User:Editing and contributing

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Tip of the day[edit]

Tip of the moment...
How to make a table on a page

Using the Wikipedia text editor:

  1. Click on "Advanced" at the top of the editing box
  2. Click on icon
  3. Add data into cells, rows or columns
  4. Provide an edit summary and save your work

Another box will appear allowing you to set up the number of rows and columns and style of the table.

Using the Visual Editor:

  1. Click on "Insert" near the top of the page
  2. Click on "Table"
  3. Click on each cell or drag across multiple cells
  4. Merge, add or delete cells as needed
  5. Click on "Properties" to assign properties to cells, rows, or columns
  6. Insert data into cells, rows or columns
  7. Provide an edit summary and save your work
See also:
To add this auto-randomizing template to your user page, use {{totd-random}}


Tip of the day...
Using templates

Templates are a type of page that contain boilerplate text that is intended to be displayed on more than one page in Wikipedia.

This Tip of the day box is an example of a template (there are several versions actually), and besides being displayed here it is displayed on many userpages as well.

Template names start with the prefix "Template:" followed by the page name. The main version of the template you are reading right now is called "Template:totd".

To display a template on a page, go to the target page, click "edit", and add the template's name (with or without the prefix) surrounded by double curly brackets to the page's source text. (The text you see in the edit box when you click edit this page is called "source text", because it is a lot like programming code, which is called "source code").

Including a template on a page in this way is called "transclusion". Here's an example:

To include the Template:Philosophy topics, type this at the end of the philosophy article you wish to place it on::

{{Philosophy topics}}
Read more:
To add this auto-updating template to your user page, use {{totd3}}

About Me[edit]

My goal is to make Wikipedia the best possible encyclopedia it can be. I believe that everyone should have access to free, high-quality information, and Wikipedia is a vital resource for achieving that goal. I'm always looking for ways to improve the quality of Wikipedia, whether it's by editing articles for clarity and accuracy or by helping other editors learn the ropes.

I'm also a big fan of collaboration. I believe that we can achieve great things when we work together, and that's why I love being part of the Wikipedia community. I'm always happy to help other editors, and I'm always open to learning from them.

If you're ever interested in chatting or collaborating on a Wikipedia project, please don't hesitate to reach out!

If you feel like I’ve helped you, please leave a "thank you" and give me a thumbs up. It encourages me to keep learning and improving.

Now enjoy these random images of space and the sky.