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Apenin VeesualEediter


Gettin stairtit: the VeesualEediter tuilbaur




Hainin chynges


Eeditin links


Eeditin eemages n ither media files


Eeditin referances
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Eeditin aen exeestin referance

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 * 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 Referances icon apens ae dialog that incluids ae mini-eediter, whaur ye can eedit the referance's tex.
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 * Clapin oan the Referances icon apens ae dialog that incluids ae mini-eediter, whaur ye can eedit the referance's tex.
 * Clapin oan the Referances icon apens ae dialog that incluids ae mini-eediter, whaur 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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 * 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.
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 * 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 Transclusion icon (puzzle piece) tae eedit the content o the template.
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 * Clapin the Transclusion 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.
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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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 * 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 add 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 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 "" 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 pulldown "" 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 "" to return to the reference editor, and "" 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 curser whaur ye want tae displey referances (uissuallie at the bottom o the page), n clap the "" icon (three buiks) tae add it.
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 * To simply add a references list, click "" on the dialog.
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 * To simply add a references list, click "" 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 "" icon (puzzle piece) in the "" pulldown 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.
 * 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.
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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.
 * Adding a new template or opening an existing one opens the "" 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 "" 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 "" button.
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 * Add any parameters as usual and "".
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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: