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− | Here are the most frequently used types of wiki markup. If you need more help see [ | + | Here are the most frequently used types of wiki markup. If you need more help see [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Wikitext_examples Wikitext examples]. |
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{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
− | ! | + | ! width="50%" | What it looks like |
− | ! | + | ! width="50%" | What you type |
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− | | | + | |You can ''italicize text'' by putting 2 |
− | You can ''italicize text'' by putting 2 | + | apostrophes on each side. 3 apostrophes |
− | apostrophes on each side. | + | will embolden '''the text'''. |
− | + | |<pre>You can ''italicize text'' by putting 2 | |
− | 3 apostrophes | + | apostrophes on each side. 3 apostrophes |
− | + | will embolden '''the text'''.</pre> | |
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− | You can ''italicize text'' by putting 2 | ||
− | apostrophes on each side. | ||
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− | | | + | |You should "sign" your comments on talk pages: |
− | You should "sign" your comments on talk pages: | + | * Three tildes give your user name: [[User:User|User]] ([[User talk:User|talk]])<br /> |
− | * Three tildes give your user name: [[User: | + | * Four tildes give your user name plus date/time: [[User:User|User]] ([[User talk:User|talk]]) 07:46, 27 November 2005 (UTC) |
− | * Four tildes give your user name plus date/time: [[User: | ||
* Five tildes give the date/time alone: 07:46, 27 November 2005 (UTC) | * Five tildes give the date/time alone: 07:46, 27 November 2005 (UTC) | ||
− | |<pre> | + | |<pre>You should "sign" your comments on talk pages: |
− | You should "sign" your comments | + | * Three tildes give your user name: ~~~ |
− | on talk pages: | + | * Four tildes give your user name plus date/time: ~~~~ |
− | * Three tildes give your user | + | * Five tildes give the date/time alone: ~~~~~</pre> |
− | name: ~~~ | ||
− | * Four tildes give your user | ||
− | name plus date/time: ~~~~ | ||
− | * Five tildes give the | ||
− | date/time alone: ~~~~~ | ||
− | </pre> | ||
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''Headings'' organize your writing into sections. | ''Headings'' organize your writing into sections. | ||
The Wiki software can automatically generate | The Wiki software can automatically generate | ||
− | a | + | a table of contents from them. |
<div style="font-size:132%;font-weight:bold;">Subsection</div> | <div style="font-size:132%;font-weight:bold;">Subsection</div> | ||
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== Section headings == | == Section headings == | ||
− | ''Headings'' organize your writing into sections. | + | ''Headings'' organize your writing into |
− | The Wiki software can automatically generate | + | sections. The Wiki software can automatically |
− | a table of contents from them. | + | generate a table of contents from them. |
=== Subsection === | === Subsection === | ||
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: A colon (:) indents a line or paragraph. | : A colon (:) indents a line or paragraph. | ||
A newline starts a new paragraph. <br> | A newline starts a new paragraph. <br> | ||
− | Often used for discussion on | + | Often used for discussion on talk pages. |
: We use 1 colon to indent once. | : We use 1 colon to indent once. | ||
:: We use 2 colons to indent twice. | :: We use 2 colons to indent twice. | ||
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Here's a link to the [[Main Page]]. | Here's a link to the [[Main Page]]. | ||
− | But be careful | + | But be careful – capitalization counts! |
− | |<pre> | + | If a linked page does not exist yet, you can create it by clicking on the link. |
− | Here's a link to the [[Main Page]]. | + | |<pre>Here's a link to the [[Main Page]]. |
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− | + | But be careful – capitalization counts! | |
− | + | If a linked page does not exist yet, | |
− | + | you can create it by clicking on the link. | |
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− | clicking on the link. | ||
</pre> | </pre> | ||
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* [[Help:Editing#Links]]. | * [[Help:Editing#Links]]. | ||
− | + | |<pre>You can link to a page section by its title: | |
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− | You can link to a page section by its title: | ||
− | * [[Help:Editing#Links]]. | + | * [[Help:Editing#Links]].</pre> |
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Latest revision as of 22:49, 28 January 2011
The examples on this page are copied from WikiMedia – Help:Editing.
Most frequent Wiki markup explained[edit]
Here are the most frequently used types of wiki markup. If you need more help see Wikitext examples.
What it looks like | What you type |
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You can italicize text by putting 2
apostrophes on each side. 3 apostrophes will embolden the text. |
You can ''italicize text'' by putting 2 apostrophes on each side. 3 apostrophes will embolden '''the text'''. |
You should "sign" your comments on talk pages: | You should "sign" your comments on talk pages: * Three tildes give your user name: ~~~ * Four tildes give your user name plus date/time: ~~~~ * Five tildes give the date/time alone: ~~~~~ |
Section headings[edit] | |
What it looks like | What you type |
Section headings
Headings organize your writing into sections. The Wiki software can automatically generate a 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. |
== Section headings == ''Headings'' organize your writing into sections. The Wiki software can automatically generate a 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. |
Lists and indents[edit] | |
What it looks like | What you type |
marks the end of the list.
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* ''Unordered lists'' are easy to do: ** Start every line with a star. *** More stars indicate a deeper level. * Previous item continues. ** A new line * in a list marks the end of the list. * Of course you can start again. |
A new line marks the end of the list.
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# ''Numbered lists'' are: ## Very organized ## Easy to follow # Previous item continues A new line marks the end of the list. # New numbering starts with 1. |
A newline starts a new paragraph.
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: A colon (:) indents a line or paragraph. A newline starts a new paragraph. <br> Often used for discussion on talk pages. : We use 1 colon to indent once. :: We use 2 colons to indent twice. ::: 3 colons to indent 3 times, and so on. |
Links[edit] | |
What it looks like | What you type |
Here's a link to the Main Page. But be careful – capitalization counts! If a linked page does not exist yet, you can create it by clicking on the link. |
Here's a link to the [[Main Page]]. But be careful – capitalization counts! If a linked page does not exist yet, you can create it by clicking on the link. |
You can link to a page section by placing a "#" before its title: |
You can link to a page section by its title: * [[Help:Editing#Links]]. |