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, 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 a single section of an existing article. Click on the Edit Icon as shown below. It can be found at the top right of each section header.


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

The Edit Window will now open.

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