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| <code><nowiki><nowiki>no ''markup''</nowiki></nowiki></code> | | <code><nowiki><nowiki>no ''markup''</nowiki></nowiki></code> | ||
| <nowiki>no ''markup''</nowiki> | | <nowiki>no ''markup''</nowiki> | ||
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| + | | colspan="2" |Inserting special characters not found on your keyboard such as: '''ö''' (umlaut), '''£''' (pound), and '''€''' (euro). | ||
| + | | See [[Help:Special characters|Special characters]]. | ||
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! style="background: #abe" colspan="3" | section formatting – ''only at the beginning of the line'' | ! style="background: #abe" colspan="3" | section formatting – ''only at the beginning of the line'' | ||
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| Headings of different levels | | Headings of different levels | ||
| − | | <pre>= | + | | <pre>== Level 2 == |
| − | + | === Level 3 === | |
| − | === | + | ==== Level 4 ==== |
| − | ==== | + | ===== Level 5 ===== |
| − | ===== | + | ====== Level 6 ======</pre> |
| − | ====== | + | An article with 4 or more headings automatically creates a [[Help:Section#Table of contents (TOC)|table of contents]]. |
| − | An article with 4 or more headings automatically creates a [[ | + | | |
| − | + | == Level 2 == | |
| − | + | === Level 3 === | |
| − | + | ==== Level 4 ==== | |
| − | + | ===== Level 5 ===== | |
| − | + | ====== Level 6 ====== | |
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| Horizontal rule | | Horizontal rule | ||
| <code>----</code> | | <code>----</code> | ||
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MediaWiki ignores single line breaks. To start a new paragraph, leave an empty line. You can force a line break within a paragraph with the HTML tags <code><br /></code>. | MediaWiki ignores single line breaks. To start a new paragraph, leave an empty line. You can force a line break within a paragraph with the HTML tags <code><br /></code>. | ||
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| + | == Non-breaking space == | ||
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| + | A non-breaking space can be used hen you require two words to always appear together on the same line. Placing '''&nbsp;''' between two words will prevent the two words from being split apart. | ||
== HTML == | == HTML == | ||
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Some [[wikipedia:HTML|HTML]] tags are allowed in MediaWiki, for example <code><code></code>, <code><div></code>, <code><nowiki><span></nowiki></code> and <code><nowiki><font></nowiki></code>. These apply anywhere you insert them. | Some [[wikipedia:HTML|HTML]] tags are allowed in MediaWiki, for example <code><code></code>, <code><div></code>, <code><nowiki><span></nowiki></code> and <code><nowiki><font></nowiki></code>. These apply anywhere you insert them. | ||
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! Description | ! Description | ||
! You type | ! You type | ||
! You get | ! You get | ||
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| + | ! style="background: #abe" colspan="3" | character (inline) formatting – ''applies anywhere'' | ||
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| + | | Centered text | ||
| + | | <code><center>Centered text</center></code> | ||
| + | | <center>Centered text</center> | ||
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| Strikethrough | | Strikethrough | ||
| <code><del>Strikethrough</del></code> or <code><s>Strikethrough</s></code> | | <code><del>Strikethrough</del></code> or <code><s>Strikethrough</s></code> | ||
| <del>Strikethrough</del> | | <del>Strikethrough</del> | ||
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|- style="white-space: nowrap" | |- style="white-space: nowrap" | ||
| Fixed width text | | Fixed width text | ||
| <code><tt>Fixed width text</tt></code> or <code><code>source code</code></code> | | <code><tt>Fixed width text</tt></code> or <code><code>source code</code></code> | ||
| <tt>Fixed width text</tt> or <code>source code</code> | | <tt>Fixed width text</tt> or <code>source code</code> | ||
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| Blockquotes | | Blockquotes | ||
| <code></code> | | <code></code> | ||
| − | <code>text | + | <code>This is the text before the quote. <blockquote> quote quote quote </blockquote> This is the text after the quote.</code> |
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| + | Note: The HTML block quote tag does not currently work in this version of the wiki. If the words "quote" are not blockquoted (indented on both sides) on the right, then the tag still does not work. | ||
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| + | |This is the text before the quote. <blockquote> quote quote quote </blockquote> This is the text after the quote. | ||
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| Comment | | Comment | ||
| <code><!-- This is a comment --></code> | | <code><!-- This is a comment --></code> | ||
Text can only be viewed in the edit window. | Text can only be viewed in the edit window. | ||
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| <!-- This is a real invisible comment --> | | <!-- This is a real invisible comment --> | ||
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| Completely preformatted text | | Completely preformatted text | ||
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<code><nowiki><pre>this way, all markups are '''ignored'''</pre></nowiki></code> | <code><nowiki><pre>this way, all markups are '''ignored'''</pre></nowiki></code> | ||
| + | | <pre>this way, all markups are '''ignored'''.</pre> | ||
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| − | | | + | | Customized preformatted text |
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<code><nowiki><pre style="CSS text">this way, all markups are '''ignored''' and formatted with a CSS text</pre></nowiki></code> | <code><nowiki><pre style="CSS text">this way, all markups are '''ignored''' and formatted with a CSS text</pre></nowiki></code> | ||
| − | + | | <pre style="word-wrap: break-word; overflow: auto">this way for instance, all '''ignored''' markups take into account the navigator size, by automatically adding some carriage returns dynamically to it.</pre> | |
| − | | <pre style="word-wrap: break-word; overflow: auto"> this way for instance, all '''ignored''' markups take into account the navigator size, by automatically adding some carriage returns dynamically to it.</pre> | + | |
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== Spell Check == | == Spell Check == | ||
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*[[Help:Images|Images]] | *[[Help:Images|Images]] | ||
*[[Help:Tables|Tables]] | *[[Help:Tables|Tables]] | ||
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| + | {{H-langs|en=Help:Formatting|es=Ayuda:Formato|ru=Справка:Разметка форматирования текста}} | ||
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[[Category:Help]] | [[Category:Help]] | ||
Latest revision as of 03:19, 16 November 2012
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This help article will guide you as you edit in the Wiki. See Contributor Help for more help articles. Visit the Wiki Help Forum as you have questions.
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You can format your text using wiki markup. This consists of normal characters like asterisks, single quotes or equation marks which have a special function in the wiki, sometimes depending on their position. For example, to format a word in italic, you include it in two single quotes like ''this''.
Text formatting markup
| Description | You type | You get |
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| character (inline) formatting – applies anywhere | ||
| Italic text | ''italic''
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italic |
| Bold text | '''bold'''
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bold |
| Bold and italic | '''''bold & italic'''''
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bold & italic |
| Escape wiki markup | <nowiki>no ''markup''</nowiki>
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no ''markup'' |
| Inserting special characters not found on your keyboard such as: ö (umlaut), £ (pound), and € (euro). | See Special characters. | |
| section formatting – only at the beginning of the line | ||
| Headings of different levels | == Level 2 == === Level 3 === ==== Level 4 ==== ===== Level 5 ===== ====== Level 6 ====== An article with 4 or more headings automatically creates a table of contents. |
Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5Level 6 |
| Horizontal rule | ----
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| Bullet list | * one * two * three ** three point one ** three point two Inserting a blank line will end the first list and start another. |
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| Numbered list | # one # two<br />spanning more lines<br />doesn't break numbering # three ## three point one ## three point two |
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| Definition list | ;item 1 : definition 1 ;item 2 : definition 2-1 : definition 2-2 |
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| Adopting definition list to indent text | : Single indent :: Double indent ::::: Multiple indent This workaround may be controversial from the viewpoint of accessibility. |
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| Mixture of different types of list | # one # two #* two point one #* two point two # three #; three item one #: three def one # four #: four def one #: this rather looks like the continuation of # four #: and thus often used instead of <br /> # five ## five sub 1 ### five sub 1 sub 1 ## five sub 2 ;item 1 :* definition 1-1 :* definition 1-2 : ;item 2 :# definition 2-1 :# definition 2-2 The usage of |
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| Preformatted text | preformatted text is done with a '''space''' at the ''beginning'' of the line This way of preformatting only applies to section formatting, and character formatting markups are still effective. |
preformatted text is done with a space at the beginning of the line |
Paragraphs
MediaWiki ignores single line breaks. To start a new paragraph, leave an empty line. You can force a line break within a paragraph with the HTML tags <br />.
Non-breaking space
A non-breaking space can be used hen you require two words to always appear together on the same line. Placing between two words will prevent the two words from being split apart.
HTML
Some HTML tags are allowed in MediaWiki, for example <code>, <div>, <span> and <font>. These apply anywhere you insert them.
| Description | You type | You get |
|---|---|---|
| character (inline) formatting – applies anywhere | ||
| Centered text | <center>Centered text</center>
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| Strikethrough | <del>Strikethrough</del> or <s>Strikethrough</s>
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| Fixed width text | <tt>Fixed width text</tt> or <code>source code</code>
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Fixed width text or source code
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| Blockquotes |
Note: The HTML block quote tag does not currently work in this version of the wiki. If the words "quote" are not blockquoted (indented on both sides) on the right, then the tag still does not work. |
This is the text before the quote. quote quote quoteThis is the text after the quote. |
| Comment | <!-- This is a comment -->
Text can only be viewed in the edit window. |
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| Completely preformatted text |
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this way, all markups are '''ignored'''. |
| Customized preformatted text |
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this way for instance, all '''ignored''' markups take into account the navigator size, by automatically adding some carriage returns dynamically to it. |
Spell Check
While in the wiki text view, any text that is underlined in red should be reviewed for accuracy of spelling, right click for choices.
Other formatting
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Questions? Visit the Wiki Contributor Help Forum to receive help with contributing to the Wiki. |
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Beyond the text formatting markup shown above, here are some other formatting references:
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