3: 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.
An Instructor's account allows editing capability on essentially all pages in the library
- 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).
- 3.1: Successfully Logging In
- Before editing a page, you must first log in to the Libretexts AND have an account that has editing capabilities.
- 3.2: Editing a Page
- A Quick-Edit tutorial on how to edit pages in the LibreText platform.
- 3.3: Adding Images and Figures and Video
- A Quick-Edit tutorial on how to add figures to pages in the LibreText platform.
- 3.4: Adding Videos (YouTube)
- A Quick-Edit tutorial on how to add videos to pages in the LibreText platform.
- 3.5: Adding Tables
- A Quick-Edit tutorial on how to add tables to pages in the LibreText platform.
- 3.6: Hyperlinking
- A Quick-Edit tutorial on how to add hyperlinks to pages in the LibreText platform.
- 3.7: Adding Predefined Template Code (e.g., Boxes)
- A Quick-Edit tutorial on how to add template code to pages in the LibreText platform.
- 3.9: Selecting Copyright for Page (Meta-Tags)
- A Quick-Edit tutorial on how to add a license to content in the LibreText platform.
- 3.10: Adding Authorbars (Meta-Tags)
- A Quick-Edit tutorial on how to add authorbars in the LibreText platform.
- 3.11: Page Titles
- A Quick-Edit set of best practices on how to generate page titles on the LibreText platform.
- 3.12: Adding Summary
- In the Page Settings of each LibreTexts page is a summary block that will accept approximately three lines of text. Think of the summary as a tweet (viz. Twitter) on the subject of the page. It is almost the same length as a tweet and has a similar impact.
- 3.13: 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.