User:TheSt0ryTeller/Sandbox

Welcome to my sandbox... it's pretty empty atm... but... yeah... you know.... XD

This Wiki and You Part 3: Into the world of Source mode editing

"Use the source"

―War Clown to a person who uses visual mode

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Source mode editing is very common to Wiki, while editing you may have noticed two tabs at the top that say Visual and Source. Visual is basic editing but the problem is that it doesn't disclose to you Templates, Userboxes or anything that (besides the information) is extremely crucial in making a good article. This guide will show you not only what is necessary in source mode editing such as bolding, italics among others, but will also delve deeper into source mode showing you more on templates, userboxes ect. So, let's get started.

Basics of Headers

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"After a while, the characters I'm writing begin to feel real to me. That's when I know I'm heading in the right direction."

―Alice Hoffman

Headers in source mode are extremely basic, to create the headers you'll need to use "=" signs which are required in major and at some stages, even minor source mode edits.

The diagram on the right shows the 5 examples of headers, headers are fairly simple and are necessary in maintaining any article in particular, they aid in spacing out and even making an article neater. Most articles you, the reader, have probably seen consist of these headers. As it goes Header 2, Header 3 and so on, it will each be divided into smaller sections of each part of the article.

Basic Editing (Bolding, Italics, Strokes and Underlines)

"All you're trying to do in an improvisation is get as much material as possible for the editing room."

―Martin Short

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This diagram right here is what your sourcemode bolding, italics, strikes and underlining would look like. It is very simple to use and contrary to some people's belief, source mode editing with things like headers and basic editing is simple if you have a helpful guide such as this.

Examples: Bolding, then you have italics aswell as striking and even underlining.

Userbox Creation

"Because of the diverse population of wikipedia, there are also diverse views on userboxes, userbox policy, and other details."

―Royalguard11 of Wikipedia

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