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Apenin VeesualEediter


Gettin stairtit: the VeesualEediter tuilbaur




Hainin chynges


Eeditin airtins


Eeditin eemages n ither media files


Editing and inserting galleries


Eeditin referances
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Eeditin aen exeestin referance

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 * VisualEditor - Editing references 1.png
 * Tae eedit aen exeestin referance, clap oan it in the tex, n clap oan the "" icon (buikmaurk) that kiths naur it, or the yin in the tuilbaur.
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 * Clapin oan the "" icon apens ae dialog that incluids ae mini-eediter, whau ye can eedit the referance's tex.
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 * Clapin oan the "" icon apens ae dialog that incluids ae mini-eediter, whau ye can eedit the referance's tex.
 * Clapin oan the "" icon apens ae dialog that incluids ae mini-eediter, whau ye can eedit the referance's tex.

Ye can format it aes ye wid in the rest o the page, fer example tae add italeecs or links.
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 * VisualEditor - Editing references 3.png
 * Monie wikis uise templates tae format referances accordin til ae speceefeec staundairt. Ye'll see this gif ye eedit aen exeestin referance whase content turns blue whan ye select it.
 * VisualEditor - Editing references 3.png
 * Monie wikis uise templates tae format referances accordin til ae speceefeec staundairt. Ye'll see this gif ye eedit aen exeestin referance whase content turns blue whan ye select it.

Clap oan the Template icon (puzzle piece) tae eedit the content o the template.
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 * Clapin oan the Template icon (puzzle piece) permits ye tae eedit the template's indiveedual boonds.
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 * Clap oan "" whan ye'r dun, n ye'll gang back til the referance eediter.
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 * Clap oan "" whan ye'r dun, n ye'll gang back til the referance eediter.
 * Clap oan "" whan ye'r dun, n ye'll gang back til the referance eediter.

Gif thaur's nathing mair tae eedit, clap oan "" again tae return til the page.
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Reuisin aen exeestin referance

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 * Gif the page awreadie contains referances, ye can chuise tae reuise aen exeestin citation, gif it applies til the tex that ye want tae soorce.
 * VisualEditor references more.png
 * Gif the page awreadie contains referances, ye can chuise tae reuise aen exeestin citation, gif it applies til the tex that ye want tae soorce.

Tae reuise aen exeestin referance, place yer curser whaur ye want tae add it in the tex, n clap on the "" icon (buikmaurk) fae the "" menu. Seek the referance that ye want tae reuise in the leet, n select it.
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 * In the referance eediter, clap oan the button that says "", in the bottom cai corner o the windae.
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 * Gif thaurs monie referances, ye can uise the rake baur (labeled "") tae yinlie displey referances that match ae gien tex.
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 * VisualEditor - Editing references 18.png
 * Gif thaurs monie referances, ye can uise the rake baur (labeled "") tae yinlie displey referances that match ae gien tex.
 * Gif thaurs monie referances, ye can uise the rake baur (labeled "") tae yinlie displey referances that match ae gien tex.
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Adding ae new referance

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 * Tae eik ae new referance, place yer curser whaur ye want tae add it in the tex, n clap oan the "" icon (buikmaurk) in the "" puldoon oan the tuilbaur.
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 * VisualEditor - Editing references 20.png
 * In the referance eediter, ye can eik, eedit n format yer citation.
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 * In the referance eediter, ye can eik, eedit n format yer citation.
 * In the referance eediter, ye can eik, eedit n format yer citation.

Ye can mak the referance belang til ae gien groop; this is uised tae displey groops o referances wi the "" tuil.
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 * Gif ye'r eikin ae new referance n ye want tae include ae template in it, clap the Template icon (puzzle piece) in the puldoon "" tuilbaur o the referance eediter.
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 * VisualEditor - Editing references 9.png
 * Than, seek the template that ye want tae uise, eik it n eedit it aes ye wid aen exeestin template.
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 * VisualEditor - Editing references 9.png
 * Than, seek the template that ye want tae uise, eik it n eedit it aes ye wid aen exeestin template.
 * Than, seek the template that ye want tae uise, eik it n eedit it aes ye wid aen exeestin template.

Clap oan "" tae return til the refarence eediter, n "" again tae return til the page.
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 * Gif thaur's na awreadie ae leet o referances oan the page (fer example, gif ye'r addin the first referance o the page), ye need tae eik it in order fer the tex o yer referance tae be displeyed.
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 * Gif thaur's na awreadie ae leet o referances oan the page (fer example, gif ye'r addin the first referance o the page), ye need tae eik it in order fer the tex o yer referance tae be displeyed.

Place the curser whaur ye want tae displey referances (uissuallie at the bottom o the page), n clap the "" icon (three buiks) tae eik it.
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 * VisualEditor - Editing references 11.png
 * Tae simplie eik ae referances leet, clap "" oan the dialog.
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 * Tae simplie eik ae referances leet, clap "" oan the dialog.

Gif ye cræftit groops o referances, ye can speceefie ae groop in this dialog, tae selecteevelie displey referances that belang til it.
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Eeditin templates
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 * Tae eik ae new template til the page, steid yer curser whaur ye want the template tae be inserted, n clap oan the "" icon (puzzle piece) in the "" puldoon menu oan the tuilbaur.
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 * Enter the name o the template that ye want tae insert, n clap "".
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 * Foreby ye can eedit templates that ar awreadie oan the page bi selectin thaim (thay turn blue), n clapin oan the "" icon (puzzle piece) that kiths, or the yin in the tuilbaur.
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 * Eikin ae new template or apenin aen exeestin template apens the "" dialog, wi ae leet o indiveedual boondins n thair values (gif the template haes awreadie been updated tae contain TemplateData information; itherwise, aen airtin til the documentation will be available in the dialog).
 * Foreby ye can eedit templates that ar awreadie oan the page bi selectin thaim (thay turn blue), n clapin oan the "" icon (puzzle piece) that kiths, or the yin in the tuilbaur.
 * VisualEditor - Template editing 1.png
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 * Eikin ae new template or apenin aen exeestin template apens the "" dialog, wi ae leet o indiveedual boondins n thair values (gif the template haes awreadie been updated tae contain TemplateData information; itherwise, aen airtin til the documentation will be available in the dialog).
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 * Eikin ae new template or apenin aen exeestin template apens the "" dialog, wi ae leet o indiveedual boondins n thair values (gif the template haes awreadie been updated tae contain TemplateData information; itherwise, aen airtin til the documentation will be available in the dialog).
 * Eikin ae new template or apenin aen exeestin template apens the "" dialog, wi ae leet o indiveedual boondins n thair values (gif the template haes awreadie been updated tae contain TemplateData information; itherwise, aen airtin til the documentation will be available in the dialog).

Ye can eik boondins or eedit thae awreadie leetit.
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 * Tae chynge ae boondin's value, select the boondin in the leet, n eedit its value in the naur bi windae.
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 * Whan ae template embeds ither templates, thir sub-templates will kith inside the boondins that displey thaim. Thay can be eedited or remuived inside the boondin field.
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 * Whan ae template embeds ither templates, thir sub-templates will kith inside the boondins that displey thaim. Thay can be eedited or remuived inside the boondin field.
 * Whan ae template embeds ither templates, thir sub-templates will kith inside the boondins that displey thaim. Thay can be eedited or remuived inside the boondin field.
 * Whan ae template embeds ither templates, thir sub-templates will kith inside the boondins that displey thaim. Thay can be eedited or remuived inside the boondin field.

New sub-templates ar eikit bi follaein the steps o addin ae boondin. Ye micht need tae check the template documentation tae mak sair that the sub-template is supported.
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 * Whan ye'r dun, clap "" tae claise the dialog n return til the page eediter.
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Substitutin templates

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 * Whan ae template maun be substitutit, type  (colon incluidit) afore the template's name.
 * Whan ae template maun be substitutit, type  (colon incluidit) afore the template's name.
 * Whan ae template maun be substitutit, type  (colon incluidit) afore the template's name.

Autæcompleation disna wairk wi ; gif ye need the autæcompleation, eik   yinlie efter fyndin the template that ye'r seekin.

Than, clap the green "" button.
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 * Eik onie boonds aes uissual n "".
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 * Y'll see the template expand oan the page efter ye clap "". Whan ye'r readie, hain the page.
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 * Y'll see the template expand oan the page efter ye clap "". Whan ye'r readie, hain the page.
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Eeditin categeries


Eeditin page settins


Eeditin mathemateecal formulae
The formula eediter is still unner deveelipmant, sae oan some wikis ye micht need tae opt-in til the formula eediter tae uise it. Tae dae this, clap oan "Beta" in yer personal tuils in the tap richt o onie wiki page, check the kist nex til "VeesualEediter formulae eeditin", n press "Hain" at the bottom o the page.



Eeditin poems n ither biordinair eetems
Some eetems, like poems n museec scores ar na yet supportit bi VeesualEediter. Ontil thay ar, ye'll need tae eedit the soorce wikitex directlie gif ye want tae alter or eik thir.



Keybuird shortcuts
Monie eediters ar uissed tae enterin wikitex directlie, especiallie baud, italeecs n wikilinks. Keybuird shortcuts permit ye tae quicklie insert siclike formattin wioot haeing tae clap the tuilbaur buttons. Commyn general shortcuts, n some uised bi ither eediters, function in VeesualEediter: