Guide:Contributor's Guide

This article is for new contributor's to learn how to edit the wiki.

Opening the Editor
MediaWiki allows for quick and easy editing of pages on the wiki. To edit a page, click the edit button located at the top right of the page, or click the pencil icon to the right of the particular section you would like to edit. Clicking on the pencil icon that has a small eye next to it allows you to use the visual editor.

Using the Visual Editor
Most of the editing you will do will be inside the Visual Editor. The Visual Editor is fairly straightforward; there is an area for text editing, and a formatting bar at the top left of the page. This bar contains the following (icons, from left to right):


 * 1) Undo: Undoes last change
 * 2) Redo: Redoes last undone change
 * 3) Text Formatting Dropdown: Sets a text format (eg. Subheader 1)
 * 4) Font Style Dropdown:  Sets a font style (eg. Bold)
 * 5) Link: Adds a link to the page
 * 6) Cite: Adds a citation
 * 7) Lists: Sets the list type (eg. Bullet list)
 * 8) Insert Dropdown: Insert templates, tables and media
 * 9) Special Character: Insert special character

Keeping a Consistent Style
When editing a page, look to the style of the rest of the page, and try to keep any content you add consistent with this style. See the Etiquette page for more information.