Help:VisualEditor

What is VisualEditor?
Visual Editor is a editing software used in the March 2016 upgrade of the FamilySearch Research Wiki. This editor replaces the Rich Text Editor used in the previous version of the Wiki. This new way of editing allows all users to edit pages without learning wikitext. In additional, VisualEditor works in most commonly-used browsers such as Chorme, Fireforx, Internet Explorer 10 or higher, and Safari.

When to Use Visual Editor
Use VisualEditor when you want to use the following:
 * Edit text on a page
 * Edit text on a table
 * Add or fix a URL

Visual Editor should not be used:
 * Editing in wikitext - you must use the Edit Source Tab to edit in Wikitext
 * Create tables

How to Edit in VisualEditor

 * Note: You must be logged into the FamilySearch website to edit in the Wiki and to see all options for editing.

Edit tab
To edit a page using Visual Editor, click on the Edit tab located in the top right hand corner of the screen. This will open a text page with a tool bar with icons to help with additional editing features.

IMAGE of Tool Bar

Save the page
Once you have completed editing the wiki page, you will need to save your changes. Save the page by clicking the green "Save page" button. A dialogue box appears to add a brief explanation of the changes you made to the article. You can review your changes in wikitext by clicking on