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Edit source

Revision as of 16:27, 21 April 2020 by Elise (talk | contribs) (Elise moved page Edit source to Help:Edit source without leaving a redirect: help page)

Editing a page with source

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

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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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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. The diagram on the right indicates the code for the text on the left.

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]]