Help:Editing toolbar
In compatible browsers, an edit toolbar can be automatically displayed with the edit box, provided that this has been set in the preferences. This functions partly as a typing aid and partly as a reminder of the available functions. All the functions are available simply by typing the code directly into the edit box (such as [[link]]) - this may be easier.
The toolbar works with Internet Explorer, Firefox, and Opera.
For example:
To turn a piece of text into an internal link, select it and press the third button.
In Mozilla browsers and IE, you can format existing text by highlighting the text you want to format and clicking the relevant button on the toolbar. If you click a button without selecting any text, sample text will be inserted at the cursor's position (like so: Bold text). In other browsers, clicking on the button presents an explanation for that feature.
List of functions
(apart from the last two examples, these pieces of wikitext are created by typing abc, selecting it and clicking the buttons on the toolbar)
Icon | Function | What it shows when editing | What it shows on the page |
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Bold or strong emphasis | '''abc''' | abc | |
Italic or emphasis | ''abc'' | abc | |
Internal link | [[abc]] | abc | |
External link | [abc.com] | ||
Section heading | == abc == |
abc | |
Insert image | [[Image:abc.jpg]] | ||
Insert media | [[Media:abc.ogg]] | Media:abc.ogg | |
Mathematical formula | <math>abc</math> | <math>abc</math> | |
Ignore wiki formatting | <nowiki>abc '''[[Bold text]]'''</nowiki> | abc '''[[Bold text]]''' | |
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- Reading
- Go|Search|Stop words|URL|Namespace|Page name|Section
- Backlinks|Link|Piped link|Interwiki link|Redirect|Category|Image page
- Logging in and preferences
- Logging in|Preferences|User style|Special page
- Keeping track of changes
- Recent changes (enhanced)|Related changes|Watching pages|Page history
- Diff|Edit summary|Minor edit|User contributions
- Editing
- Filling the page|Starting a new page|List|Table|Special characters
- Template|Magic words|Renaming (moving) a page|Editing shortcuts
- Talk page|Testing
- Advanced
- Advanced templates|Array|Parameter default|Variable|Substitution
- Displaying a formula|EasyTimeline|Inputbox|Uploading files|Calculation
- Lists of resources
- Categories|Stub types|Infoboxes|Templates|Shortcuts
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