Wiki source code of Page Editing

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5 Describes all the features available to edit a page.
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7 {{id name="HWikieditingmode"/}}{{id name="HWYSIWYGeditingmode"/}}{{id name="HStandaloneeditingmode"/}}
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9 = Content Editing =
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11 To edit the content of a wiki Page you can choose to do it in 2 ways:
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13 * [[Edit with the WYSIWYG editor>>xwiki:documentation.xs.user.base.page.edit-page.WebHome]].
14 ** If you're an [[Advanced user>>xwiki:documentation.xs.user.base.page.edit-page.simple-advanced.WebHome#HAdvancedMode]] you could also choose to [[edit with the Standalone WYSWIWYG editor>>xwiki:documentation.xs.user.base.page.edit-page.edit-standalone-wysiwyg-editor.WebHome]].
15 * [[Edit with the Wiki Editor>>xwiki:documentation.xs.user.base.page.edit-page.edit-wiki-editor.WebHome]].
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17 = Section Editing =
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19 See [[editing a section>>documentation.xs.user.base.page.edit-page.edit-section.WebHome]].
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21 {{id name="HSimpleandAdvancededitingmodes"/}}
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23 = Translations =
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25 There are two ways to translate a Page:
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27 * [[By going to the "Information" tab>>xwiki:documentation.xs.user.base.page.view-page.translate-page.WebHome]].
28 * [[By creating a translation for the Page while editing>>xwiki:documentation.xs.user.base.page.edit-page.translate-page-editing.WebHome]].
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30 = Simple and Advanced Editing =
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32 See [[Simple and Advanced Editing>>documentation.xs.user.base.page.edit-page.simple-advanced.WebHome]].
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34 {{id name="HCommoneditactions"/}}
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36 = Common edit actions =
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38 See:
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40 * [[Realtime Edit Actions>>documentation.xs.user.base.page.edit-page.realtime-edit-actions.WebHome]], for the Realtime in-place editor.
41 * [[Common Edit Actions>>documentation.xs.user.base.page.edit-page.common-edit-actions.WebHome]], for other editors.
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43 {{id name="HConvertingbetweenSyntaxes"/}}
44 {{id name="HChoosingaSyntax"/}}
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46 = Choosing or Changing a Syntax =
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48 You have the possibility to choose or change the Syntax in three cases:
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50 * [[Change the Syntax>>documentation.xs.user.base.page.view-page.change-syntax.WebHome]] when [[viewing a Page>>Documentation.UserGuide.Features.DocumentLifecycle.WebHome#HShow]]. This is the recommended practice of changing the Syntax.
51 * [[Change the Syntax>>documentation.xs.user.base.page.edit-page.change-syntax-editing.WebHome]] when [[editing a Page>>documentation.xs.user.base.page.edit-page.WebHome]]. This is available only for some editors.
52 * Choose a Syntax when [[creating a Page>>Documentation.UserGuide.Features.DocumentLifecycle.WebHome#HCreate]].
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54 After you choose or change the Syntax, the result is a [[Syntax conversion>>documentation.xs.user.base.page.view-page.change-syntax.syntax-conversion.WebHome]] of the Page.
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56 = Hiding Pages =
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58 There are two ways to hide a Page:
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60 * [[By going to the "Information" tab>>documentation.xs.user.base.page.view-page.hide-page.WebHome]]. This is the recommended practice.
61 * [[By selecting the option to hide a Page while editing>>documentation.xs.user.base.page.edit-page.hide-page-editing.WebHome]]. This is available only for some editors.
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63 = Form editing mode (aka inline mode) =
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65 See [[Edit a Page with the Inline Form Editor>>xwiki:documentation.xs.user.base.page.edit-page.edit-inline-editor.WebHome]].
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67 = Objects editing mode =
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69 See [[Edit a Page with the Object Editor>>xwiki:documentation.xs.user.base.page.edit-page.edit-object-editor.WebHome]].
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71 = Classes editing mode =
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73 See [[Edit a Page with the Class Editor>>xwiki:documentation.xs.user.base.page.edit-page.edit-class-editor.WebHome]].
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75 = Access Rights editing mode =
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77 This mode allows you to control the access rights for the page you're viewing (you need to have the required access rights to modify a page's rights). See the [[Rights Management>>Documentation.UserGuide.Features.RightsManagement]] topic for more information.
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79 = Title Behavior =
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81 See [[Page Titles and Page Names>>xwiki:documentation.xs.user.base.page.edit-page.titles-names.WebHome]].
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83 = Authors =
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85 See [[Authors of a Page>>documentation.xs.user.base.page.authors-page.WebHome]].
86 See [[Types of Authors of a Page>>documentation.xs.dev.flamingo-skin.types-authors.WebHome]].
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88 = Locking =
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90 See [[Page Locking>>xwiki:documentation.xs.user.base.page.edit-page.page-locking.WebHome]].
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92 = Edit conflict =
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94 See [[Resolve an Edit Conflict on a Page>>xwiki:documentation.xs.user.base.page.edit-page.resolve-conflict-page.WebHome]].
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96 = Extension page protection =
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98 See [[Extension Page Protection>>xwiki:documentation.xs.user.base.page.edit-page.extension-page-protection.WebHome]].
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100 = Default Language =
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102 There are two ways to change/set the default language:
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104 * [[By going to the "Information" tab>>xwiki:documentation.xs.user.base.page.view-page.set-language.WebHome]]. This is the recommended practice.
105 * [[By selecting the language while editing>>xwiki:documentation.xs.user.base.page.edit-page.set-default-language-editing.WebHome]]. This is available only for some editors.

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