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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
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 -- the last pair are just 'left over ones' that are included as part of the text.)	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.
You can break lines without a new paragraph. Please use this sparingly. 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: Three tildes gives your signature: Yourname Four tildes give your signature plus date/time: Yourname 07:46, 27 November 2005 (UTC) Five tildes gives the date/time alone: 07:46, 27 November 2005 (UTC)	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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 You can format the page using Wikitext special characters.
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 But an empty line starts a new paragraph.
-When used in a list, a newline ''does'' affect the layout (&lt;a href="#lists"&gt;see below&lt;/a&gt;).
+When used in a list, a newline ''does'' affect the layout .
 | <pre>A single newline
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 When used in a list, a newline ''does''
-affect the layout ([[#lists|see below]]).
+affect the layout.
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 | You should "sign" your comments on talk pages: <br>
-*Three tildes gives your signature: &lt;a href="User:Example"&gt;Example&lt;/a&gt; <br>
+*Three tildes gives your signature: Yourname <br>
-*Four tildes give your signature plus date/time: &lt;a href="User:Example"&gt;Example&lt;/a&gt; 07:46, 27 November 2005 (UTC) <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>
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 - Five tildes gives the
 date/time alone: ~~~~~
-</pre>
-|-
-|
-== Advanced Editing  ==
-== Section headings  ==
-''Headings'' organize your writing into sections. The ''Wiki'' software can automatically generate a &lt;a href="Help:Table of contents"&gt;table of contents&lt;/a&gt; from them. <!-- don't use standard since it will move the edit block -->
-=== Subsection  ===
-Using more "equals" (=) signs creates a subsection.
-==== A smaller subsection  ====
-Don't skip levels, like from two to four equals signs.
-Start with 2 equals signs not 1 because 1 creates H1 tags which should be reserved for page title.
-| <pre>== Section headings ==
-''Headings'' organize your writing into
-sections. The ''Wiki'' software can automatically
-generate a [[Help:table of contents|table of contents]] from them.
-=== Subsection ===
-Using more "equals" (=) signs creates a subsection.
-==== A smaller subsection ====
-Don't skip levels, like from two to four equals signs.
-Start with 2 equals signs not 1 because 1 creates H1
-tags which should be reserved for page title.
-</pre>
-|- id="lists"
-|
-*''Unordered &lt;a href="Help:List"&gt;lists&lt;/a&gt;'' are easy to do:
-**Start every line with a star.
-***More stars indicate a deeper level.
-<br>
-*:Previous item continues. &lt;/dd&gt;
-<br>
-**A newline
-*in a list
-marks the end of the list.
-*Of course you can start again.
-| <pre>* ''Unordered lists'' are easy to do:
-** Start every line with a star.
-*** More stars indicate a deeper level.
-*: Previous item continues.
-** A newline
-* in a list
-marks the end of the list.
-*Of course you can start again.
-</pre>
-|-
-|
-#''Numbered lists'' are:
-##Very organized
-##Easy to follow
-A newline marks the end of the list.
-#New numbering starts with 1.
-| <pre># ''Numbered lists'' are:
-## Very organized
-## Easy to follow
-A newline marks the end of the list.
-# New numbering starts with 1.
-</pre>
-|-
-|
-Here's a ''definition list'':
-<br>
-;Word&nbsp; &lt;/dt&gt;
-:Definition of the word &lt;/dd&gt;
-;A longer phrase needing definition &lt;/dt&gt;
-:Phrase defined &lt;/dd&gt;
-;A word&nbsp; &lt;/dt&gt;
-:Which has a definition &lt;/dd&gt;
-:Also a second definition &lt;/dd&gt;
-:And even a third &lt;/dd&gt;
-<br>
-Begin with a semicolon. One item per line; a newline can appear before the colon, but using a space before the colon improves parsing.
-| <pre>Here's a ''definition list'':
-; Word&nbsp;: Definition of the word
-; A longer phrase needing definition
-: Phrase defined
-; A word&nbsp;: Which has a definition
-: Also a second one
-: And even a third
-Begin with a semicolon. One item per line;
-a newline can appear before the colon, but
-using a space before the colon improves
-parsing.
-</pre>
-|-
-|
-*You can even do mixed lists
-*#and nest them
-*#inside each other
-*#*or break lines<br>in lists.
-<br>
-*#;definition lists &lt;/dt&gt;
-*#:can be
-*#:;nested&nbsp; &lt;/dt&gt;
-*#::too &lt;/dd&gt; &lt;/dd&gt;
-<br>
-| <pre>* You can even do mixed lists
-*# and nest them
-*# inside each other
-*#* or break lines&lt;br&gt;in lists.
-*#; definition lists
-*#: can be
-*#:; nested&nbsp;: too
-</pre>
-|-
-|
-<br>
-:A colon (:) indents a line or paragraph. &lt;/dd&gt;
-<br>
-A newline starts a new paragraph. <br> Should only be used on &lt;a _fcknotitle="true" href="Talk page"&gt;Talk page&lt;/a&gt;s. <br> For articles, you probably want the blockquote tag.
-<br>
-:We use 1 colon to indent once.
-::We use 2 colons to indent twice.
-:::3 colons to indent 3 times, and so on. &lt;/dd&gt; &lt;/dd&gt; &lt;/dd&gt;
-<br>
-| <pre>: A colon (:) indents a line or paragraph.
-A newline starts a new paragraph.
-Should only be used on talk pages.
-For articles, you probably want the blockquote tag.
-: We use 1 colon to indent once.
-:: We use 2 colons to indent twice.
-::: 3 colons to indent 3 times, and so on.
-</pre>
-|-
-|
-You can make &lt;a href="W:horizontal dividing line"&gt;horizontal dividing lines&lt;/a&gt; (----) to separate text.
-----
-But you should usually use sections instead, so that they go in the table of contents.
-| <pre>You can make [[w:horizontal dividing line|horizontal dividing line]]s
-(----) to separate text.
-----
-But you should usually use sections instead,
-so that they go in the table of contents.
-</pre>
-|-
-|
-You can add footnotes to sentences using the ''ref'' tag -- this is especially good for citing a source.
-<br>
-:There are over six billion people in the world.&lt;ref&gt;CIA World Factbook, 2006.&lt;/ref&gt; &lt;/dd&gt;
-<br>
-References: &lt;references/&gt;
-<br>
-| <pre>You can add footnotes to sentences using
-the ''ref'' tag -- this is especially good
-for citing a source.
-:There are over six billion people in the
-world.&lt;ref&gt;CIA World Factbook, 2006.&lt;/ref&gt;
-References: &lt;references/&gt;
 </pre>
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