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=== Editing a page with '''source  '''===
=== Editing a page with '''source  '''===
You have a choice of '''Visual editing''' and '''edit source'''which can help with more sophisticated formatting if you need to make tables, or creating borders around images with varied spacing.
You have a choice of '''Visual editing''' and '''edit source''' which can help with more sophisticated formatting if you need to make tables, or creating borders around images with varied spacing.
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Creating a layout with borders around images and appropriate spacing can be troublesome in the Visual edit, particularly if the images are of varied sizes and need defining.
Creating a layout with borders around images and appropriate spacing can be troublesome in the Visual edit, particularly if the images are of varied sizes and need defining. [[File:edit source 1.jpg|right|frame]]
The diagram on the right indicates the code for the text on the left.
The diagram below the code that results in the page view.
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The page is ‘empty’ to start with, so click the "empty page" to begin editing.  
The page is ‘empty’ to start with, so click the "empty page" to begin editing.  
In the menu, you can then in type the name of the page you wish to create.
In the menu, you can then in type the name of the page you wish to create.

Revision as of 15:34, 21 April 2020

Editing a page with source

You have a choice of Visual editing and edit source which can help with more sophisticated formatting if you need to make tables, or creating borders around images with varied spacing.

Creating a layout with borders around images and appropriate spacing can be troublesome in the Visual edit, particularly if the images are of varied sizes and need defining.

edit source 1.jpg

The diagram below the code that results in the page view.

edit source 1.jpg

The page is ‘empty’ to start with, so click the "empty page" to begin editing. In the menu, you can then in type the name of the page you wish to create.

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Add some text to the page space and select the drop-down ‘Categories’ to give it a home. ‘Citizen Science Projects’ or ‘Resources’.

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Other Useful Tricks

Disable the Table of Contents on the page

  • Add the text [[__NOTOC__]] anywhere in the page content to disable the automated Table of Contents

More on Categories

  • To put the article in categories, place this code anywhere in the content: [[Category:Category Name]]