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| − | == | + | == Basic text formatting == |
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| + | You can format the page using Wikitext special characters. | ||
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| + | {| border="1" style="width: 728px; height: 856px;" | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | ! width="640px" | What it looks like on the wiki page | ||
| + | ! width="360px" | What you type | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | | ||
| + | You can ''italicize text'' by putting 2 apostrophes on '''each''' side. | ||
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| + | 3 apostrophes will '''embolden the text'''. | ||
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| + | 5 apostrophes will '''embolden''' and ''italicize'' '''''the text'''''. | ||
| + | |||
| + | (Using 4 apostrophes doesn't do anything special -- <br> the last pair are just ''''left over ones'''' that are included as part of the text.) | ||
| + | |||
| + | | <pre>You can ''italicize text'' by putting 2 | ||
| + | apostrophes on '''each''' side. | ||
| + | |||
| + | 3 apostrophes will '''embolden the text'''. | ||
| + | |||
| + | 5 apostrophes will '''embolden''' and ''italicize'' | ||
| + | '''''the text'''''. | ||
| + | |||
| + | (Using 4 apostrophes doesn't do anything | ||
| + | special -- <br /> the last pair are just | ||
| + | ''''left over ones'''' that are included | ||
| + | as part of the text.) | ||
| + | </pre> | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | | ||
| + | A single newline generally has no effect on the layout. These can be used to separate sentences within a paragraph. Some editors find that this aids editing and improves the ''diff'' function (used internally to compare different versions of a page). | ||
| + | |||
| + | But an empty line starts a new paragraph. | ||
| + | |||
| + | When used in a list, a newline ''does'' affect the layout . | ||
| + | |||
| + | | <pre>A single newline | ||
| + | generally has no effect on the layout. | ||
| + | These can be used to separate | ||
| + | sentences within a paragraph. | ||
| + | Some editors find that this aids editing | ||
| + | and improves the ''diff'' function | ||
| + | (used internally to compare | ||
| + | different versions of a page). | ||
| + | |||
| + | But an empty line | ||
| + | starts a new paragraph. | ||
| + | |||
| + | When used in a list, a newline ''does'' | ||
| + | affect the layout. | ||
| + | </pre> | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | | ||
| + | You can break lines<br> without a new paragraph.<br> Please use this sparingly. | ||
| + | |||
| + | Please do not start a link or ''italics'' or '''bold''' text on one line and end on the next. | ||
| + | |||
| + | | <pre>You can break lines<br/> | ||
| + | without a new paragraph.<br/> | ||
| + | Please use this sparingly. | ||
| + | |||
| + | Please do not start a link or | ||
| + | ''italics'' or '''bold''' text on one line | ||
| + | and end on the next. | ||
| + | </pre> | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | You should "sign" your comments on talk pages: <br> | ||
| + | *Three tildes gives your signature: Yourname <br> | ||
| + | *Four tildes give your signature plus date/time: Yourname 07:46, 27 November 2005 (UTC) <br> | ||
| + | *Five tildes gives the date/time alone: 07:46, 27 November 2005 (UTC) <br> | ||
| + | |||
| + | | <pre>You should "sign" your comments | ||
| + | on talk pages: | ||
| + | - Three tildes gives your | ||
| + | signature: ~~~ | ||
| + | - Four tildes give your | ||
| + | signature plus date/time: ~~~~ | ||
| + | - Five tildes gives the | ||
| + | date/time alone: ~~~~~ | ||
| + | </pre> | ||
| + | |} | ||
Latest revision as of 18:13, 20 September 2009
Text formatting markup
This table lists the various formatting options available using Wikitext:
Basic text formatting
You can format the page using Wikitext special characters.
| What it looks like on the wiki page | What you type |
|---|---|
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You can italicize text by putting 2 apostrophes on each side. 3 apostrophes will embolden the text. 5 apostrophes will embolden and italicize the text. (Using 4 apostrophes doesn't do anything special -- |
You can ''italicize text'' by putting 2 apostrophes on '''each''' side. 3 apostrophes will '''embolden the text'''. 5 apostrophes will '''embolden''' and ''italicize'' '''''the text'''''. (Using 4 apostrophes doesn't do anything special -- <br /> the last pair are just ''''left over ones'''' that are included as part of the text.) |
|
A single newline generally has no effect on the layout. These can be used to separate sentences within a paragraph. Some editors find that this aids editing and improves the diff function (used internally to compare different versions of a page). But an empty line starts a new paragraph. When used in a list, a newline does affect the layout . |
A single newline generally has no effect on the layout. These can be used to separate sentences within a paragraph. Some editors find that this aids editing and improves the ''diff'' function (used internally to compare different versions of a page). But an empty line starts a new paragraph. When used in a list, a newline ''does'' affect the layout. |
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You can break lines Please do not start a link or italics or bold text on one line and end on the next. |
You can break lines<br/> without a new paragraph.<br/> Please use this sparingly. Please do not start a link or ''italics'' or '''bold''' text on one line and end on the next. |
You should "sign" your comments on talk pages:
|
You should "sign" your comments on talk pages: - Three tildes gives your signature: ~~~ - Four tildes give your signature plus date/time: ~~~~ - Five tildes gives the date/time alone: ~~~~~ |
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