Directions

Remember...You can always click "help" in the upper right hand corner to search through their help topics. Below is an summary of the things that might help you. Good luck... April :) toc = = =Editing a Page Overview= This section provides a basic overview of the tools available to you while editing a wiki page and the terms we use to describe them. If you would like to see editing a page in action, check out our [|video tours].

=How do I start?= Different wikis will look different, but you will always be able to find a button at the top of that page, on the left or right, that says **Edit** or **Edit This Page**. Click that button to enter editor mode.

=How do I add text?= Just start typing.

Editing a page in Wikispaces is a lot like using a simple word processor — you don’t need to know any special markup languages or wikitext. Use the **bold**, //italic//, and __underline__ buttons for simple formatting, or use the **Color and Style Editor** button to change your text’s size, color , font , and more.

=How do I set a heading?=
 * 1) Highlight the text that you want to make into a heading.
 * 2) Select the level of heading from the dropdown list in the editor bar.

This will change the formatting of the line. If you embed a **Table of Contents** widget on your page, any paragraphs that you formatted as headings will appear in the table of contents.

=How do I add a link?=
 * Link to an existing page in the current wiki:**
 * 1) Highlight the text or image that you would like to make into a link.
 * 2) Select the **Link** icon from the editor toolbar.
 * 3) If there already is a page in your wiki named with the highlighted text, you will see the green check-mark in the **Page Name** field. If this is not the case, start typing the name of the page you would like to link to into to the **Page Name** field. You can either type the full name or choose it from the dropdown.
 * 4) Click the **Add Link** button.
 * 5) Save the wiki page.


 * Create a new page in the current wiki:**
 * 1) Highlight the text or image that you would like to make into a link.
 * 2) Select the **Link** icon from the editor toolbar.
 * 3) Type the name of the new page into the **Page Name** field.
 * 4) Click the **Add Link** button.
 * 5) Save the wiki page.
 * 6) Follow the link and begin editing the new page.


 * Link to another Web site:**
 * 1) Highlight the text or image that you would like to make into a link.
 * 2) Select the **Link** icon from the editor toolbar.
 * 3) Select the **External Link** tab.
 * 4) Type or paste the URL into the **Address** field.
 * 5) Click the **Add Link** button.
 * 6) Save the wiki page.

=How do I add an image?=
 * 1) Place the cursor where you would like the image to appear.
 * 2) Select the **File** icon from the editor toolbar.
 * 3) Click the **Upload Files** button.
 * 4) Page through your files, search by file name, or sort by tag.
 * 5) Click on the image to place it on the page.
 * 6) Click on the image to get the **File Properties** popup, and adjust the alignment and size of your image, or add a caption.
 * 7) Save the wiki page.

=How do I add a file?=
 * 1) Place the cursor where you would like the link to your file to appear.
 * 2) Select the **File** icon from the editor toolbar.
 * 3) **Upload Files**.
 * 4) Page through your files, search by file name, or sort by tag.
 * 5) Click on the file to place it on the page. Images, videos, and audio clips can be embedded directly into the page. For other file types — including PDFs, Word docs, Excel spreadsheets, and PowerPoint presentations — the **Embed File** option will place a link to the file on the page. If you use the **Link to File** option, it'll appear smaller on the page.
 * 6) Save the wiki page.

=How do I embed a video from another site?=
 * 1) Place the cursor where you would like the video to appear.
 * 2) Select the **Widget** icon from the editor toolbar.
 * 3) In the **Widgets** tool, select **Video** from the side menu and choose your video service or click Other.
 * 4) In a separate browser window or tab, navigate to your video. Look for something that says “Embed” (or maybe "Share"), followed by a piece of code. Copy this code.
 * 5) Back on your wiki page, paste the copied code into the field in the Widget tool. Hit **Save**.
 * 6) Click on the embedded widget (in editor mode, it will be a blue square) to get the **Widget Properties** popup, and adjust the alignment and size of your video.
 * 7) Save the wiki page.

=How do I save my changes?= Once you have finished making your edits, click the **Save** button in the editor toolbar.

=How do I use the Wikitext Editor?= Wikitext is a markup language that you can use to edit a wiki page, instead of using the visual editor. If you are not using Safari, Firefox, or Internet Explorer, you might see the Wikitext Editor by default. We do not support other browsers with our visual editor yet.

If you are comfortable with wikitext, use the toggle arrow next to the Save button to switch to the Wikitext Editor. You can find a full list of our wikitext markup tools here.