WikiIndex:User preferences help: Difference between revisions

□ Mark all edits minor by default

□ Prompt me when entering a blank edit summary

□ Warn me when I leave an edit page with unsaved changes

□ Show edit toolbar

□ Enable enhanced editing toolbar

□ Enable wizards for inserting links, tables as well as the search and replace function

□ Edit box has full width</pre>

*'''Columns''', '''Rows''' – here you can set up your preferred physical dimensions for the textbox used for editing page text;

*'''Mark all edits minor by default''' – this option automatically selects the 'This is a minor edit' checkbox when you edit pages; use with caution!;

*'''Prompt me when entering a blank edit summary''' – when selected, this option reminds you to add an [[edit summary]] when you try to save a page without;

*'''Warn me when I leave an edit page with unsaved changes''' – reminds you to save your edit before navigating away from current unsaved edit;

*'''Show edit toolbar''' – in compatible browsers, a toolbar with editing buttons can be displayed;

*'''Enable enhanced editing toolbar''' – gives an enhanced editing toolbar which includes special characters (similar to Windows Character Map), wiki markup, etc;

*'''Enable wizards for inserting links, tables as well as the search and replace function''' – try it and see!

*'''Edit box has full width''' – if this box is checked, the edit box (when you click 'Edit this page') will be the width of the browser window, minus the quickbar width.

□ Show preview on first edit

□ Show preview before edit box

□ Add pages you edit to your watchlist</pre>

*'''Show preview on first edit''' – when selected, a full page preview will appear together with the edit box immediately after clicking on the edit tab; uncheck this box to show just the edit box on first click of edit tab;

*'''Show preview before edit box''' – if you select this option, the preview will be displayed above the exit box and not after it when you click the 'Show preview' button while editing a page;

*'''Add pages you edit to your watchlist''' – if this option is selected, any articles that you create or modify will be automatically added to your [[Special:Watchlist|watchlist]].

□ Enable side-by-side preview

□ Enable step-by-step publishing</pre>