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summary of wiki formatting
For a quick overview of wiki markup see the [[Help:Wiki quickie|Wiki Quickie]]!
Text will show up just as you type it (provided you begin it in the first column). Multiple spaces are compressed, and line endings are ignored (except blank lines).
Use a blank line to start a new paragraph. Multiple blank lines add more vertical space.
Wiki markup code is supposed to be simple and easy to learn. ''You can also use most HTML markup, if you prefer it, except for links.''
== Fonts ==
Use these to change fonts:
<center>
{| {{Prettytable}}
|-
|bgcolor="#A7C1F2"|'''Description'''
|bgcolor="#A7C1F2"|'''You type'''
|bgcolor="#A7C1F2"|'''You get'''
|-
|Italic text
|<tt><nowiki>''italic''</nowiki></tt>
|''italic''
|-
| Bold text
|<tt><nowiki>'''bold'''</nowiki></tt>
|'''bold'''
|-
| Bold and italic
|<tt><nowiki>'''''bold & italic'''''</nowiki></tt>
|'''''bold & italic'''''
|-
| Fixed-width
|<tt><nowiki><tt>fixed width font </tt></nowiki></tt>
|<tt>fixed width font </tt>
|-
| underscore
|<tt><nowiki><u>underscored text</u></nowiki></tt>
|<u>underscored text</u>
|}
</center>
== Sections ==
It is often useful to divide articles into sections and subsections. The following markup can be used. You must begin these on a new line.
<center>
{| {{Prettytable}}
|-
|bgcolor="#A7C1F2"|'''Heading'''
|bgcolor="#A7C1F2"|'''You type'''
|bgcolor="#A7C1F2"|'''You get'''
|bgcolor="#A7C1F2"|'''HTML tags'''
|-
|level 1
|<tt><nowiki>==Section heading==</nowiki></tt>
|
<h2>Section heading</h2>
|<tt><nowiki><h2>...</h2></nowiki></tt>
|-
|level 2
|<tt><nowiki>===Subsection heading===</nowiki></tt>
|<h3>Subsection heading</h3>
|<tt><nowiki><h3>...</h3></nowiki></tt>
|-
|level 3
|<tt><nowiki>====Sub-sub section heading====</nowiki></tt>
|<h4>Sub-sub section heading</h4>
|<tt><nowiki><h4>...</h4></nowiki></tt>
|-
|level 4
|<tt><nowiki>=====Sub-sub-sub section heading=====</nowiki></tt>
| <h5>Sub-sub-sub section heading</h5>
|<tt><nowiki><h5>...</h5></nowiki></tt>
|}
</center>
An article with four or more headings will automatically create a table of contents.
Using HTML heading tags also creates proper section headings and a table of contents entry.
== Lists ==
Wiki markup makes lists fairly easy:
<center>
{| {{Prettytable}}
|-
|bgcolor="#A7C1F2"|'''List type'''
|bgcolor="#A7C1F2"|'''You type:'''
|bgcolor="#A7C1F2"|'''You get:'''
|-
|Bullet list
|
* one<br>
* two<br>
* three<br>
** three and one-third<br>
** three and two-thirds<br>
|
* one
* two
* three
** three and one-third
** three and two-thirds
|-
|Numbered list
|
# one<br />
# two<nowiki><br></nowiki>spanning several lines<nowiki><br></nowiki><br/>without breaking the numbering<br />
# three<br />
## three point one<br />
## three point two<br />
|
# one
# two<br>spanning several lines<br>without breaking the numbering
# three
## three point one
## three point two
|-
| Mixture of bulleted<br /> and numbered lists
|
# one<br />
# two<br />
#* two point one<br />
#* two point two<br />
|
# one
# two
#* two point one
#* two point two
|-
|Definition list
|
;Definition<br />
:item 1<br />
:item 2<br />
|
;Definition
:item 1
:item 2
|}
</center>
* HTML lists are also allowed
* Blank lines should be avoided, they break list numbering and sub-list. Use <nowiki><br></nowiki> instead.
== Linking ==
Linking is covered in a separate page: [[Help:Links]]
== Code Examples ==
Text which does not begin in the first column will be shown indented, in a fixed width font. This is appropriate for showing computer code or command examples, such as this famous little program:
main(){
printf("Hello, World!\n");
}
== Tables ==
Tables are covered in a separate page: [[Help:Tables]]
== See Also ==
* [[Help:Wiki quickie]]
* [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Formatting MediaWiki Manual: Formatting]
Text will show up just as you type it (provided you begin it in the first column). Multiple spaces are compressed, and line endings are ignored (except blank lines).
Use a blank line to start a new paragraph. Multiple blank lines add more vertical space.
Wiki markup code is supposed to be simple and easy to learn. ''You can also use most HTML markup, if you prefer it, except for links.''
== Fonts ==
Use these to change fonts:
<center>
{| {{Prettytable}}
|-
|bgcolor="#A7C1F2"|'''Description'''
|bgcolor="#A7C1F2"|'''You type'''
|bgcolor="#A7C1F2"|'''You get'''
|-
|Italic text
|<tt><nowiki>''italic''</nowiki></tt>
|''italic''
|-
| Bold text
|<tt><nowiki>'''bold'''</nowiki></tt>
|'''bold'''
|-
| Bold and italic
|<tt><nowiki>'''''bold & italic'''''</nowiki></tt>
|'''''bold & italic'''''
|-
| Fixed-width
|<tt><nowiki><tt>fixed width font </tt></nowiki></tt>
|<tt>fixed width font </tt>
|-
| underscore
|<tt><nowiki><u>underscored text</u></nowiki></tt>
|<u>underscored text</u>
|}
</center>
== Sections ==
It is often useful to divide articles into sections and subsections. The following markup can be used. You must begin these on a new line.
<center>
{| {{Prettytable}}
|-
|bgcolor="#A7C1F2"|'''Heading'''
|bgcolor="#A7C1F2"|'''You type'''
|bgcolor="#A7C1F2"|'''You get'''
|bgcolor="#A7C1F2"|'''HTML tags'''
|-
|level 1
|<tt><nowiki>==Section heading==</nowiki></tt>
|
<h2>Section heading</h2>
|<tt><nowiki><h2>...</h2></nowiki></tt>
|-
|level 2
|<tt><nowiki>===Subsection heading===</nowiki></tt>
|<h3>Subsection heading</h3>
|<tt><nowiki><h3>...</h3></nowiki></tt>
|-
|level 3
|<tt><nowiki>====Sub-sub section heading====</nowiki></tt>
|<h4>Sub-sub section heading</h4>
|<tt><nowiki><h4>...</h4></nowiki></tt>
|-
|level 4
|<tt><nowiki>=====Sub-sub-sub section heading=====</nowiki></tt>
| <h5>Sub-sub-sub section heading</h5>
|<tt><nowiki><h5>...</h5></nowiki></tt>
|}
</center>
An article with four or more headings will automatically create a table of contents.
Using HTML heading tags also creates proper section headings and a table of contents entry.
== Lists ==
Wiki markup makes lists fairly easy:
<center>
{| {{Prettytable}}
|-
|bgcolor="#A7C1F2"|'''List type'''
|bgcolor="#A7C1F2"|'''You type:'''
|bgcolor="#A7C1F2"|'''You get:'''
|-
|Bullet list
|
* one<br>
* two<br>
* three<br>
** three and one-third<br>
** three and two-thirds<br>
|
* one
* two
* three
** three and one-third
** three and two-thirds
|-
|Numbered list
|
# one<br />
# two<nowiki><br></nowiki>spanning several lines<nowiki><br></nowiki><br/>without breaking the numbering<br />
# three<br />
## three point one<br />
## three point two<br />
|
# one
# two<br>spanning several lines<br>without breaking the numbering
# three
## three point one
## three point two
|-
| Mixture of bulleted<br /> and numbered lists
|
# one<br />
# two<br />
#* two point one<br />
#* two point two<br />
|
# one
# two
#* two point one
#* two point two
|-
|Definition list
|
;Definition<br />
:item 1<br />
:item 2<br />
|
;Definition
:item 1
:item 2
|}
</center>
* HTML lists are also allowed
* Blank lines should be avoided, they break list numbering and sub-list. Use <nowiki><br></nowiki> instead.
== Linking ==
Linking is covered in a separate page: [[Help:Links]]
== Code Examples ==
Text which does not begin in the first column will be shown indented, in a fixed width font. This is appropriate for showing computer code or command examples, such as this famous little program:
main(){
printf("Hello, World!\n");
}
== Tables ==
Tables are covered in a separate page: [[Help:Tables]]
== See Also ==
* [[Help:Wiki quickie]]
* [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Formatting MediaWiki Manual: Formatting]