Changes: Help:Editing

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This page introduces the basics for getting started with editing on Wikia and a walkthrough of the Wikia editor. You may wish to visit the linked pages to learn more in-depth details of editing.

The information below is for the standard Wikia editor. For information on using the new VisualEditor, see Help:VisualEditor.

thumb|620px|center|Watch a quick tour of the Wikia editor

Step by step

Anyone can edit a wikia, and generally you don't even need to have an account to edit! (There are some circumstances which can restrict editing.)

To edit a page, simply click the Edit button which is located by the title of the page.
Once you click the edit button, the editor will load allowing you to make changes to the page, including adding or removing text, photos, video and more.

Editor features

Visual Mode: This mode is generally the default and allows you to make edits that will appear similar to how they will on the published page.
Source Mode: This mode allows you to edit the page using wikitext.
Edit Area: This is the main content area where you can add text, media and adjust the format of the page.
Toolbar: The toolbar allows you to format text, making it different sizes and styles. You can expand and condense the toolbar to view more or less tools.
Feature Modules: The right pane also includes modules that allow you to add features and media such as photos, slideshow, videos and tables. You can access templates to use on the page and add categories. The preview and publish buttons are found at the top of this area.

Basic editing tips

Once the edit is opened, you can use the toolbar, features modules and free form edit area to add or adjust to the page content.
To see how your page will appear once it's published, click on the preview button. This will pop up a window that shows the page as it is currently designed. You can also choose to view how the page will look at the minimum and maximum sizes that other users might see.
If you like your preview, hit publish and your edits will be pushed live.
If you don't like your preview, you can keep editing until it appears as you would like it to.
To let others know what you added, fill in a summary above the publish button.

Notes

Due to some issues with Internet Explorer 11, the editor's visual mode is not currently available when using this browser. It may be re-enabled at a future date.

See here for an explanation of Wikia's visual editor user preferences.

Next steps

Learn how to modify text.
Learn how to add links.
Learn how to create a new article.

Further help and feedback

Browse and search other help pages at Help:Contents
Check Fandom Community Central for sources of further help and support
Check Contacting Fandom for how to report any errors or unclear steps in this article

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 ===Editor features===
 * '''Visual Mode''': This mode is generally the default and allows you to make edits that will appear similar to how they will on the published page.
-* '''Source Mode''': This mode allows you to edit the page using [[Help:Wikitext|wikitext]].
+* <span id="source">'''Source Mode'''</span>: This mode allows you to edit the page using [[Help:Wikitext|wikitext]].
 * '''Edit Area''': This is the main content area where you can add text, media and adjust the format of the page.
 * '''Toolbar''': The toolbar allows you to format text, making it different sizes and styles. You can expand and condense the toolbar to view more or less tools.