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	The '''Source Editor''' is one of two editors that allows editing of pages via [[Help:Wikitext\|wikitext]] or some [[Help:HTML\|HTML]].		The '''Source Editor''' is one of two editors that allows editing of pages via [[Help:Wikitext\|wikitext]] or some [[Help:HTML\|HTML]].

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	[[File:Location Source VE.png\|thumb\|175x175px\|Accessing source editor in VisualEditor. "Source editing" will either load the 2010 wikitext editor, or the 2017 source editor, depending on your Special:Preferences.]]		[[File:Location Source VE.png\|thumb\|175x175px\|Accessing source editor in VisualEditor. "Source editing" will either load the 2010 wikitext editor, or the 2017 source editor, depending on your Special:Preferences.]]
	The '''Source Editor''' is one of two editors that allows editing of pages via [[Help:Wikitext\|wikitext]] or some [[Help:HTML\|HTML]].		The '''Source Editor''' is one of two editors that allows editing of pages via [[Help:Wikitext\|wikitext]] or some [[Help:HTML\|HTML]].

	~~==How to use Source Editor==~~
	~~[[File:EditorPreference.png\|thumb\|400px\|Preferred editor in your preferences.]]~~
	~~To switch from VisualEditor to a source editor, use the toolbar menu and click on the menu at the top right where "Visual Editor" is.~~

	If you wish to ''always'' edit in source mode, you may wish to switch your preferences to the '''source editor''' in [[Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-editing]]. You can also set the default source editor you would like to use.

	==Versions==		==Versions==

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[[File:Location Source VE.png|thumb|175x175px|Accessing source editor in VisualEditor. "Source editing" will either load the 2010 wikitext editor, or the 2017 source editor, depending on your Special:Preferences.]]
The '''Source Editor''' is one of two editors that allows editing of pages via [[Help:Wikitext|wikitext]] or some [[Help:HTML|HTML]].

==How to use Source Editor==
[[File:EditorPreference.png|thumb|400px|Preferred editor in your preferences.]]
To switch from VisualEditor to a source editor, use the toolbar menu and click on the menu at the top right where "Visual Editor" is.

If you wish to ''always'' edit in source mode, you may wish to switch your preferences to the '''source editor''' in [[Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-editing]]. You can also set the default source editor you would like to use.

==Versions==
Currently, there are two versions of Source Editor available:
*'''VisualEditor - source mode''', also known as the '''2017 wikitext editor'''.
*'''Source editor''', also known as the '''2010 wikitext editor'''.

===VisualEditor - source mode===
[[File:New Source Editor.png|thumb|300px|2017 wikitext editor]]
The 2017 wikitext editor (VisualEditor - source mode) is the "source mode" of VisualEditor. It has a similar toolbar as the VisualEditor in visual editing mode and allows quick switching between the visual editing and source editing. It will always load as the source editor if VisualEditor is enabled in your preferences.

===Source editor===
[[File:2010 editor.png|thumb|300px|2010 wikitext editor]]
The 2010 wikitext editor (Source editor) has a simplified interface and toolbar. This editor is loaded in some locations where the 2017 wikitext editor is not available, such as [[Help:Reverting|undoing an edit]]. It is particularly useful in extremely long pages when VisualEditor cannot load the page.

==Notes==
*All source editors support [[Help:Syntax highlighting|syntax highlighting]].
*Switching to source mode in an editor may take a few moments, as it requires the contents of the editor to be turned back into wikitext.
*It is possible to edit only a part of an article by clicking on the edit button next to a heading. Doing so will only bring up the section that heading spans in source editing.
**One part of the link, "&section=#", can have its number changed for the user to edit a different heading. Putting the value to 0 will make it so that the user will only edit the top part of the article above all headings.

==See also==
*[[Help:Tables#In source editor|Editing tables in source editor]]
*[[Help:VisualEditor]]
*[[Help:Editing]]

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