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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
 * To edit an existing reference, click on it in the text. You will either see a "" icon (bookmark) or a template icon. Clicking on this icon will open a mini-editor to allow you to edit the reference.
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 * If what appears is the "" icon, clicking on it opens the reference mini-editor to in most cases allow you to edit the reference's text.
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 * If what appears is the "" icon, clicking on it opens the reference mini-editor to in most cases allow you to edit the reference's text.
 * If what appears is the "" icon, clicking on it opens the reference mini-editor to in most cases allow you to edit the reference's text.

Many wikis use templates to format references according to a specific standard. If a template is used on a wiki that does not yet support the cite menu or is not included among those commonly used templates, you will find that when you attempt to edit the template in the template editor, its contents turn blue.

Click on the icon (puzzle piece) to edit the content of the template in the template mini-editor.
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 * VisualEditor - Editing References - Cite Web.png
 * If what appears when you click on the reference is one of the several template icons, clicking on it takes you directly to the template mini-editor.
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 * Inside the template mini-editor, you can add or remove parameters or alter the content in currently used parameters.
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 * Click on "" when you're done, and you'll go back to the editor. Please note that if you have entered the template mini-editor through the reference editor, you will have to hit "" twice to get back to the main editor.
 * Inside the template mini-editor, you can add or remove parameters or alter the content in currently used parameters.
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 * Click on "" when you're done, and you'll go back to the editor. Please note that if you have entered the template mini-editor through the reference editor, you will have to hit "" twice to get back to the main editor.
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 * Click on "" when you're done, and you'll go back to the editor. Please note that if you have entered the template mini-editor through the reference editor, you will have to hit "" twice to get back to the main editor.

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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 * 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.
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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.

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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 * 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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 * If you're adding a new reference and you want to include a template in it, click the icon (puzzle piece) in the "" toolbar menu on the reference editor.
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 * Than, seek the template that ye want tae uise, eik it n eedit it aes ye wid aen exeestin template.
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 * 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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 * 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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Using the cite menu

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 * VisualEditor - Editing References - Cite Pulldown.png
 * If your wiki supports the cite menu, this may be an appropriate and easier avenue for adding references. (The cite menu can also be used for updating existing references; see above.) The cite menu offers quick access to some of the more familiar citation templates. It is not available on all MediaWiki projects yet and must be enabled.
 * VisualEditor - Editing References - Cite Pulldown.png
 * If your wiki supports the cite menu, this may be an appropriate and easier avenue for adding references. (The cite menu can also be used for updating existing references; see above.) The cite menu offers quick access to some of the more familiar citation templates. It is not available on all MediaWiki projects yet and must be enabled.

(Instructions to add the cite menu to a specific wiki are available at VisualEditor/Citation tool.)

To add a citation using the cite menu, press "cite" and select the appropriate template from the menu.
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 * VisualEditor - Editing references - Cite book required fields.png
 * Selecting the template icon will take you into the template mini-editor for the template you have chosen. Strongly recommended parameters may be marked with an asterisk. While the most common parameters will display, they are not all required. Unused parameters should not display.
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 * VisualEditor - Editing references - Add parameter.png
 * To add additional parameters, scroll down in the template mini-editor to the "add parameter" option.
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 * Click on "" when you're done, and you'll go back to the editor. If there is nothing more to edit, click on "" again to return to the page.
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 * To add additional parameters, scroll down in the template mini-editor to the "add parameter" option.
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 * Click on "" when you're done, and you'll go back to the editor. If there is nothing more to edit, click on "" again to return to the page.
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 * Click on "" when you're done, and you'll go back to the editor. If there is nothing more to edit, click on "" again to return to the page.
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Eeditin templates
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 * To add a new template to the page, place your cursor where you want the template to be inserted, and click on the "" icon (puzzle piece) in the "" menu on the toolbar.
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 * Enter the name of the template you want to insert, and click "".
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 * You can also edit templates that are already on the page by selecting them (they turn blue), and clicking on the "" icon (puzzle piece) that appears, or the one in the toolbar.
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 * Adding a new template or opening an existing one opens the "" dialog, with a list of individual parameters and their values (if the template has already been updated to contain TemplateData information; otherwise, a link to the documentation will be available in the dialog).
 * You can also edit templates that are already on the page by selecting them (they turn blue), and clicking on the "" icon (puzzle piece) that appears, or the one in the toolbar.
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 * Adding a new template or opening an existing one opens the "" dialog, with a list of individual parameters and their values (if the template has already been updated to contain TemplateData information; otherwise, a link to the documentation will be available in the dialog).
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 * Adding a new template or opening an existing one opens the "" dialog, with a list of individual parameters and their values (if the template has already been updated to contain TemplateData information; otherwise, a link to the documentation will be available in the dialog).
 * Adding a new template or opening an existing one opens the "" dialog, with a list of individual parameters and their values (if the template has already been updated to contain TemplateData information; otherwise, a link to 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 editor is still under development, so on some wikis you may need to opt-in to the formula editor to use it. To do this, click on "" in your personal tools in the top right of any wiki page, check the box next to "", and press "" at the bottom of 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: