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{{Help Box}}{{ambox | text = The most important thing for all editors is to type what you know. <br> Others can help improve the format so please do not hesitate to add what you know.<br> You cannot hurt Saintapedia.<br> Don't have a userid yet? Start [[How To Start Editing The Wiki|here]].}} | {{Help Box}}{{ambox | text = The most important thing for all editors is to type what you know. <br> Others can help improve the format so please do not hesitate to add what you know.<br> You cannot hurt Saintapedia.<br> Don't have a userid yet? Start [[How To Start Editing The Wiki|here]].}} | ||
[[ | [[USApedia]] uses the MediaWiki software, which is the same software that drives [[Wikipedia]]. There are two options for editing a Wiki page: | ||
# Use the [[visual editor]], also know as a "rich-text editor" or {{W|article=What You See Is What You Get}}. To use the visual editor, click the "Edit" link within the top navigation bar. You can use the visual editor just as you would edit in Microsoft Word or other word processing software. | # Use the [[visual editor]], also know as a "rich-text editor" or {{W|article=What You See Is What You Get}}. To use the visual editor, click the "Edit" link within the top navigation bar. You can use the visual editor just as you would edit in Microsoft Word or other word processing software. | ||
# Use a combination of [[Enhanced editor]] and [[wikitext]] by clicking on "Edit source" link within the top navigation bar. | # Use a combination of [[Enhanced editor]] and [[wikitext]] by clicking on "Edit source" link within the top navigation bar. | ||
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<section begin="Cheat" sheet="" internal="" links="" /> | <section begin="Cheat" sheet="" internal="" links="" /> | ||
===Internal Links (Wikify)=== | ===Internal Links (Wikify)=== | ||
'''Wikify''' refers to adding "internal links" to articles, which helps integrate the article into the whole of [[ | '''Wikify''' refers to adding "internal links" to articles, which helps integrate the article into the whole of [[USApedia]]; structuring an article so that all articles have a relatively common appearance for ease of navigation and editing; and placing applicable [[Help:Templates|templates]] and [[Help:Categories|categories]] on articles. | ||
Making internal links is one of the single most important types of edits you can make in Saintapedia and they are exceptionally easy. You can do it manually or using the edit bar: | Making internal links is one of the single most important types of edits you can make in Saintapedia and they are exceptionally easy. You can do it manually or using the edit bar: | ||