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Saving changes


Editing links


Editing images and other media files


Editing references
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Editing an existing reference

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 * To edit an existing reference, click on it in the text, and click on the "Reference" icon (bookmark) that appears near it, or the one in the toolbar.
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 * Clicking on the References icon opens a dialog that includes a mini-editor, where you can edit the reference's text.
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 * Clicking on the References icon opens a dialog that includes a mini-editor, where you can edit the reference's text.
 * Clicking on the References icon opens a dialog that includes a mini-editor, where you can edit the reference's text.

You can format it as you would in the rest of the page, for example to add italics or links.
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 * Many wikis use templates to format references according to a specific standard. You will notice this if you edit an existing reference whose content turns blue when you select it.
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 * Many wikis use templates to format references according to a specific standard. You will notice this if you edit an existing reference whose content turns blue when you select it.

Click on the Transclusion icon (puzzle piece) to edit the content of the template.
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 * Clicking the Transclusion icon (puzzle piece) allows you to edit the template's individual parameters.
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 * Click on "Apply changes" when you're done, and you'll go back to the reference editor.
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 * Click on "Apply changes" when you're done, and you'll go back to the reference editor.
 * Click on "Apply changes" when you're done, and you'll go back to the reference editor.

If there is nothing more to edit, click on "Apply changes" again to return to the page.
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Reusing an existing reference

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 * If the page already contains references, you can choose to reuse an existing citation, if it applies to the text you want to source.
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 * If the page already contains references, you can choose to reuse an existing citation, if it applies to the text you want to source.

To reuse an existing reference, place your cursor where you want to add it in the text, and click on the "Reference" icon (bookmark) in the toolbar. Look for the reference you want to reuse in the list, and select it.
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 * If there are many references, you can use the search bar (labeled "What do you want to reference?") to only display references that match a given text.
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 * If there are many references, you can use the search bar (labeled "What do you want to reference?") to only display references that match a given text.
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 * Once you have chosen an existing reference, click the "Insert reference" button to insert it into the text.
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Adding a new reference

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 * To add a new reference, place your cursor where you want to add it in the text, and click on the "Reference" icon (bookmark) in the toolbar.
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 * Select "Create new source".
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 * Then, click the "Insert reference" button to open the reference editor.
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 * In the reference editor, you can add, edit and format your citation.
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 * Then, click the "Insert reference" button to open the reference editor.
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 * In the reference editor, you can add, edit and format your citation.
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 * In the reference editor, you can add, edit and format your citation.
 * In the reference editor, you can add, edit and format your citation.

You can make the reference belong to a given group; this is used to display groups of references with the "References list" tool.
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 * If you're adding a new reference and you want to include a template in it, click the Transclusion icon (puzzle piece) in the toolbar of the reference editor.
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 * Then, look for the template you want to use, add it and edit it as you would an existing one.
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 * Then, look for the template you want to use, add it and edit it as you would an existing one.
 * Then, look for the template you want to use, add it and edit it as you would an existing one.

Click on "Apply changes" to return to the reference editor, and "Apply changes" again to return to the page.
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 * If there isn't already a list of references on the page (for example, if you're adding the first reference of the page), you need to add it in order for the text of your reference to be displayed.
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 * If there isn't already a list of references on the page (for example, if you're adding the first reference of the page), you need to add it in order for the text of your reference to be displayed.

Place the cursor where you want to display references (usually at the bottom of the page), and click the "References list" icon (three books) to add it.
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 * To simply add a references list, click "Apply changes" on the dialog.
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 * To simply add a references list, click "Apply changes" on the dialog.

If you created groups of references, you can specify a group in this dialog, to selectively display references that belong to it.
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Editing 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 "Transclusion" icon (puzzle piece) in the toolbar.
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 * Enter the name of the template you want to insert, and click "Add template".
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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 "Transclusion" 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 "Transclusion" dialog, with a list of individual parameters and their values.
 * You can also edit templates that are already on the page by selecting them (they turn blue), and clicking on the "Transclusion" 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 "Transclusion" dialog, with a list of individual parameters and their values.
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 * Adding a new template or opening an existing one opens the "Transclusion" dialog, with a list of individual parameters and their values.
 * Adding a new template or opening an existing one opens the "Transclusion" dialog, with a list of individual parameters and their values.

You can add parameters or edit those already listed.
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 * To change a parameter's value, select the parameter in the list, and edit its value in the adjacent window.
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 * When a template embeds other templates, these sub-templates will appear as parameters. They can be edited or removed by clicking on the name of the sub-template.
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 * When a template embeds other templates, these sub-templates will appear as parameters. They can be edited or removed by clicking on the name of the sub-template.
 * When a template embeds other templates, these sub-templates will appear as parameters. They can be edited or removed by clicking on the name of the sub-template.
 * When a template embeds other templates, these sub-templates will appear as parameters. They can be edited or removed by clicking on the name of the sub-template.

New sub-templates are added by following the steps of adding a parameter. You may need to check the template documentation to make sure that the sub-template is supported.
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 * When you're done, click "Apply changes" to close the dialog and return to the page editor.
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Substituting templates

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 * When a template must be substituted, type  (colon included) before the template's name.
 * When a template must be substituted, type  (colon included) before the template's name.
 * When a template must be substituted, type  (colon included) before the template's name.

Autocompletion doesn't work with ; if you need the autocompletion, add   only after finding the template you're looking for.

Then, click the green "Add template" button.
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 * Add any parameters as usual and "Apply changes".
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 * You will not see the template expand on the page during this initial phase.
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 * You will not see the template expand on the page during this initial phase.
 * You will not see the template expand on the page during this initial phase.
 * You will not see the template expand on the page during this initial phase.

After you finish your changes and save, the template appearance will change as substitution goes into effect.
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Editing categories


Editing mathematical formulae and other special items
Some items, such as image galleries, mathematical formulae and music scores aren't yet supported by VisualEditor. Until they are, you will need to edit the source wikitext directly if you want to alter or add these.



Keyboard shortcuts
Many editors are used to entering wikitext directly, especially bold, italics and wikilinks. Keyboard shortcuts allow to quickly insert similar formatting without having to click the toolbar buttons. Common general shortcuts, and ones used by other editors, function in VisualEditor: