User:Cmlambert
This is my user page
Cmlambert/sandbox
A PhD student at the University of California San Diego and San Diego State University studying Analytical Chemistry
If I want to make a new sandbox create this: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Username/New_sandbox Then click create source
Visual Editor buttons
It can be helpful to copy and paste the text below into a sandbox, and apply all of the options directly to this text to see what it does.
Paragraph: Set the style of your text. For example, make a header or plain paragraph text. You can also use it to offset block quotes.
A : Highlight your text, then click here to format it with bold, italics, etc. The “More” options allows you to underline (U), cross-out text (S), add code snippets ( { } ), change language keyboards (Aあ), and clear all formatting ().
Links: Highlight text and push this button to make it a link. The Visual Editor will automatically suggest related Wikipedia articles for that word or phrase. This is a great way to connect your article to more Wikipedia content. You only have to link important words once, usually during the first time they appear. If you want to link to pages outside of Wikipedia (for an “external links” section, for example) click on the “External link” tab.
Cite: The citation tool in the Visual Editor helps format your citations. You can simply paste a DOI or URL, and the Visual Editor will try to sort out all of the fields you need. Be sure to review it, however, and apply missing fields manually (if you know them). You can also add books, journals, news, and websites manually. That opens up a quick guide for inputting your citations. Once you've added a source, you can click the “re-use” tab to cite it again[1]. [1]
- Bullets:
- To add bullet points or a numbered list, click here.
Insert: This tab lets you add media, images, or tables. See image
Ω: This tab allows you to add special characters, such as those found in non-English words, scientific notation, and a handful of language extensions. tan(θ) = opposite/adjacent
- ^ a b Treatment of Infectious Diseases. W.B. Saunders. 2012-01-01. doi:10.1016/b978-0-323-07445-2.00004-5. ISBN 978-0-323-07445-2.
Editing an existing article?
If you're editing an existing article, a sandbox is a great place to prepare your first updates by copying a small portion of the article that you want to change or expand. Do not try to overhaul an entire article from the sandbox.
Identify what's missing from the current form of the article. Keep reading your sources as you prepare to write the body of the article.
When you're ready to make edits:
- Open the article you want to change in Edit mode. (References and other templates will break if you copy from Read mode.)
- Select the portion you want to work on — a few paragraphs at most — and copy it.
- Open your sandbox in Edit mode and paste the copied article content.
- Add an edit summary that says copied from
[[article]]with the name of the original article, then save it by clicking Publish changes. - Re-enter Edit mode in your sandbox, make your changes, and publish them.
Editing an existing article (cont.)
Here's how to move your drafted content:
- Open your sandbox in Edit mode. (References and other templates will break if you copy from Read mode.)
- Select the portion you want to move into the live article.
- Open the original article in Edit mode and add your content into the article.
- Add an edit summary that says it was copied from your sandbox, and click 'Publish changes'. (Include a link to your sandbox, like
[[User:Your Username/sandbox]], in the edit summary.) - Repeat this process for any other parts of the article you worked on.
- Make sure that the lead section reflects the new content you've added. And copy-edit the article to ensure your additions mesh well with the preexisting content.
Once you've gotten the hang of it, you can make additional changes directly in the article, or repeat the sandbox procedure each time you add new content.