8: Basic Editing
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The LibreTexts libraries are powered by the Mindtouch system. An exhaustive set of references for the tools on this powerful system can be found online at https://success.mindtouch.com/Author/Editor. The pages below summarize a subset of these tools that are useful in day-to-day use of the LibreTexts project.
- The wiki infrastructure of the LibreTexts makes it difficult to break anything. So feel free to experiment, play around, and test things out.
- All edits are saved as revisions. You can always revert to any older revision via the “Revision history” button under “Options”
- All edits get sent to the LibreTexts development team for eventual review (not approval).
- You can sign up with your personal account to “Watch” page(s) if any edits occur (using the little star next to forward/back right below the page title).
- 8.1: Editing a Page
- A Quick-Edit tutorial on how to edit pages in the LibreText platform.
- 8.2: Adding Images and Figures
- A Quick-Edit tutorial on how to add figures to pages in the LibreText platform.
- 8.3: Adding Videos (YouTube)
- A Quick-Edit tutorial on how to add videos to pages in the LibreText platform.
- 8.4: Adding Tables
- A Quick-Edit tutorial on how to add tables to pages in the LibreText platform.
- 8.5: Hyperlinking
- A Quick-Edit tutorial on how to add hyperlinks to pages in the LibreText platform.
- 8.6: Adding Predefined Template Code (e.g., Boxes)
- A Quick-Edit tutorial on how to add template code to pages in the LibreText platform.
- 8.8: Page Titles
- A Quick-Edit set of best practices on how to generate page titles on the LibreText platform.
- 8.9: Adding Automatic Organizations
- A common template used in the LibreTexts is the portfolio template that is used to make a dynamic, all-inclusive and easy way to maintain table of contents of all daughter pages.
- 8.10: Watching, Rating, and Providing Feedback for a Page
- A Quick-Edit tutorial on how to watch, rate and provide feedback on content in the LibreText platform.