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The '''edit toolbar''' (also known as the 2010 wikitext editor toolbar or VisualEditor toolbar) is an interactive formatting interface located directly above the editing window on Bharatpedia. It provides quick-access buttons for applying wikitext markup, inserting links, adding references, and struc..."

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The '''edit toolbar''' (also known as the 2010 wikitext editor toolbar or VisualEditor toolbar) is an interactive formatting interface located directly above the editing window on Bharatpedia. It provides quick-access buttons for applying wikitext markup, inserting links, adding references, and structuring tables without needing to type raw code manually.
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== Overview ==
The edit toolbar is designed to help both beginner and experienced editors format pages quickly and accurately. Depending on your user preferences and whether you are using the source editor or the visual editor, the toolbar adapts to provide relevant formatting controls.

== Toolbar Sections and Tools ==

The standard source editor toolbar is divided into several logical groups:

=== 1. Text Formatting (Advanced Style) ===
Quick buttons to wrap selected text in standard wikitext markup:
* '''Bold (<code>'''</code>):''' Makes selected text bold (equivalent to typing <code><nowiki>'''bold'''</nowiki></code>).
* '''Italic (<code>''</code>):''' Makes selected text italic (equivalent to typing <code><nowiki>''italic''</nowiki></code>).
* '''Link (<code>[[ ]]</code>):''' Opens a dialog box to insert internal wikilinks to other Bharatpedia articles or external URLs.
* '''Reference (<code><ref></code>):''' Inserts inline citation tags for adding sources and footnotes.

=== 2. Structure and Layout ===
Tools for organizing page content and readability:
* '''Heading:''' Dropdown menu to select heading levels (Level 2 <code>== Heading ==</code> through Level 4 <code>==== Heading ====</code>). Note that Level 1 <code>=</code> is reserved for page titles.
* '''Bullet List:''' Creates itemized bullet points (<code>*</code>).
* '''Numbered List:''' Creates ordered numeric lists (<code>#</code>).
* '''Indent:''' Indents paragraphs or discussion replies (<code>:</code>).

=== 3. Advanced Inserts ===
* '''Table:''' Opens a table generation wizard to insert custom rows, columns, and wikitable classes.
* '''File / Media:''' Inserts images, icons, or media files from Wikimedia Commons / local upload repository.
* '''Special Characters:''' Inserts special Unicode symbols, diacritics, and mathematical characters (e.g., macron symbols, Devanagari characters, Greek letters).

== Keyboard Shortcuts ==
For faster editing, you can use standard keyboard shortcuts instead of clicking the toolbar buttons:

{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%; border-collapse:collapse;"
! style="width:30%;" | Formatting Function
! style="width:35%;" | Windows / Linux Shortcut
! style="width:35%;" | macOS Shortcut
|-
| Bold text
| '''Ctrl + B'''
| '''Cmd + B'''
|-
| Italic text
| '''Ctrl + I'''
| '''Cmd + I'''
|-
| Insert internal link
| '''Ctrl + K'''
| '''Cmd + K'''
|-
| Save / Publish page
| '''Ctrl + S'''
| '''Cmd + S'''
|-
| Find and Replace
| '''Ctrl + F'''
| '''Cmd + F'''
|}

== Enabling or Disabling the Toolbar ==
If the toolbar is not visible above your edit box, you can enable it through your account preferences:

1. Click on '''[[Special:Preferences|Preferences]]''' in the top right user menu.
2. Go to the '''Editing''' tab.
3. Scroll down to the '''Editing toolbar''' section.
4. Check the box labeled ''"Enable the editing toolbar"'' (or ''"Show advanced formatting options"'').
5. Click '''Save''' at the bottom of the page.

== See Also ==
* [[Help:Editing|How to edit a page]]
* [[Help:Wikitext|Wikitext reference and markup guide]]
* [[Bharatpedia:Simplified Manual of Style|Simplified Manual of Style]]

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