Help:Editing
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Before you start
NOTE: Before you start to add articles you need to log in[1] or create an account[2]. To log in click the log in link in the top right hand corner of this page and use the same username and password as those you used to log onto the NYR website.
Starting an article
Type the name of your proposed good practice article, project or reading organisation into the search box and click search to see if anything with that title already exists. Your title should be as descriptive as possible eg. A school approach to reading for pleasure - Loxford School of Science and Technology, Ilford
If there is no page with the same title as your article e.g. "Reading Buddies" (or whatever your article is called) then choose the option to create this page. A useful note is that a red link always points to a page which is still to be created. Click the red link – create this page and you have started your first article on Wikireadia.
The title is created automatically for you, and all you need to do now is type in your content or copy it from a document. Once you have entered in your content scroll to the bottom of the page and press save to make your article live.
Edit a page
- Choose the edit tab at the top of the page you want to edit. The view changes to an edit screen, and you can see there are some new options.
- Use the markup guide to remind you how to make links and add features to your article to make it more readable.
- Press Save Page (at the bottom of the page)
- Once you've saved you can go back in and do some more editing later, and not have to worry about losing or damaging information, as all previous versions are saved.
What makes a good Wikireadia article?
In short, evidence. Evidence of the success of your project is what makes Wikireadia articles useful to other reading professionals. For an example of a good Wikireadia article click here.
Split your content into sections to make it easier to read. You can do this by highlighting a word and clicking the Headline button 
Name of the project or organisation:
- Key audiences
- Purpose
- About
- Qualitative and/or quantitative evidence of impact
- Who runs this project?
- Partners
- Contact details for the project
- Website links for more information
Of course, you aren't constrained by these guidelines, but the clearer you can be and the more you can split your article into sections, the more useful it will be.
How do I view the printable form of a page?
MediaWiki includes stylesheets which automatically style a page appropriately when it is printed; using the print or print preview function within your browser ought to render the page in a printable form.
You can also view this printable form using the printable version link in the toolbox.
Are there any editing tutorials available?
There are several editing tutorials available, mostly on Wikimedia sister projects, such as Wikipedia.
