on 'Save page'  every 10 minutes or so. If you wait much longer the system will drop you.

 Quick Quiz
 * You can open a page for editing in several ways.
 * True
 * False


 * If you make a mistake in the Wiki, it is permanent.
 * True
 * False


 * Your wikitext work saves automatically about every ten minutes.
 * True
 * False

Check your answers