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== How to prettify your edits == | == How to prettify your edits == | ||
Plain text is ''boring'', and that's '''why''' you can <u>apply formatting</u> and make your articles more <big>beautiful!</big> We already talked about basic formatting in the section about editing, so let's talk about some ''advanced'' formatting: images, infoboxes, and tables. | |||
=== Images === | |||
Adding a file to the wiki is easy! Click ''Insert'' in the edit toolbar, then click ''Media''. This will open a pop-up window where you can look up images that are already uploaded —just click any of these images to add them to the article! If you don't find the image you want, click the ''Upload'' tab to upload your own image. '''Important:''' make sure that the image you upload was created by you or, alternatively, that it has a free license. Copyrighted images that don't have a free license will be removed from the wiki! | |||
After you pick or upload an image, you will see this window: | |||
[[File:Insert image menu (visual editor).png|center|frameless|400px]] | |||
The ''Caption'' is the image footer: use it to describe the image contents or give more details about it. The ''Alternative text'' is displayed when the image can't be loaded; this is especially important for people using screen readers or other accessibility tools. Use it to describe the contents of the image in a clear (and concise) way! | |||
=== Infoboxes === | |||
An infobox is a table that appear in the top right corner of some articles. Currently, only articles about people and identities have infoboxes, so feel free to ignore this section if you're working on an article about a different topic. To see what an infobox looks like, go to the article [[nonbinary]] and take a look at the box that includes basic data such as the flag, its meaning, related identities, and so on. | |||
To add an infobox, click the ''Insert'' button in the editing toolbar, then click ''Template''. On the pop-up window, type ''infobox identity'' or ''infobox person'', depending on the kind of article you're working one. Choose from the drop-down or click the ''Add template'' button to access this interface: | |||
[[File:Insert infobox identity form (visual editor).png|center|frameless|400px]] | |||
Just fill in the forms and, when you're done, click the ''Insert'' button! As easy as that. | |||
=== Tables === | |||
Sometimes you need more structure in your articles —tables might help you! To add it, as you can expect, click ''Insert'' and then ''Table''. This will insert a small table where you can then add or remove columns and rows. It's very straight-forward! | |||
=== Other formatting === | |||
If you click ''Insert'' and then click ''More'', you will see all of the other things you can insert. Feel free to play with them if you want to! | |||
== Adding references == | == Adding references == | ||