Help:Editing

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To edit pages, simply type in the text that you want to enter. This will get the content on the page. Use the "Show Preview" button to see how it looks. Click the "Save Page" button when you are ready to save the page. Every change you make is entered into the database, so please use the preview function to check your changes as much as possible.

For more complicated editing, first check out Wikipedia's Cheat Sheet to learn the basics. If you think you are ready for more, visit Wikipedia's Guide to Editing Pages.

For pages that need to have a uniform look, a good way to start is to visit a similar page and examine how the page is set up. Many pages use Templates, so visit MediaWiki's Template Guide to figure out how to use them. Do NOT edit Templates. If a change needs to be made, please post about it in the discussion page of the Template.