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''This version of the page has not been updated since 2017 '''[[Tardis:Forking announcement|It is no longer applicable]]''', since it describes a version of the [[Help:Visual editor|visual editor]] not available on the independent Tardis.''
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''See also: [[Help:2013 archive/VisualEditor (Beta Release)]]''<br />
''Latest version: [[Help:Visual editor]] (2024)''
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As part of the ongoing [[Help:Darwin|Darwin evolution]], this wiki introduced the '''beta version of the VisualEditor''' at approximately 18:16, November 20, 2013 (UTC).
This wiki introduced the '''beta version of the VisualEditor''' (or VE) on 20 November 2013. We were one of the first communities to help test this editing pane.  Its main intent was to help newer users make quick-and-easy edits -- such as correcting typos.  The VE, however, does run into some problems when it discovers more complex editing situations here at Tardis. You are very much encouraged to try to learn how to use the [[Help:Source editor|source editor]], as you will definitely encounter situations where the VE is inequal to the task of editing certain pages here.


[[#Using VisualEditor|The text below]] gives a general overview of how to use it.  For the most part, however, it's a pretty intuitive design.  Just click "Edit" and then type directly on the page.  
Below is the standard Fandom help file on how to use it.


Because we're beta testers, we should be giving our thoughts on things that work and things that don't.  So when you find something you really like or dislike — or maybe that you just don't understand — pop on over to [[Thread:143084]] to give your thoughts.
== External Fandom link ==
[[File:VEMoreMenu.png|thumb|right|The "more" menu has a lot of important parts to it, including the option right at the bottom.  You can use a version of what Wikia calls "source mode" without having to leave the VE.  The drawback?  No auto-suggestion yet.]]
[[w:c:community:Help:VisualEditor|Help:VisualEditor]] (Community Central)
If you ever get to a point where you can't understand how to make the editor work, there are two things you can do:
#Click on "more" and then pull down to "source mode".  That will allow present a window that works similarly to the edit window you're used to.  Unfortunately, this version of "source mode" doesn't have auto-suggestion, so it may not be right for every situation — especially if you're not ''quite'' sure of the names of the articles you want to link to. 
#If you need to get to ''actual'' source mode, simply go do your edit pull-down and choose "classic editor".  That will dump you back in "normal" edit mode. (If you have to do this, though, ''please'' go to [[Thread:143084]] and tell us what you were trying to do and why you couldn't do it.)


'''It is not necessary to turn off the VE in your [[Special:Preferences]].  You can simply use VE in most situations, and then pull down to "classic editor" if you're doing something complicated.'''
[[Category:Help archives|VisualEditor (2017)]]
 
Note that the VE is not active in every [[namespace]]. ''Primarily'' it is available only in the "main" namespace (or namespace 0, for the technically minded amongst you).  Your editing experience on the forums or in, say, the '''Theory''' namespace will for the moment be unchanged. 
 
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Latest revision as of 12:07, 5 December 2024

This version of the page has not been updated since 2017 It is no longer applicable, since it describes a version of the visual editor not available on the independent Tardis.

See also: Help:2013 archive/VisualEditor (Beta Release)
Latest version: Help:Visual editor (2024)

Retained for archival purposes only.
Error: String exceeds 1,000 character limit. 12:06, 5 December 2024 (UTC)
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This wiki introduced the beta version of the VisualEditor (or VE) on 20 November 2013. We were one of the first communities to help test this editing pane. Its main intent was to help newer users make quick-and-easy edits -- such as correcting typos. The VE, however, does run into some problems when it discovers more complex editing situations here at Tardis. You are very much encouraged to try to learn how to use the source editor, as you will definitely encounter situations where the VE is inequal to the task of editing certain pages here.

Below is the standard Fandom help file on how to use it.

External Fandom link[[edit source]]

Help:VisualEditor (Community Central)

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