Help:Edit toolbar
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In compatible browsers, an edit toolbar can be automatically displayed with the edit box, provided that this has been set in the preferences (editing tab). This functions partly as a typing aid and partly as a reminder of the available functions. All the functions are available simply by typing the code directly into the edit box (such as [[link]]) - this may be easier.
The toolbar works best with Internet Explorer, the Mozilla Suite/SeaMonkey, and Firefox.
For example:
To turn a piece of text into an internal link, select it and press the third button.
In Mozilla browsers and IE, you can format existing text by highlighting the text you want to format and clicking the relevant button on the toolbar. If you click a button without selecting any text, sample text will be inserted at the cursor's position (like so: Bold text). In other browsers, clicking on the button presents an explanation for that feature.
All of the toolbar options, and further editing options, are available in Bananeweizen's Firefox extension.
List of functions
(apart from the last two examples, these pieces of wikitext are created by typing abc, selecting it and clicking the buttons on the toolbar)
| Icon | Function | What it shows when editing | What it shows on the page |
|---|---|---|---|
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Bold or strong emphasis | '''abc''' | abc |
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Italic or emphasis | ''abc'' | abc |
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Internal link | [[abc]] | abc |
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External link | [abc.com] | |
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Section heading | == abc == |
abc |
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Insert image | [[Image:abc.jpg]] |  |
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Insert media | [[Media:abc.ogg]] | Media:abc.ogg |
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Mathematical formula | <math>abc</math> | abc |
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Ignore wiki formatting | <nowiki>abc '''[[Bold text]]'''</nowiki> | abc '''[[Bold text]]''' |
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Sign talk comments (with time stamp) | --~~~~ | --Gareth Aus 22:49, 11 February 2006 (UTC) |
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Horizontal line | ---- |
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Set a redirect | #REDIRECT [[Insert text]] | #REDIRECT Redirect |
| edit |
Wikipedia-specific help
- On Wikipedia, there is the addition of a redirect button.
- You can add more buttons to your toolbar. See: User:MarkS/Extra edit buttons
This page is a copy of the master help page at Meta (for general help information all Wikimedia projects can use), with two Wikipedia-specific templates inserted. To update the main text, edit the master help page for all projects at m:Help:Edit toolbar. For Wikipedia-specific issues, use Template:Ph:Edit toolbar (the extra text at the bottom of this page) or Template:Phh:Edit toolbar for a Wikipedia-specific lead (text appears at the top of this page). You are welcome to copy the exact wikitext from the master page at Meta and paste it into this page at any time. To view this page in other languages see the master page at Meta.
