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# Enter the visual editor. ➡️ '''[[#Visual editor]]'''
# Complete the exercises. ➡️ '''[[#Exercises]]'''
# To save changes at any time, press {{Clickable button 2|Publish changes|color=blue|link=no}}
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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.
 
You should now have a copy of this page in your sandbox, which you can freely edit.
 
===Visual editor===
[[File:HowEditing toexercises enter- WikipediaSwitch to editingvisual vieweditor.webm|thumb|Video walkthrough of how to enter editing mode and switch to visual editor]]
We will use the '''visual editor''', which is one of two ways to edit Wikipedia. Follow the video walkthrough on the right, [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1ck6Xt6q2WgKPA_5VL4kSfqaALFSewpUF9nFzK9NulQU/edit#slide=id.g4c9aff60ea_0_53 slides 13-18 of this deck], or the instructions below.
 
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===Headings===
👉 {{Background color|yellow|Replicate headings in}} '''[[Delroy Lindo]]'''. {{Background color|yellow|Try to format headings yourself rather than copy-and-pasting.}}
 
{{Background color|lightblue|<u>[[Help:Introduction_to_editing_with_VisualEditor/2|Visual editor toolbar]]</u>}}
 
 
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👉 {{Background color|yellow|Link to one song and one movie.}}
 
{{Background color|lightblue|<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>
 
 
====External links====
👉 {{Background color|yellow|Create a link to the following site:}} '''https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a85hHp42CBA'''
 
{{Background color|lightblue|<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>
 
 
===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'''
 
{{Background color|lightblue|<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>
 
 
===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.}}
 
{{Background color|lightblue|<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>