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This page allows you to carry out experiments. Edit in the window below, and click the Publish changes button when finished. You may also try to preview, and leave an edit summary. For more information or help, click on [show] below. Content will not stay permanently; this page is automatically cleaned every 12 hours, although it tends to be overwritten by other testing users much faster than that. |
Show preview allows you to preview the result of your edit before actually saving it. Make your edit and click on the Show preview button at the right of Publish changes. If you find mistakes in your edit, you can correct them, and also reword your prose or tweak your formatting without having to edit and save again.
Do not forget to save your edits after previewing, though!
Before you hit Publish, it is advised to leave a polite explanation of your changes in the Edit summary box between the edit window and the Publish and Preview buttons. It can be quite short; for example if you just enter "typo", people will know you made a spelling correction.
You will find more on editing in the next tutorial on formatting.
If you are registered, you can also mark your edit as minor if it's a minor change like a typo or grammar correction. You can also add the page to your watchlist by checking Watch this page. Show changes allows to see your changes in a diff form.
