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This section lists articles on how to edit Outward Wiki. It covers all the basic information needed for someone to begin contributing to Outward Wiki. For more advanced articles see the advanced help articles.

  • Editing
    • Edit summary - What it is and how to use it.
    • Edit toolbar
  • Starting a new page
    • Creating fan fiction
  • Links
    • Interwiki linking
    • Piped link
    • Self link
    • Navigational image (link)
    • URL - see Template:WM Icon SmallHelp:URL
  • How to edit a page
  • Images and other uploaded files - see Template:WM Icon SmallHelp:Images and other uploaded files
    • Image description page - see Template:WM Icon SmallHelp:Image page
    • Navigational image
  • HTML in wikitext
  • How to edit specific sections - see Template:WM Icon SmallHelp:Section

Once you've familiar with basic editing, there are many more thins to explore. Familiarize yourself with Policies and Guidelines as many of these advanced features abide by certain rules of use.

  • Categories
  • Disambiguation
  • Using redirects
  • Renaming (moving) a page
  • Tables
  • Templates
  • Automatic link formatting
  • Adding tooltips
  • Variables
  • Namespaces - see Help:Namespace
  • Special characters - see Help:Special characters


Feel free to practice editing with the Sandbox!