Help:How to edit a page

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CanoePolo.org is a Wiki, meaning that anyone can easily edit any module and have those changes posted immediately. This page is the reference for Wiki markup. You may also want to learn about:

It's very easy to edit a Wiki page. Simply click on the "Edit this page" link at the top or bottom (also on the sidebar) of a Wiki page to change the page itself, or click on "Discuss this page" link and then on "Edit this page" to write on the corresponding talk page. This will bring you to a page with a text box containing the editable text of that Wiki page.

Then type away, write a short edit summary on the small field below the edit-box and when finished press "Save"! You can also preview your changes before saving if you like. Depending on your system, pressing Enter while the edit box is not active (there is no typing cursor in it) may have the same effect as pressing Save.

Please use a neutral point of view, and please cite your sources so others can check and extend your work.

It is often more convenient to copy and paste the text first into your favorite text editor, edit and spell check there, and then paste back into the browser to preview. This way, you can also keep a local backup copy of the pages you authored so that you can make changes offline.

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[edit] The wiki markup

You can learn about wiki markup at Wikimedia Meta's editing help page. You may want to keep that page open in a separate browser window for reference. If you want to try out things without danger of doing any harm, you can do so in the Practice Pool.

[edit] More on linking

[edit] What is the best way to link into CanoePolo.org from another site?

To link to the front page, the prefered URL is http://www.canoepolo.org.
If you want to link to a specific Wikibooks page, simply copy its URL. We do not have any policies against direct-linking to our content.

[edit] What is the best way to link from CanoePolo.org to another wiki, such as Wikipedia?

Much like an interlink is the page name with [[ ]] around it, other wikis have attributes attached. For example to link to Wikipedia's main page enter [[w:Main Page]] which generates w:Main Page. If you want to cut the w: off enter [[w:Main Page|]], which this time generates Main Page.


[edit] See also

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