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The rest of this document breaks down each of the common elements that every article will use. You should keep your example article open in a tab so you can refer to it, if necessary.
The rest of this document breaks down each of the common elements that every article will use. You should keep your example article open in a tab so you can refer to it, if necessary.


Finally, go to the [[{{ROOTPAGENAME}}|volume]] your article is in, and click on the title’s red link. This should bring up an editor, so that you are now editing the article.
Finally, go to the [[{{ROOTPAGENAME}}|volume]] your article is in, and click on the title’s red link. This will bring up the editor for the new article. Now you may begin adding the article’s content. See [[mediawikiwiki:Help:Starting a new page|Help:Starting a new page]] for more details.


=== Subpages ===
=== Subpages ===
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=== Preview and Save ===
=== Preview and Save ===
As you make changes, get into the habit of pushing the “Show preview” button at the bottom of your editor. You should '''not''' save every little edit, as this taxes the system: '''every single edit''' is stored in the article’s history, so we want to keep these to a minimum. Once you have added a significant amount—maybe a couple of paragraphs or so—you can hit the blue “Save changes” button if the preview looks good. Before you save, make a note in the “Summary” box explaining your additions or edits. This can be helpful to other editors if they have to fix or find something. Uncheck the “This is a minor edit” if you did more than fix a typo or change a couple of smaller items.
As you make changes, get into the habit of pushing the “Show preview” button at the bottom of your editor. You should '''not''' save every little edit, as this taxes the system: '''every single saved edit''' is stored in the article’s history, so we want to keep these to a minimum. Once you have added a significant amount—maybe a couple of paragraphs or so—you can hit the blue “Save changes” button if the preview looks good. Before you save, make a note in the “Summary” box explaining your additions or edits. This can be helpful to other editors if they have to fix or find something. Uncheck the “This is a minor edit” (checked by default) if you did more than fix a typo or change a couple of smaller items.


== Title ==
== Title ==