Help:Finding information

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Finding information can be done in a number of ways -

• Saintapedia's Search bar (see below) allows you search by topic and add your knowledge
• All of the options are detailed on the help pages:
  • Help:Search lists all the details of search features
  • Help:AdvancedSearch explains how the search form can help you refine your search
• On any Saintapedia page, follow an Internal link to a related Saintapedia topic
• Open a group of related articles, called Navboxes, to fully explore a topic.
• Using a Category
• See what is available by going to a random page

Search

Saintapedia is so vast, with 212 articles today, that traditional ways of finding information on websites are insufficient. The search box will navigate directly to a page, but this search box is also an interface to a powerful search engine. Saintapedia's search box allows readers to Advanced search options to better refine the search results that a bare word search might produce alone.

The search box—found in the upper right corner of every Saintapedia page.

All Saintapedia articles are linked or cross-referenced for ease of navigation through the encyclopedia. Where you see text like this, it means there is a link to another article or Saintapedia page with further information if you need it. Holding your mouse over the link will show you where a link will take you. This means articles do not need to cover common ground in depth; instead, you are always one click away from more information on any point that has a link attached.

Frequently asked questions

How is Saintapedia's Search different than a search engine?

The Search window searches for page titles that begin with the text you entered. If no page exists with the text you enter, it will go to a more traditional search result page. You can get to that search results page directly by clicking on the magnifying glass icon to the right of the search box. See more at Help:Search.

Does Saintapedia have an an advanced search feature?

Yes, click the magnifying glass the right side of the search box in the upper right corner of each Saintapedia page, or go to Special:Search. The advanced search also allows you to select which areas of the wiki are searched, such as the help, file, and main article sections.

Other advanced search options are described at Help:Search#Advanced search options.

Note that Saintapedia's search cannot find text inside files on Saintapedia, which is why having descriptive file names and good file summaries for files uploaded to Saintapedia is important.

How you can contribute

Don't be afraid to edit – Any invited editor is encouraged to be bold! Find something that can be improved and make it better—for example, spelling, grammar, rewriting for readability, adding content, or removing non-constructive edits. If you are not ready to be that bold, leave a comment on the discussion page.

Remember – you can't break Saintapedia; all edits can be reversed, fixed or improved later. Saintapedia is allowed to be imperfect. So go ahead, edit an article and help make Saintapedia the best information source!

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