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== Begin Editing ==
== Begin Editing ==
To begin editing a page, click on '''"Edit this page"''' or '''"edit"''' at the top. To edit an individual section, look at the section header for '''"<nowiki>[edit]</nowiki>"'''.


Then enter your Wikitext into it, whatever that may be. To see what your page looks like before you save it, press "Show Preview." If that all looks good, enter a Summary (see below), mark whether it's a minor edit, and if you want to watch the page. Then, when you're finished, press "Save Page." Your changes will be visible immediatly.
To begin editing a page, click on ''"Edit this page"'' or the ''"edit"'' tab at the top. To edit an individual section, look at the section header for ''"<nowiki>[edit]</nowiki>"''.


== Dummy edit ==
Then insert your Wiki text into it, whatever that may be. To see what your page looks like before you save it, press "Show preview". If that all looks good, enter a Summary (see below), mark whether it's a minor edit, and if you want to watch the page. Then, when you're finished, press "Save page." Your changes will be visible immediately.
If the Wikitext originally in the document is not changed, no edit will be recorded, and the edit summary is discarded. That is called a Dummy edit, where the page rendered is not changed.


== Minor edits ==
== "Minor" Edits ==
When editing a page, a logged in user has the option of flagging the edit as a "minor edit". When to use this is somewhat a matter of personal preference. The rule of thumb is that an edit of a page that is spelling corrections, formatting, and minor rearranging of text should be flagged as a "minor edit".  A major edit is basically something that makes the entry worth relooking at for somebody who wants to watch the article rather closely, so any "real" change, even if it is a single word. This feature is important, because users can choose to ''hide'' minor edits in their view of the [[Special:Recentchanges|recent changes]] to keep the volume of edits down to a manageable level.


The reason for not allowing a user who is not logged in to mark an edit as minor is that vandalism could then be marked as a minor edit, in which case it would stay unnoticed longer. This limitation is another reason to log in.
A logged in user has the option of flagging the edit as a "minor edit". When to use this is some what a matter of personal preference. The rule of thumb is that an edit of a page that is spelling corrections, formatting, and minor rearranging of text should be flagged as a "minor edit".  A major edit is basically something that makes the entry worth relooking at for somebody who wants to watch the article rather closely, so any "real" change, even if it is a single word. This feature is important, because users can choose to ''hide'' minor edits in their view of the [[Special:Recentchanges|recent changes]] to keep the volume of edits down to a manageable level.
 
The reason for not allowing a user who is not logged in to mark an edit as minor is that vandalism could then be marked as a minor edit and which in this case it would stay unnoticed longer. This limitation is another reason to log in.


== Summary ==
== Summary ==
The Summary is a summary of what you've done to change the page. Whether it be creating the page or fixing a spelling error, you should always fill out the summary, so administrators know what you've done.
 
The Summary is a summary of what you have done to change the page. Whether it be creating the page or fixing a spelling error, you should always fill out the summary, so administrators know what you've done.


== The Wiki Markup ==
== The Wiki Markup ==
In this section, we will show everything about how to make a good Wiki page--formatting, links, and more.


You may want to keep this page open in a separate browser window for reference. If you want to try out things without danger of doing any harm, you can do so in the [[Halopedia:Sandbox|Sandbox]].
In this section, we will show everything about how to make a good Wiki page--formatting, links and more.
 
You may want to keep this page open in a separate browser window for reference. If you want to try out things without danger of doing any harm to Halopedia or its users, you can do so in the [[Halopedia:Sandbox|Sandbox]].


=== Sections, Paragraphs, Lists, and Lines ===
=== Sections, Paragraphs, Lists, and Lines ===
<table width="100%" border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0"><tr><th>What You See</th><th>What You Type</th></tr>
<table width="100%" border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0"><tr><th>What You See</th><th>What You Type</th></tr>


<tr><td>Section Headings Look Like This:<br>
<tr><td>Section Headings Look Like This:<br/>
<b><font style="font-size:120%"> New section </font></b><br><br>
<span style="font-size:155%"> New section </span>
<b><font style="font-size:110%"> Subsection</font></b><br><br>
----
<b><font style="font-size:100%"> Sub-subsection</font></b><br><br>
<b><span style="font-size:130%"> Subsection</span></b><br/><br/>
<b><span style="font-size:115%"> Sub-subsection</span></b><br/><br/>
</td>
</td>
<td><pre><nowiki>
<td><pre><nowiki>
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<tr><td>
<tr><td>
You can break lines<br>
You can break lines<br/>
without starting a new paragraph.
without starting a new paragraph.
</td>
</td>
<td><pre><nowiki>
<td><pre><nowiki>
You can break lines<br>
You can break lines<br/>
without starting a new paragraph.
without starting a new paragraph.
</nowiki></pre></td></tr>
</nowiki></pre></td></tr>
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## very organized
## very organized
## easy to follow
## easy to follow
#A newline
#A new line
#in a list
#in a list
 
marks the end of the list.
marks the end of the list.
#New numbering starts
#New numbering starts
#with 1.
#with 1.
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## very organized
## very organized
## easy to follow
## easy to follow
#A newline
#A new line
#in a list
#in a list
 
marks the end of the list.
marks the end of the list.
#New numbering starts
#New numbering starts
#with 1.
#with 1.
</pre></nowiki></td></tr>
</nowiki></pre></td></tr>


<tr><td>
<tr><td>
* You can even do mixed lists
* You can even do mixed lists
*# and nest them
*# and nest them
*#* like this<br>or have newlines<br>inside lists
*#* like this<br/>or have newlines<br/>inside lists
</td><td><pre><nowiki>
</td><td><pre><nowiki>
* You can even do mixed lists
* You can even do mixed lists
*# and nest them
*# and nest them
*#* like this<br>or have newlines<br>inside lists
*#* like this<br/>or have newlines<br/>inside lists
</nowiki></pre></td></tr>
</nowiki></pre></td></tr>


<tr><td>
<tr><td>
* You can also
* You can also
**break lines<br>inside lists<br>like this
**break lines<br/>inside lists<br/>like this
</td><td><pre><nowiki>
</td><td><pre><nowiki>
* You can also
* You can also
**break lines<br>inside lists<br>like this
**break lines<br/>inside lists<br/>like this
</nowiki></pre></td></tr>
</nowiki></pre></td></tr>


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</td><td><pre><nowiki>
</td><td><pre><nowiki>
<center>Centered text.</center>
<center>Centered text.</center>
</nowiki></pre></td></tr>
<tr><td>
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
<span style="font-size:155%">Column 1 </span>
----
{{col-2}}
<span style="font-size:155%"> Column 2 </span>
----
{{col-end}}
</td><td><pre><nowiki>
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
==Column 1==
{{col-2}}
==Column 2==
{{col-end}}
</nowiki></pre></td></tr></table>
</nowiki></pre></td></tr></table>


=== Links, URLS ===
=== Links, URLS ===
<table width="100%" border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0"><tr><td>
<table width="100%" border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0"><tr><td>
Joe is playing Halo on [[Xbox]].<br>
Joe is playing Halo on [[Xbox]].<br />
Jane is playing [[Halo PC|Halo on PC]].
Jane is playing [[Halo PC|Halo on PC]].


Spaces are treated like underscores (typing an underscore is the same as typing a space, but is not recommended).
Spaces are treated like underscores (typing an underscore is the same as typing a space, but is not recommended).
</td><td><pre><nowiki>
</td><td><pre><nowiki>
Joe is playing Halo on [[Xbox]].<br>
Joe is playing Halo on [[Xbox]].<br />
Jane is playing [[Halo PC|Halo on PC]].
Jane is playing [[Halo PC|Halo on PC]].
</nowiki></pre></td></tr>
</nowiki></pre></td></tr>
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: [[User:Wheresthebrain|Wheresthebrain]]
: [[User:Wheresthebrain|Wheresthebrain]]
or four for user name plus date/time:
or four for user name plus date/time:
: [[User:Wheresthebrain|Wheresthebrain]] 01:49, 3 Jan 2005 (Eastern Standard Time)
: [[User:Wheresthebrain|Wheresthebrain]] 01:49, 3 Jan 2005 (UTC)
</td><td><pre><nowiki>
</td><td><pre><nowiki>
When adding a comment to a Talk page,
When adding a comment to a Talk page,
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Or just give the URL:
Or just give the URL:
http://www.bungie.net
http://www.bungie.net
</nowiki></pre></td></tr></table>
</nowiki></pre></td></tr>
 
<tr><td>
To connect in between Wikis use the Interwiki code
[[Wikipedia:Halo|Halo on Wikipedia]]
</td><td><pre><nowiki>
[[Wikipedia:Halo|Halo on Wikipedia]]
</nowiki></pre></td></tr>
 
<tr><td>
If you are linking from another wikia to [[Wikia:c:halo|Halopedia]] then use the following code:
</td><td><pre><nowiki>
[[w:c:halo]]
</nowiki></pre></td></tr>
 
<tr><td>
If you are linking from Halowiki.net to [[Wikia:c:halo|Halopedia]] then use the following code:
</td><td><pre><nowiki>
[[Halopedia:Main Page]] or [[Halopedia:Article Name]]
</nowiki></pre></td></tr>
</table>


=== Character Formatting ===
=== Character Formatting ===
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<table width="100%" border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0"><tr><td>
<table width="100%" border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0"><tr><td>
''Emphasize'', '''strongly''',
''Emphasize'', '''strongly''',
'''''very strongly'''''.
'''''very strongly'''''.<br/>
*These are double and triple apostrophes, not double quotes.
'''Note:'''These are double and triple apostrophes, not double quotes.
</td><td><pre><nowiki>
</td><td><pre><nowiki>
''Emphasize'', '''strongly''',
''Emphasize'', '''strongly''',
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<tr><td>
<tr><td>
You can <strike>strike out deleted material</strike>
You can <s>strike out deleted material</s>
and <u>underline new material</u>.
and <u>underline new material</u>.
</td><td><pre><nowiki>
</td><td><pre><nowiki>
You can <strike>strike out deleted material</strike>
You can <s>strike out deleted material</s>
and <u>underline new material</u>.
and <u>underline new material</u>.
</nowiki></pre></td></tr>
</nowiki></pre></td></tr>
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<tr><td>
<tr><td>
'''Commenting page source:'''<br>
'''Commenting page source:'''<br>
''not show in page''
''not shown in page''


*Used to leave comments in a page for future edits.
'''Note:'''Used to leave comments in a page for future edits.
</td><td><pre><nowiki>
</td><td><pre><nowiki>
<!-- comment here -->
<!-- comment here -->
</nowiki></pre></td></tr>
</nowiki></pre></td></tr></Table>
 
== Formatted Text ==
There are three basic formattings you can apply to text, which are explained below.
=== Colored Text ===
Using colored text is highly discouraged but in some cases useful.  To color your text enter the following code.  So for example:
 
<pre><nowiki>
<span style="color:red;">red text</span>
<span style="color:orange;">orange text</span>
<span style="color:yellow;">yellow text</span>
<span style="color:green;">green text</span>
<span style="color:blue;">blue text</span>
<span style="color:purple;">purple text</span>
<span style="color:black;">black text</span>
<span style="color:silver;">silver text</span>
</nowiki></pre>
 
Will output:<span style="color:red;">red text</span>
<span style="color:orange;">orange text</span>
<span style="color:yellow;">yellow text</span>
<span style="color:green;">green text</span>
<span style="color:blue;">blue text</span>
<span style="color:purple;">purple text</span>
<span style="color:black;">black text</span>
<span style="color:silver;">silver text</span>
 
However, it is also possible to use <nowiki><font color="COLOR">Text here</font></nowiki>
 
For example, <font color="Red">Red text</font>
 
For a complete list of possible colors, see Wikipedia's article on [[wikipedia:Web colors|web colors]]. Simply copy the hex code next to your preferred color, paste in the appropriate spot, and remove the spaces in the hex code. For example:
 
<pre><span style="color:#0000FF;">This text is blue.</span></pre>
 
Will give this: <span style="color:#0000FF;">This text is blue.</span>
 
=== Font Size  ===
To set a specified font size, enter the following code. So for example:
 
<pre><nowiki>
<span style="font-size: 130%;">Enlarged text</span>
</nowiki></pre>
 
Will output:<span style="font-size: 130%;">Enlarged text</span>
 
=== Typeface  ===
To set a specified typeface, enter the following code. So for example:
 
<pre><nowiki>
<span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">Typeface</span>
</nowiki></pre>
 
Will output:<span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">Typeface</span>
 
=== Combined ===
A piece of text can also combine two or all three of the above. So for example:
 
<pre><nowiki>
<span style="color: Blue; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 120%;">Custom text</span>
</nowiki></pre>
 
Will output:<span style="color: Blue; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 120%;">Custom text</span>
 
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