Help:Edit toolbar

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Editing FAQ

In compatible browsers, an edit toolbar can be automatically displayed with the edit box, provided that this has been set in the preferences. 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 with Internet Explorer, the Mozilla Suite/SeaMonkey, Firefox, and Opera.

For example:
Image:Editing-toolbar-example1.png
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. (Pre-release 9.0 versions of Opera browser also seem to support the advanced functionality.)

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
Image:Bold icon.png	Bold or strong emphasis	'''abc'''	abc
Image:Italic icon.png	Italic or emphasis	''abc''	abc
Image:Internal link icon.png	Internal link	[[abc]]	abc
Image:External link icon.png	External link	[abc.com]
Image:Headline icon.png	Section heading	== abc ==	abc
Image:Image icon.png	Insert image	[[Image:abc.jpg]]	Image:Abc.jpg
Image:Media icon.png	Insert media	[[Media:abc.ogg]]	Media:abc.ogg
Image:Math icon.png	Mathematical formula	<math>abc</math>	<math>abc</math>
Image:Nowiki icon.png	Ignore wiki formatting	<nowiki>abc '''[[Bold text]]'''</nowiki>	abc '''[[Bold text]]'''
Image:Signature icon.png	Sign talk comments (with time stamp)	--~~~~	--Gareth Aus 22:49, 11 February 2006 (UTC)
Image:H-line icon.png	Horizontal line	----