WikiIslam:Translations: Difference between revisions

* Login or create account: Unless you are okay with having your IP address recorded in page histories, the first step for you would be to <span class="plainlinks">[{{fullurl:Special:Userlogin|type=login}} create an account] </span>. If you already have an account, you can <span class="plainlinks">[{{fullurl:Special:Userlogin|type=login}} login]</span>.  When you are logged in, you will see your username at the top left of every page with various user specific links like My talk, Preferences and so on.

* Go to [[Help:Contents]]. Translate the title of your chosen article and type that into the "Create Page" box. If any of these characters exist in the title, avoid using them: brackets, commas, colons, semi-colons etc. These can be added into the title later by using <nowiki>{{</nowiki>page_title|Desired page title}}.

* After clicking "Create page" you will see a blank page.

* Open another window. Then go to your chosen article and click the 'Edit' button. You will now see the text and all the wiki-formatting of the target article.

* Copy and paste the entire thing into the new page you created. In Windows, Select all text and then CTRL-C; CTRL-V to paste.

* You can now start your translation. Delete the English text as you go. You can also keep another window open which has the original article in a regular view (non-editable).

* After you are done, you can preview or save the page. To make sure you don't lose your work, please see the "Saving your Work" section on the [[Help:Contents#Saving your Work|Help]] page. You can also simply 'copy' all the text. You can also do intermediate saves if you have to interrupt your work, or if it's a long page.

* To find what you have been working on, click the 'My contributions' link at the top right.