Help:Wiki University VisualEditor-- Introduction

Toolbar for VisualEditor
At the top of a page you will see this line of tabs which we will now explain in detail.

Page

 * This tab is white when on any page.
 * If you are on a help page the words "Help page" appears in this tab instead of "Page." On these help pages the "Edit" tab disappears.

Talk

 * This is where comments about the page is written.
 * If comments have been made the text is blue.
 * If Talk is red, no comments have ever been made.

Read

 * This tab is white when on any page.
 * If on another tab, you can click on this tab and it will take you to the page itself.

Edit

 * This takes you to the VisualEditor.

Edit source

 * This takes you to the Wikitext editor.

View history

 * You will see a list of ALL edits ever made to this page since is was created.

Star

 * This little star is normally white.
 * By clicking on this star a "watch" is placed on the page and it turns blue.
 * If anyone mades a change, you will be notified.

Down arrow

 * Clicking on the arrow causes a drop down menu to appear.
 * Delete - Means if you have rights, you can delete the page.
 * Move - Click here to change the name of the page.
 * Protect - This allows you to protect the page and keep others from making changes.

Search
Here is where you enter the topic or subject you want to search for information.

Try these out
 Quick Quiz
 * Where are square brackets used?


 * A. In templates
 * B. In placing sidebars
 * C. Used in links
 * D. All of the above


 * Where are pipes used?


 * A. Used in div tags
 * B. Internal links
 * C. Opening tags
 * D. None of the above


 * What is &lt;&gt; used for?


 * A. Links
 * B. Templates
 * C. Div tags
 * D. All of the above

Check your answers