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So 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:
So 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 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.   
 
Click on "more" and then pull down to "source mode".  That will 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.   
[[file:ClassicEditor.png|thumb|Sometimes, you might want to disable the VE for '''the entirety of the upcoming edit'''.  Choose "classic editor".|left]]
[[file:ClassicEditor.png|thumb|Sometimes, you might want to disable the VE for '''the entirety of the upcoming edit'''.  Choose "classic editor".|left]]
*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.)
 
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.)


Although it's possible to turn off the VE in your [[Special:Preferences]], '''we urge you not to'''.  You can simply use VE in most situations, and then pull down to "classic editor" if you're doing something that's beyond the VE's current powers.
Although it's possible to turn off the VE in your [[Special:Preferences]], '''we urge you not to'''.  You can simply use VE in most situations, and then pull down to "classic editor" if you're doing something that's beyond the VE's current powers.
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