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==Setup How to use ==

{{Ivmbox|1='''[[Special:CreateAccount|Create a Wikipedia account]]''' or log in if you already have one. Then:

# Make a copy of this page in your sandbox. Do not edit this page directly. ➡️ '''[[#Copy to sandbox]]'''

# Enter the visual editor. ➡️ '''[[#Visual editor]]'''

# Complete the exercises. ➡️ '''[[#Exercises]]'''

Press# To save changes at any time, press {{Clickable button 2|Publish changes|color=blue|link=no}} to save changes.

}}

===Copy to sandbox===

[[File:-Demo- Copying editing exercises into your sandbox.webm|thumb|Video walkthrough of setup instructions]]

We will begin by making a copy of these exercises in your sandbox. '''PleaseFollow dothe notvideo editwalkthrough on the exercisesright directlyor onthe thisinstructions page'''below.

# Log into Wikipedia.

# Log into Wikipedia. If you do not have an account, you can '''[https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:CreateAccount create one]'''.

# Leave this page open for instructions. Open the following link ''in a new tab'': '''[https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:MyPage/sandbox&action=edit&preload=Template:User_sandbox/preload create or edit your sandbox]''' (Tip: To open a link in a new tab, right-click the link → ''select'' 'Open in a new tab' OR {{key top|Ctrl}} + ''click'' the link)

# On this (instructions) page:

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# On the sandbox page (from Step 1):

## '''paste''' the copied content (from Step 2) into the edit box.

## click {{Clickable button 2|Publish changes|color=blue|link=no}} to '''publish''' the page.

ThisYou willshould givenow youhave a copy of this page in your sandbox, which you can now freely edit.

===Visual editor===

[[File:Editing exercises - Switch to visual editor.webm|thumb|Video walkthrough of how to enter editing mode and switch to visual editor]]

CompleteWe thewill exercisesuse accordingthe to'''visual instructions.editor''', Ifwhich youis areone sightedof andtwo are newways to editingedit Wikipedia,. useFollow the '''visualvideo editor'''walkthrough on the right, ('''[https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1ck6Xt6q2WgKPA_5VL4kSfqaALFSewpUF9nFzK9NulQU/edit#slide=id.g4d9e6453af_0_75g4c9aff60ea_0_53 slides 13-2018 of this deck]'''), or the instructions below.

# To beginenter editing view, click {{button|{{font color|navy|Edit}}|bgcolor=#FFF|bgcolor2=#BDEFFF}} or {{button|{{font color|navy|Edit source}}|bgcolor=#FFF|bgcolor2=#BDEFFF}} to the left of the search box (top-right corner of your screen).

# If you find yourself in:

## visual editor ("what you see is what you get"): You are where you need to be.

## source editor (where content shows in <kbd>monospaced font</kbd>): Switch into visual editor. Click the pencil icon in the top right corner of the content box and select "visual editor".

# Proceed to the '''[[#Exercises|editing exercises]]'''.

==Exercises==

For each exercise, see 👉 {{Font color||yellow|'''instructions'''}} and ❔ '''help links'''.

===Formatting===

👉 {{Background color|yellow|'''Bold''' the first line and ''italicise'' the second line.}}

❔ <u>[[Help:Introduction_to_editing_with_VisualEditor/2|Visual editor toolbar]]</u>

'''Bold''' me: The medieval monks' reading carrell''' <!-- bold me -->

''Italicise'' me: was indeed a singing booth'' <!-- italicise me -->

===Headings===

👉 {{Background color|yellow|Replicate headings in}} '''[[Delroy Lindo]]'''. {{Background color|yellow|Try to format headings yourself rather than copy-and-pasting.}}

❔ <u>[[Help:Introduction_to_editing_with_VisualEditor/2|Visual editor toolbar]]</u>

== How to use ==

Complete the exercises according to instructions. If you are sighted and are new to editing Wikipedia, use the '''visual editor''' ('''[https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1ck6Xt6q2WgKPA_5VL4kSfqaALFSewpUF9nFzK9NulQU/edit#slide=id.g4d9e6453af_0_75 slides 13-20]''').

===Links===

You can refer to notes in:

====Internal links====

* [[Wikipedia:GLAM/University of Toronto Libraries/Editing#How to edit|"How to edit" section of this editing overview]]

👉 {{Background color|yellow|Link to one song and one movie.}}

* [[Help:Introduction to editing with VisualEditor/2|Visual editor toolbar basics]]

* [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1ck6Xt6q2WgKPA_5VL4kSfqaALFSewpUF9nFzK9NulQU/edit#slide=id.g54612336bf_0_137 "Improve old stuff" section of the DIY slide deck]

*❔ <u>[[Help:Introduction_to_editing_with_VisualEditor/3|Links and wikilinks]]</u>; <u>[https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1ck6Xt6q2WgKPA_5VL4kSfqaALFSewpUF9nFzK9NulQU/edit#slide=id.g54612336bf_0_137g546e30b771_0_28 "ImproveSlides old stuff" section38-40 of the DIY slide deck]</u>

To begin editing, click {{button|{{font color|navy|Edit}}|bgcolor=#FFF|bgcolor2=#BDEFFF}} or {{button|{{font color|navy|Edit source}}|bgcolor=#FFF|bgcolor2=#BDEFFF}} to the left of the search box (top-right corner of your screen).

Press {{Clickable button|Publish changes|color=blue}} to save changes.

====External links====

==Formatting==

👉 {{Background color|yellow|Create a link to the following site:}} '''https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a85hHp42CBA'''

'''The medieval monks' reading carrell''' <!-- bold me -->

❔ <u>[[Help:Introduction_to_editing_with_VisualEditor/3|Links and wikilinks]]</u>; <u>[https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1ck6Xt6q2WgKPA_5VL4kSfqaALFSewpUF9nFzK9NulQU/edit#slide=id.g546e30b771_0_28 Slides 38-40 of DIY deck]</u>

''was indeed a singing booth'' <!-- italicise me -->

==Headings==

In the space below, replicate and format headings in [[Delroy Lindo]].

==Link=Cite===

👉 {{Background color|yellow|Create a formatted citation for the following: link. Try to experiment with automatic and manual options for citing.}} '''https://www.pressreader.com/canada/toronto-star/20131219/281827166586179'''

===Internal links===

Link to one song and one movie

❔ <u>[[Help:Introduction_to_referencing_with_VisualEditor/2|Adding references]]</u>; <u>[https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1ck6Xt6q2WgKPA_5VL4kSfqaALFSewpUF9nFzK9NulQU/edit#slide=id.g546e30b771_0_36 Slides 41-46 of DIY deck]</u>

===External links===

Create a link to the following site: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a85hHp42CBA

==Cite==

Create a formatted citation for the following: https://www.pressreader.com/canada/toronto-star/20131219/281827166586179

===Add sentence===

👉 {{Background color|yellow|Summarise and cite the content of}} '''[https://www.blogto.com/city/2015/04/toronto_laneway_to_become_reggae_hot_spot_once_again/ this article]'''. {{Background color|yellow|Assume that you are adding a sentence on coming changes to Reggae Lane on the article for the}} '''[[Eglinton West]]''' {{Background color|yellow|neighbourhood.}}

❔ <u>[[Help:Introduction_to_referencing_with_VisualEditor/2|Adding references]]</u>; <u>[https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1ck6Xt6q2WgKPA_5VL4kSfqaALFSewpUF9nFzK9NulQU/edit#slide=id.g546e30b771_0_36 Slides 41-46 of DIY deck]</u>

==Infobox==

In the space below, manually replicate the infobox on the article for Nathaniel Dett. (Please do not copy and paste.) ''Remember: an infobox is a template! To add a template, press "Insert" > "Template".''