Editing Help:Editing (section)

==Editing==
To edit an existing article, click on the <code>Edit</code> tab at the top of the article's page. This will take you to the article's edit page containing the editable contents of the current page. The wiki uses Wiki Markup, a special language, when adding things like hyperlinks, tables, footnotes, inline citation, special characters, and so on. 

Articles on SaGa Wiki follow [[SaGa Wiki:Manual of Style|style guidelines]] to ensure articles are uniform and the wiki is easier to use. A basic list of wiki markup can be found on the markup help page. An "edit toolbar" is provided just above the edit box, which allows users to automatically place and format various aspects of wiki code.

When you add information, make sure it is in the appropriate article or articles. For example, if you have new information on [[SaGa 2: Hihou Densetsu]] you wish to add, the best place would probably be just in its article, and not in the [[SaGa (series)|''SaGa'' (series)]] article, unless it is something major related to the entire game.  Use your best judgement in deciding where to add information.  If you are unsure about where your information might be most appropriate, ask a staff member or submit a question on the article's talk page.

Before you save changes to an article, please provide a summary of the changes you made in the Summary box just below the edit box. This also makes it easier for others to see what information has been added or taken away from an article without having to open revisions in the article's History log. Changes made to articles are logged in the article's History log, accessible from the <code>History</code> tab at the top of an article's page. This allows anyone to go back and look at earlier revisions of the article you or others have written.

A check to the "minor edit" box signifies that only superficial differences were made: typo corrections, formatting changes, replacing links, etc. A minor edit is a revision that the editor believes requires no review and would not be the subject of a dispute. Major edits, especially controversial changes, should be discussed on the article's talk page.

To see how the page looks with your edits, press the "Show preview" button. To see the differences between the page with your edits and the previous version of the page, press the "Show changes" button. If you're satisfied with what you see, press the "Save page" button. Your changes will be immediately visible to all users. 

Some pages are protected from editing. These pages have a <code>View source</code> tab instead of an <code>Edit</code> tab. You can discuss changes to protected articles on the article's talk page, including removing the protection.