Help:Editing

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[edit] General Page Setup

[edit] Setting up a Page

Correct Style

Please make sure to search for similar pages to the one you intend to make and try and keep to the style so that Hollow Wiki remains uniform and stylish wherever possible.

Navigate to a page

The quickest way to set up a page is to simply search for the page title you want to add. This will have a list of pages that may already exist that have to do with your topic. Perhaps you could add it in one of these pages if it is a small amount of text? If it does need a separate page, you can click on the link 'this exact title' to create a new page.

Start editing

To start editing a page, click on the "Edit this page" (or just "edit") link at one of its edges. This will bring you to the edit page: a page with a text box containing the editable source code from which the server produces the webpage. The source code markup is described in detail below.

Summarize your changes

You should write a short edit summary in the small field below the edit-box. Be descriptive and concise.

Preview before saving

When you have finished, press 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" and your changes will be immediately applied to the article.

[edit] Linking

Link to other pages by using two brackets on either side of text. This will automatically link the text inside the brackets to the page of the same name. If you want a different name to appear for the link, use the pipe (|) character to separate the actual page name from the link name you want to display.

[[role-play]] links to the role-play page using role-play as a link
[[role-play|RP]] links to the role-play page using RP as a link

[edit] Headlines

Headlines setup your table of contents for a page, and provide a general roadmap for a page. To start a section, use two equal signs on either side of the text. Subsections can be delineated with more equal signs on either side of the text.

== Main Section ==
=== Subsection ===
==== Even tinier subsection ====

[edit] Bulleted Lists

Bulleted lists are very handy to use, and very easy to use. Simply put an asterisk for a bullet. For further indentations of bullets, use multiple asterisks.

* First bullet point
** Sub-point of first point
* Second bullet point
** Sub-point of second point
*** Sub-point of sub-point of second point

[edit] To-Do

Put in more useful examples and commands like: Wikipedia's help editing page