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[edit] How to Edit

Step 1 - Click [edit]

To start editing a Text, click on the [edit] link at one of its edges. This will bring you to the edit page: a page with a text box containing the Text: the editable source code from which the server produces the webpage. You can experiment with this in the sandbox.

Step 2 - Make your changes

In this edit box make your changes. If you want to format your text see below.

Step 3 - Summarize your changes

You should write a short edit summary in the small field below the edit-box. You may use shorthand to describe your changes, as described in the legend.

Step 4 - Preview before saving

When you have finished, press preview to see how your changes will look -- before you make them permanent.

Step 5 - Save your Changes

Repeat the edit/preview process until you are satisfied, then click "Save" and your changes will be immediately applied to the article.

[edit] Basic Text Formatting

'''Bold text''' is surrounded by three apostrophes.

''Italic text''  is surrounded by two apostrophes.

For a bullet-point list, put each list item on its own line,
with a star in front of it:

*Winken
*Blinken
*Nod

A numbered list is similar to a bullet-point list, but each item
starts with a pound sign instead:

#Tinkers
#Evers
#Chance

[edit] How to Upload

You can upload an image by using the Upload file link in the toolbox, which is a link to Special:Upload. On most browsers, you will see a "Browse..." button, which will bring up your operating system's standard file open dialog. Choosing a file will fill the name of that file into the text field next to the button. Press the "Upload" button to finish the upload. This may take some time if you have a slow Internet connection.

[edit] Adding images to articles

The procedure for adding images to articles is the same, regardless if the image was uploaded to Commons or directly to English Wikipedia. To make your uploaded file appear in an article, you need to insert it: edit the article and add the syntax

[[Image:Image name|thumb|Caption]]

where you want the file to appear.

Important: Image names are case-sensitive. For example, if an image is called Picture.jpg then neither picture.jpg nor Picture.JPG will find it.

[edit] How to Start a New Page

Sometimes you need to start a new article for Stag Lake's WIKI -- for example, a new local destination, or a new itinerary. This help page tells you how to do it.

The frustrating thing for most people is that our software does not have a "Start new page" command anywhere on the screen. This is actually by design, not a mistake. The theory is that new pages should be linked from older pages, and be part of the cohesive whole of the Stag Lake's WIKI site, not isolated and on their own.

The only way to start a new page, then, is to create a link to that page, and then follow that link to edit the page. We prefer that you start at the Main Page and browse around (use the "more..." links), or use the search functionality, to find a related topic. For example, if you're going to write about a Mountain, you might search for the guide for the State and make your link there.

If there's really just nothing related, you can put the new link on your user page, or on a subpage. If you don't have a user page, try the graffiti wall.

To create a new link using Wiki markup, type the title of the new page -- preferably conforming to our article naming conventions -- somewhere on the screen, placing it between double brackets, [[Like this]]. This will create a link to a new blank page with the title you specified between the brackets.

Remember to start new pages in the correct namespace. Generally this means that pages about using or contributing to StagLake -- like help pages, policies and guidelines, article templates, and articles explaining the project -- should go in the StagLake: namespace. You just need to make the link have StagLake: at the beginning, [[StagLake:Like this]].

[edit] Correcting spelling

If you see any mistakes, please correct them (even if they are very minor typos). This greatly helps with making Wikipedia look as professional as possible.

[edit] Correcting grammar

Correct grammar is as valuable as correct spelling. Feel free to correct grammatical errors and clarify confusing wording. If you can phrase a sentence better, rephrase it! Just make sure the article in question retains its original meaning (unless that is wrong as well).

[edit] Etiquette

If you are taking the trouble to copy-edit a page, please remember that the original author took the trouble to write a new page for Wikimtn and that however good or bad it is, the article is probably a valuable contribution. Your summary note should be concise and polite.

If you are the author of a page that has been copy-edited, please try not to take corrections personally. This can be especially hard with stylistic differences. Copy-editors are usually trying to make the article better, which reflects well on the original author as well as the copy-editor.

[edit] Something is better than nothing

Don't feel like you have to cover your entire subject in one go. It's OK to just get started with an outline for the article -- you can start with the appropriate article template, and add choice information as you go.

If you make a stub to start the article, other people will follow your lead and add more information. Something is better than nothing, so plunge forward and start that page!

Consult the User's Guide for information on using the wiki software.