Help:Editing

Editing basics

Start editing: To start editing a wiki page, click the Edit this page (or just edit) link at one of its edges. This brings you to the edit page: a page with a text box containing the wikitext: the editable source code from which the server produces the webpage. If you just want to experiment, please do so in the sandbox, not here.

Type your changes: You can just type your text. However, also using basic wikitext markup to make links and do simple formatting adds to the value of your contribution.

Summarize your changes: Write a short edit summary in the small field below the edit-box.

Preview before saving: When you have finished, click Show preview to see how your changes will look -- before you make them permanent. Repeat the edit/preview process until you are satisfied, then click Save page and your changes will be immediately applied to the article.

AVENwiki Cheatsheet
Works anywhere in the text
Description	You type	You get
Italic text	`''italic''`	italic

Bold text	`'''bold'''`	bold

Bold and italic text	`'''''bold & italic'''''`	bold & italic

Link to another AVENwiki page	`[[Name of page]]` `[[Name of page\|Text to display]]`	Name of page Text to display

Link to a page outside AVENwiki	`[url Text to display]` `e.g. [http://www.asexuality.org/ AVEN]`	AVEN

Add a page to a category	`[[Category:Category name]]`	Categories should be placed at the end of pages. The category name will display in a bar at the bottom when the page is previewed or saved.

Signature Sign your contributions when posting to a Talk Page. Do not sign when contributing to an article.	`~~~~`	Username (talk) 00:17, 8 September 2024 (UTC)
Works only at the beginning of lines
Description	You type	You get
Redirect to another page Redirects must be placed at the start of the first line.	`#REDIRECT [[Target page]]`	↳Target page

Section headings A Table of Contents will automatically be generated when four headings are added to an article. =Level 1= should not be used.	`== Level 2 ==` `=== Level 3 ===` `==== Level 4 ====` `===== Level 5 =====` `====== Level 6 ======`	Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Level 5 Level 6

Bulleted list	`* One` `* Two` `** Two point one` `* Three`	One Two Two point one Three

Numbered list	`# One` `# Two` `## Two point one` `# Three`	One Two Two point one Three

Indenting text This is generally used when replying on a Talk Page, as it keeps conversations easy to browse.	`no indent (normal)` `:first indent` `::second indent` `:::third indent`	no indent (normal) first indent second indent third indent

Editing basics

AVENwiki Cheatsheet

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