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Note: Articles are in "Main" space, and drafts are in "Draft" space. If you're sure that there is no article or draft available for your topic, then there is just one big task to do before you start writing your first article: you have to gather sources about the topic in order to establish its notability .
Method 1: searching. Enter text in the search field that you seek to create as a page title. If the title you entered does not already exist, is not technically restricted and is not creation protected, the resulting page will i) tell you that it does not exist; ii) advise that you can create the page, and iii) will provide a red link to the ...
Manual of Style (MoS) This guide presents the typical layout of Wikipedia articles, including the sections an article usually has, ordering of sections, and formatting styles for various elements of an article. For advice on the use of wiki markup, see Help:Editing; for guidance on writing style, see Manual of Style.
Note: You can use the sandbox to experiment with page editing. Introduction : our main tutorial to the core principles of how to edit contained in thirteen short modules (as listed below ). The Wikipedia Adventure : a module-guided tour with fun, interactive learning, and practice.
Monobook toolbar. To automatically insert a table, click or (Insert a table) on the edit toolbar. In the Vector toolbar the table icon is in the "Advanced" menu. If "Insert a table" is not on the toolbar follow these directions to add it. The following text is inserted when Insert a table is clicked:
Publishing is the activity of making information, literature, music, software, and other content available to the public for sale or for free. [ 1 ] Traditionally, the term refers to the creation and distribution of printed works, such as books, comic books, newspapers, and magazines. With the advent of digital information systems, the scope ...
The markup for your signature is visible in the edit window; if it is too long, it makes editing the page harder. Try to keep the markup length below about one line of text. Also, the signature length is, since 13 June 2006, restricted to 255 bytes (T10458, r22960), later changed to 255 characters (T12338, r23389
This doesn't produce unwanted visible spacing or bad list code in the rendered page like adding a plain blank line would: First item; Second item; The comment must begin on the same line on which the preceding item ends, and the comment must end on its own line. Wrong: #