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= Get started with editing the wiki. =
Anyone can edit any page and improve articles immediately for all readers. You just need to [[Special:CreateAccount|create an account]]. The Star Citizen Wiki uses two methods of editing: the simpler VisualEditor, and classic editing through source mode.

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|title1=Your first edits
|text1=A beginner's guide on how to use VisualEditor, a user-friendly system that allows you to edit without the need to learn wikitext.
|page1=Star Citizen:Editing/Your first edit
|pagetext1=Read this guide
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|title2=The basics of VisualEditor
|text2=Some more detailed tips on editing using VisualEditor, including how to add links and format bold and italic text.
|page2=Star Citizen:Editing/VisualEditor basics
|pagetext2=Read this guide
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== Using source mode ==
Source mode allows you to see all of the wikitext on a page and to edit it directly. If you are trying to make more complex changes, you should switch to the source mode in the editor.

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|title1=Introduction to source mode
|text1=Editing using the classic source mode, which allows you to view and change wikitext directly.
|page1=Star_Citizen:Editing/Source mode basics
|pagetext1=Read this guide
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|title2=Cheat sheet for source mode
|text2=A short guide that lists the syntax needed to create font styles, links, templates, and headers in source mode.
|page2=Star_Citizen:Editing/Cheat_sheet
|pagetext2=Read this guide
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== Advanced guides ==
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|title1=Advanced guide to VisualEditor
|text1=Making more complicated edits using the default editor.
|page1=Star Citizen:Editing/VisualEditor advanced
|pagetext1=Read this guide
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|title2=What's possible with source mode
|text2=Examples of some of the more complicated types of edits that can be made on the wiki.
|page2=Star Citizen:Editing/Advanced editing
|pagetext2=Read this guide
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|title3=Citations
|text3=How to use cite properly and use citation templates.
|page3=Star_Citizen:Editing
|pagetext3=Coming soon
|title4=Tables
|text4=More details about editing tables in source mode.
|page4=Star_Citizen:Editing
|pagetext4=Coming soon
|title5=Using templates
|text5=How to use templates across the wiki.
|page5=Star Citizen:Templates
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|pagetext5=Read this guide
|title6=Finding images
|text6=How to find images online to use on the wiki.
|page6=Star_Citizen:Editing
|pagetext6=Coming soon
}}

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