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#You can make changes to the text in the edit window, and click on the “Save page” button to save your changes.<br /><br />[[File:Editing_a_page_on_the_wiki_2.png |border| 900px | link=]]
#You can make changes to the text in the edit window, and click on the “Save page” button to save your changes.<br /><br />[[File:Editing_a_page_on_the_wiki_2.png |border| 900px | link=]]


==Basic editing using wiki codes==
==Basic editing using wiki codes and buttons==
The same way most webpages use HTML, Clicklaw Wikibooks uses a relatively simple markup language to determine how content looks. The headings, lists, indented paragraphs and other formatting that give form and structure to a wiki page are controlled using wiki codes.  
The same way most webpages use HTML, Clicklaw Wikibooks uses a relatively simple markup language to determine how content looks. The headings, lists, indented paragraphs and other formatting that give form and structure to a wiki page are controlled using wiki codes.  


The good news is that there are not very many wiki codes, and many of them (for example, bold, italics, hyperlink) also have buttons in the edit toolbar that you can use that will automatically insert the codes.
The good news is that there are not very many wiki codes, and many of them (for example, bold, italics, hyperlink) also have buttons in the edit toolbar that you can use that will automatically insert the codes.
[[File:Editing tools explained.gif]]


===Lists===
===Lists===

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