Objective+2+Editing+Pages

Editing a Page OverviewThis section provides a basic overview of the tools available to you while editing a wiki page and the terms we use to describe them. If you would like to see editing a page in action, check out our [|video tours].

=Getting started= Different wikis will look different, but you will always be able to find a button at the top of that page, on the left or right, that says **Edit** or **Edit This Page**. Click that button to enter editor mode.

=Adding text= Just start typing.

Editing a page in Wikispaces is a lot like using a simple word processor — you don’t need to know any special markup languages or wikitext. Use the **bold**, //italic//, and __underline__ buttons for simple formatting, or use the **Color and Style Editor** button to change your text’s size, color , font , and more. = = =‍‍Adding an image=
 * 1) Place the cursor where you would like the image to appear.
 * 2) Select the **File** icon from the editor toolbar.
 * 3) Click the **Upload Files** button.
 * 4) Page through your files, search by file name, or sort by tag.
 * 5) Click on the image to place it on the page.
 * 6) Click on the image to get the **File Properties** popup, and adjust the alignment and size of your image, or add a caption.
 * 7) Save the wiki page.

=‍‍Adding a file=
 * 1) Place the cursor where you would like the link to your file to appear.
 * 2) Select the **File** icon from the editor toolbar.
 * 3) **Upload Files**.
 * 4) Page through your files, search by file name, or sort by tag.
 * 5) Click on the file to place it on the page. Images, videos, and audio clips can be embedded directly into the page. For other file types — including PDFs, Word docs, Excel spreadsheets, and PowerPoint presentations — the **Embed File** option will place a link to the file on the page.
 * 6) Save the wiki page.

=‍‍Embedding a video from another site=
 * 1) Place the cursor where you would like the video to appear.
 * 2) Select the **Widget** icon from the editor toolbar.
 * 3) In the **Widgets** tool, select **Video** from the side menu and choose your video service or click Other.
 * 4) In a separate browser window or tab, navigate to your video. Look for something that says “Embed” (or maybe "Share"), followed by a piece of code. Copy this code.
 * 5) Back on your wiki page, paste the copied code into the field in the Widget tool. Hit **Save**.
 * 6) Click on the embedded widget (in editor mode, it will be a blue square) to get the **Widget Properties** popup, and adjust the alignment and size of your video.
 * 7) Save the wiki page.

=‍‍Saving changes= Once you have finished making your edits, click the **Save** button in the editor toolbar.