Help: Editing

This section covers basic editing techniques and markup.

Edit a Page

Append &action=edit at the end of the URL to view code and edit a page.

Additional Help Pages

The following list of pages will assist with editing the wiki.

• Special:Upload - File Upload
• Article:Submit - Submit New Articles
• Special:Imagelist - List of Uploaded Images
• Special Characters - List of Special Characters
• Wikipedia Cheatsheet - Wiki Code Reference

The Editing Toolbar

The primary set of tools for editing a wiki page is the Editing Toolbar.

• Bold - Bold (Wiki Formatting: '''Bold''')

• Italic - Italic (Wiki Formatting: ''Italic'')

• Make Internal Link - Make Internal Link (Wiki Formatting: [[Make Internal Link]])

• Make External Link - Make External Link (Wiki Formatting: [http://www.autotropolis.com Make External Link])

• Make Level Two Headline - (Wiki Formatting: == Make Level Two Headline ==)

• Insert Image - (Wiki Formatting: [[Image:Example.jpg]])

• Insert Media File - (Wiki Formatting: [[Media:Example.ogg]])

• Insert Mathematical Formula - <math>2+5=7</math>

• Ignore Wiki Formatting - (Wiki Formatting: <nowiki></nowiki>)

• Insert Your Signature - Todd Jensen (Wiki Formatting: ~~~)

• Insert Horizontal Rule - (Wiki Formatting: ----)

Creating a Redirect

To create a redirect, insert the following wiki markup into the page you wish to redirect. Do not redirect a page to another page that contains an existing redirect. Change the "Target Page" text to the title of the wiki page you want to redirect to.

• #REDIRECT [[Target Page]]

Creating Bullets & Numbering

Bullets

• Bullet - (Wiki Formatting: *Bullet)
• Bullet - (Wiki Formatting: *Bullet)

Numbering

1. Numbering - (Wiki Formatting: #Numbering)
2. Numbering - (Wiki Formatting: #Numbering)
3. Numbering - (Wiki Formatting: #Numbering)

Creating Internal Links

• Make Internal Link - Make Internal Link (Wiki Formatting: [[Make Internal Link]])

Example of a link with alternate text:

• Ford Motor Company - (Wiki Formatting: [[Ford|Ford Motor Company]])

Creating External Links

• Make External Link - Make External Link (Wiki Formatting: [http://www.autotropolis.com Make External Link])

Creating Minor Edits

If an edit is minor, such as fixing a typographical error or otherwise unlikely to be reverted, you can flag your edit as being minor by checking the "This is a minor edit" box near the "Save page" button when saving your edit.

Model Review Template Code

Individual Elements

• H1 Template No Contents - Template for H1 tags.
• Auto Showroom Links - Template for auto showroom links.
• Model Review Image Box - Template for model review images.
• Table Code - Template (HTML) for table container.

All Model Review Elements on One Page

• Model Review Template Items - All code snippets for model reviews.