diff --git a/editions/tw5.com/tiddlers/howtos/Creating, tagging, and editing tiddlers.tid b/editions/tw5.com/tiddlers/howtos/Creating, tagging, and editing tiddlers.tid new file mode 100644 index 000000000..07a25ae3f --- /dev/null +++ b/editions/tw5.com/tiddlers/howtos/Creating, tagging, and editing tiddlers.tid @@ -0,0 +1,30 @@ +title: Creating, tagging, and editing tiddlers +tags: howtos [[Working with TiddlyWiki]] +created: 201409041403 +modified: 201409041403 + +!Creating tiddlers + +You create a tiddler either by clicking the {{$:/core/images/new-button}} button in the sidebar, or by clicking on any empty hyperlink (empty links will normally appear in [[blue italic text]]). + +!Editing tiddlers + +You can edit an existing tiddler by clicking the {{$:/core/images/edit-button}} button at the top right of the tiddler. + +!The ~EditTemplate + +Creating new tiddlers and editing existing tiddlers both open up the ~EditTemplate. This is your control panel for modifying the tiddler in different ways. The ~EditTemplate has several areas: + +*''The title editor'' Use this to edit the title of the tiddler +*''The tag editor'' Use this to add or remove tags to the tiddler. Type a tag name and either select a tag from the dropdown list or finish typing to create a new tag. Then click the 'add' button to add it to the tiddler. Delete tags from a tiddler by clicking the 'x' on the tag label. +*''The text editor'' Use this to add content to the tiddler. You can also use the preview button to preview changes to the tiddler text. +*''The type editor'' Use this when you have a specific type of content that needs to be displayed in a different way, such as an image. See ContentType for a list of possible content types. The default is text/vnd.tiddlywiki) +*''The field editor'' Use this to add fields to the tiddler. For example, you can use a [[list field|ListField]] to display the order of tiddlers tagged with the current tiddler's title in ways that are not alphabetical. + +!Save, cancel or delete + +When you are finished editing, select the desired button at the top of the ~EditTemplate: + +*The 'done' button ({{$:/core/images/done-button}}) saves your changes and returns to view mode. +*The 'cancel' button ({{$:/core/images/cancel-button}}) cancels the changes and returns to view mode. +*The 'delete' button ({{$:/core/images/delete-button}}) deletes the entire tiddler.