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Edit the page by clicking the "Edit" or "Edit source" tab near the top of it or one of the section [edit source] links. Step three Make your changes and fill out an edit summary. Be helpful to the editors who follow you by giving a summary of what you have done. Simple "Copy edit" is fine, but "Edited for tone" is even better.
Copy editing is the process of making improvements to an article—correcting spelling and improving grammar, sentence structure, style and flow to make it clear, correct, concise, comprehensible, and consistent; and make it say what it means and mean what it says. In Wikipedia, we follow the guidelines in the Manual of Style (MoS). [1]
Wikitext editing using the Source Editor is chosen by clicking the Edit source tab at the top of a Wikipedia page (or on a section-edit link). This opens an editable copy of the page, showing all the wikitext used there, and the Source Editor toolbar offers simple menu options to add or change the formatting.
When editing film articles, please refer to the Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Film (MOS:FILM); when editing military history articles, please refer to the Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Military history (MILMOS). There is additional information in these guides specific to the article being edited which is not covered in the main MOS.
The Guild maintains a Copy Edit Requests Page, where editors can request copy edits on articles they are working to develop and improve, or want to nominate for Good Article, A-class or Featured Article status. We try to complete requests quickly, but waiting times are variable.
Copy-edit an article Most articles in Wikipedia could use some copy-editing, including checking for typos, correcting mistakes in grammar, and improving clarity. Here is a good guide . Join a WikiProject Many Wikipedians work together to create better articles in their fields of interest.
Attributing the copy in the child article as specified below helps editors identify when an inadvertent breach of copyright occurred and determine that the editor who made the copy did so without knowing that it was a breach of copyright. (See here for an example.) The appropriate attribution in the child article may also help editors trace the ...
You're editing in the sandbox (see the section about the sandbox), so you can play around without damaging anything if you make a mistake. At the top of page, click the "edit this page" tab. You're now in edit mode. Note the edit box, the Summary box, and the various symbols and markup below the warning that begins "Do not copy."