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=== Basic text formatting ===
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This Editing Overview has a lot of '''[[w:wikitext|wikitext]]''' examples. You may want to keep this page open in a separate browser window for reference while you edit.
 
  
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Each of the topics covered here is covered somewhere else in more detail. Please look in the box on the right for the topic you are interested in.
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== Editing basics ==
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!What it looks like
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!What you type
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You can ''emphasize text'' by putting two
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apostrophes on each side. Three apostrophes
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will emphasize it '''strongly'''. Five
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apostrophes is '''''even stronger'''''.
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|<pre><nowiki>
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You can ''emphasize text'' by putting two
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apostrophes on each side. Three apostrophes
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will emphasize it '''strongly'''. Five
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apostrophes is '''''even stronger'''''.
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</nowiki></pre>
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A single newline
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has no effect
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on the layout.
  
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;Start editing
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But an empty line
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:To start editing a [[w:MediaWiki|MediaWiki]] page, click on the "'''Edit this page'''" (or just "'''edit'''") link at one of its edges. This will bring you to the '''edit page''': a page with a text box containing the ''[[w:wikitext|wikitext]]'': the editable source code from which the server produces the webpage. ''If you just want to experiment, please do so in the [[{{ns:4}}:Sandbox|sandbox]], not here''.
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starts a new paragraph.
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|<pre><nowiki>
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A single newline
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has no effect
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on the layout.
  
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;Summarize your changes
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But an empty line
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:You should write a short [[Help:Edit summary|edit summary]] in the small field below the edit-box. You may use shorthand to describe your changes, as described in the [[{{ns:4}}:Edit summary legend|legend]].
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starts a new paragraph.
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</nowiki></pre>
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You can break lines<br>
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without starting a new paragraph.<br>
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Please use this sparingly.
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|<pre><nowiki>
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You can break lines<br>
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without starting a new paragraph.<br>
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Please use this sparingly.
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</nowiki></pre>
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You should "sign" your comments on talk pages:
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: Three tildes gives your user name: [[User:Karl Wick|Karl Wick]]
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: Four tildes give your user name plus date/time: [[User:Karl Wick|Karl Wick]] 07:46, 27 November 2005 (UTC)
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: Five tildes gives the date/time alone: 07:46, 27 November 2005 (UTC)
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|<pre><nowiki>
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You should "sign" your comments on talk pages:
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: Three tildes gives your user name: ~~~
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: Four tildes give your user name plus date/time: ~~~~
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: Five tildes gives the date/time alone: ~~~~~
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</nowiki></pre>
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You can use <b>HTML tags</b>, too, if you
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want. Some useful ways to use HTML:
  
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;Preview before saving
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Put text in a <tt>typewriter font</tt>.
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:When you have finished, press [[Help:Show preview|preview]] to see how your changes will look -- '''before''' you make them permanent.  Repeat the edit/preview process until you are satisfied, then click "Save" and your changes will be immediately applied to the article.
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The same font is generally used for
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<code>computer code</code>.
  
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{{:Help:Wikitext quick reference}} <!-- Edit this at [[Help:Wikitext quick reference]] -->
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<strike>Strike out</strike> or
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<u>underline</u> text, or write it
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<span style="font-variant:small-caps">
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in small caps</span>.
  
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{{:Help:Editing tips and tricks}} <!-- Edit this at [[Help:Editing tips and tricks]] -->
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Superscripts and subscripts:
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x<sup>2</sup>, x<sub>2</sub>
  
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== Minor edits ==
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Invisible comments that only appear while editing the page.
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<!-- Note to editors: blah blah blah. -->
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Comments should usually go on the talk page, though.
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|<pre><nowiki>
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You can use <b>HTML tags</b>, too, if you
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want. Some useful ways to use HTML:
  
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A [[Help:Logging in|logged-in]] user can mark an edit as "minor". [[Help:Minor edit|Minor edit]]s are generally spelling corrections, formatting, and minor rearrangement of text. Users may choose to ''hide'' minor edits when viewing [[Help:Recent changes|Recent Changes]].
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Put text in a <tt>typewriter font</tt>.
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The same font is generally used for
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<code>computer code</code>.
  
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Marking a significant change as a minor edit is considered bad Wikiquette. If you have accidentally marked an edit as minor, make a [[Help:Dummy edit|dummy edit]], verify that the "<small>'''[&nbsp;] This is a minor edit'''</small>" check-box is unchecked, and explain in the edit summary that the previous edit was not minor.
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<strike>Strike out</strike> or
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<u>underline</u> text, or write it
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<span style="font-variant:small-caps">
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in small caps</span>.
  
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==See also==
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Superscripts and subscripts:
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*[[Help:Editing FAQ]]
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x<sup>2</sup>, x<sub>2</sub>
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*[[Help:Automatic conversion of wikitext]]
 
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*[[Help:Calculation]]
 
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*[[Help:Editing toolbar]]
 
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*[[Help:HTML in wikitext]]
 
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*[[Help:Administration#Page_protection| Protecting pages]]
 
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*[[Help:Starting a new page]]
 
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*[[Help:Variable]]
 
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*[[w:UseModWiki|UseModWiki]] and [[w:Wikipedia:PHP script|Wikipedia:PHP script]].
 
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*[[w:HTML element|HTML elements]].
 
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*[[w:en:User:Pilaf/Live Preview|Live preview]] - a way to preview your edits without contacting the server.
 
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*[[:Image:Special characters Verdana IE.png]] - shows special characters with codes, and also shows problem characters.
 
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*{{tim|fs}} - font size
 
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*{{tim|co}} - color
 
  
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==External links==
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Invisible comments that only appear while editing the page.
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*[http://home.earthlink.net/~awinkelried/keyboard_shortcuts.html Special characters in HTML]  
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<!-- Note to editors: blah blah blah. -->
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{{h:f|enname=Editing}}
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Comments should usually go on the talk page, though.
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</nowiki></pre>
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|}
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For a list of HTML tags that are allowed, see [[Help:HTML in wikitext|HTML in wikitext]]. However, you should avoid HTML in favor of Wiki markup whenever possible.

Revision as of 13:54, 21 January 2006

Basic text formatting

What it looks like What you type

You can emphasize text by putting two apostrophes on each side. Three apostrophes will emphasize it strongly. Five apostrophes is even stronger. 

You can ''emphasize text'' by putting two
apostrophes on each side. Three apostrophes
will emphasize it '''strongly'''. Five
apostrophes is '''''even stronger'''''.

A single newline has no effect on the layout.

But an empty line starts a new paragraph. 

A single newline
has no effect
on the layout.

But an empty line
starts a new paragraph.

You can break lines
without starting a new paragraph.
Please use this sparingly. 

You can break lines<br>
without starting a new paragraph.<br>
Please use this sparingly.

You should "sign" your comments on talk pages:

Three tildes gives your user name: Karl Wick
Four tildes give your user name plus date/time: Karl Wick 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 user name: ~~~
: Four tildes give your user name plus date/time: ~~~~
: Five tildes gives the date/time alone: ~~~~~

You can use HTML tags, too, if you want. Some useful ways to use HTML:

Put text in a typewriter font. The same font is generally used for computer code.

Strike out or underline text, or write it in small caps.

Superscripts and subscripts: x2, x2

Invisible comments that only appear while editing the page. Comments should usually go on the talk page, though. 

You can use <b>HTML tags</b>, too, if you
want. Some useful ways to use HTML:

Put text in a <tt>typewriter font</tt>.
The same font is generally used for
<code>computer code</code>.

<strike>Strike out</strike> or
<u>underline</u> text, or write it
<span style="font-variant:small-caps">
in small caps</span>.

Superscripts and subscripts:
x<sup>2</sup>, x<sub>2</sub>

Invisible comments that only appear while editing the page.
<!-- Note to editors: blah blah blah. -->
Comments should usually go on the talk page, though.

For a list of HTML tags that are allowed, see HTML in wikitext. However, you should avoid HTML in favor of Wiki markup whenever possible.

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