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 Editing, expanding and improving existing articles is a great way to start contributing to a Wiki-style documentation. Being a collaborative project, any and all improvements and corrections are welcome.  Editing, expanding and improving existing articles is a great way to start contributing to a Wiki-style documentation. Being a collaborative project, any and all improvements and corrections are welcome. 
  
-As a contributor, you should never feel that editing or correcting is any less important than contributing whole articles. Editing, correcting and improving is an integral part of a Wiki site and is as important as adding fresh content.+As a contributor, you should never feel that editing or correcting is any less important than contributing whole articles. Editing, correcting and improving is an integral part of a Wiki site and is as important as adding fresh content.  
 +<note important>Please read the [[slackdocs:styleguide|Wiki style guide and etiquette]] before you start editing somebody else's work.</note> 
 ===== Substantive writing ===== ===== Substantive writing =====
  
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     * Let the children "paint"?     * Let the children "paint"?
     * Do some serious drawing?     * Do some serious drawing?
-    * Grab a screenshot?+    * [[howtos:window_managers:take_a_screenshot|Grab a screenshot]]?
     * Touch up and edit images?     * Touch up and edit images?
     * Draw a flowchart?     * Draw a flowchart?
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 Potential contributors should also check for the existence of a topic in the Wiki before creating a new page with a similar topic. Avoiding duplication of effort is part of what a Wiki is all about. Potential contributors should also check for the existence of a topic in the Wiki before creating a new page with a similar topic. Avoiding duplication of effort is part of what a Wiki is all about.
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 +=====Related pages=====
 +  * [[slackdocs:styleguide|SlackDocs style guide]]
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 =====Sources===== =====Sources=====
   * Originally written by [[wiki:user:vharishankar|V.Harishankar]] for the SlackDocs Wiki Project.   * Originally written by [[wiki:user:vharishankar|V.Harishankar]] for the SlackDocs Wiki Project.
   * Additional inputs by [[wiki:user:kookiemonster|kookiemonster]] based on suggestions made by [[http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/slackware-14/slackbuilds-org-vs-slackware-documentation-4175422561/page10.html#post4759306|Woodsman]] from LinuxQuestions.org forums.   * Additional inputs by [[wiki:user:kookiemonster|kookiemonster]] based on suggestions made by [[http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/slackware-14/slackbuilds-org-vs-slackware-documentation-4175422561/page10.html#post4759306|Woodsman]] from LinuxQuestions.org forums.
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