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This is a guide for | This is a guide for contributors with Clicklaw Wikibooks accounts. It contains instructions for editing content. If you are not a ''Wikibooks'' editor contributor, but handle your organization's content on the main ''Clicklaw'' main [http://www.clicklaw.bc.ca Clicklaw website], see the [[Clicklaw Website Contributor Guide]]. | ||
This guide is to be used in conjunction with the [[Clicklaw Wikibooks Style Guide]], which aims to help contributors produce consistent and clear language, layout, and formatting. | |||
===Before you edit=== | ===Before you edit=== | ||
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See [[#Undoing changes |Undoing Changes]]. | See [[#Undoing changes |Undoing Changes]]. | ||
===The "Edit" screen=== | ===The "Edit" screen=== | ||
Are you at the page you want to edit? Are you logged in? If yes, you can start editing. | Are you at the page you want to edit? Are you logged in? If yes, you can start editing. Please refer to the [[Clicklaw Wikibooks Style Guide]] before/while making edits. | ||
#Click on the "Edit" tab or click on the "edit" link beside a particular section (if you only want to edit the text for a certain section of a page).<br /><br />[[File:Editing_a_page_on_the_wiki.png | border|800px | link=]]<br /><br /> | #Click on the "Edit" tab or click on the "edit" link beside a particular section (if you only want to edit the text for a certain section of a page).<br /><br />[[File:Editing_a_page_on_the_wiki.png | border|800px | link=]]<br /><br /> | ||
#You can make changes to the text in the edit window, and click on the “Save page” button to save your changes.<br /><br />[[File:Editing_a_page_on_the_wiki_2.png |border| 900px | link=]] | #You can make changes to the text in the edit window, and click on the “Save page” button to save your changes.<br /><br />[[File:Editing_a_page_on_the_wiki_2.png |border| 900px | link=]] | ||
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[[File:Edit toolbar italic.png|framed|link=]] | [[File:Edit toolbar italic.png|framed|link=]] | ||
In the edit screen, selecting text then clicking the Italic button will apply the wiki markup to make the text appear in italics. | In the edit screen, selecting text then clicking the Italic button will apply the wiki markup to make the text appear in italics. | ||
Use Italics sparingly to add emphasis to words that are unfamiliar or to disambiguate ones that the reader might mistake. Italics are used to cite cases, legislation or certain other sources | Use Italics sparingly to add emphasis to words that are unfamiliar or to disambiguate ones that the reader might mistake. Italics are also used to cite cases, legislation or certain other sources. | ||
To create italic text manually, enclose one or more words in sets of two apostrophes. | To create italic text manually, enclose one or more words in sets of two apostrophes. | ||
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===MediaWiki manual=== | ===MediaWiki manual=== | ||
The [http://www.mediawiki.org/ MediaWiki] website also includes excellent support material — instructions on [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Navigation navigating a wiki], [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Editing_pages editing pages], and [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/User_hub much more]. (MediaWiki is free, open source software that powers Clicklaw Wikibooks and the hugely popular Wikipedia.) | The [http://www.mediawiki.org/ MediaWiki] website also includes excellent support material — instructions on [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Navigation navigating a wiki], [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Editing_pages editing pages], and [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/User_hub much more]. (MediaWiki is free, open source software that powers Clicklaw Wikibooks and the hugely popular Wikipedia.) | ||
=== Note about updating resources in Legal Help for British Columbians === | === Note about updating resources in Legal Help for British Columbians === |