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SurveyWiki uses exactly the same content management system as Wikipedia. So, if you need help to learn how to edit content on SurveyWiki, we recommend that you have a look at the info on Wikipedia. Follow these links to find what you need help with:
- Wikipedia:Tutorial_(Editing) - a tutorial on how to edit pages.
- Cheatsheet - an editing reference card.
- Some simple rules - essential information to understand when editing articles (for new editors).
Contents
General Help
Experiment with editing pages in the sandbox. You can also carry out editing experiments "in situ" by editing the page itself and using the Show preview button. Be careful not to accidentally save the page though! If you do, then revert your changes.
- How to edit a page
- Wiki markup: Descriptions of what you type when you want to format text
- Create links and change the title of a link (pipe a link)
- Use sections in an article
- Insert a picture
- Use redirect pages
- Create lists
- Use footnotes and references
- Use tables
- Use mathematical formulae
- Use special characters. The display of fonts and other character sets in your browser.
- Using HTML code in wikitext
- Use "magic words" and variables.
Saving
- Report your change in the edit summary
- Handle an edit conflict
- Use minor edits
- Use the "Show preview" button
Creating pages
Style
The SurveyWiki interface
Find your way around.
- Edit toolbar
- Page history
- User contributions pages
- Use Discussion pages
- Recent changes page
- Diff pages
- Edit conflicts
- The watchlist
Article maintenance
- Revert a page to an earlier version
- Use page names
- Use namespaces
- Use headings as anchors to link to
- Do a purge
