How to Center Text in a Wikipedia Article

You can center the text in a Wikipedia article with some preparation. This online encyclopedia allows you to make appropriate changes in existing articles. You need to open an account in Wikipedia for making changes in any article. Here’s how you can center text in a Wikipedia article.

Instructions

Difficulty: Easy

Open an Account in Wikipedia

1. Enter the link http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page in your internet browser to get to the Main Page of Wikipedia. You can also key in 'Wikipedia' in search engines Google or Yahoo.
2. Go to the top right corner of the page. Click on ‘Create account’ and register by providing your username and a unique password. The account gets created immediately and the username you selected will display on top of the page.

Steps to Center Text in a Wikipedia Article

3. Enter the address www.wikipedia.org in your internet browser to go to the Main Page of Wikipedia.
4. Click on the Sign in/Create Account box at the upper-right corner of the page and sign in using your username and password.
5. Go to an article and use the ‘Edit’ tab/box to center a text in an article.
6. Use the following syntax to center text in an article. Use the syntax and then write the text that needs to be placed in the middle of an article.
7. End the text by using the syntax . For example, use Wikipedia will display the word ‘Wikipedia’ in the center of the article.
8. See the changes by clicking on ‘Preview the page.’
9. Save the changes by clicking on ‘Save the page.’

Tips & Warnings

• Review Wikipedia's Manual of Style to be consistent with other writers.