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Revision as of 17:31, 25 March 2024
Here you'll learn the basics of article formatting.
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Italics, bold, and both |
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italics, bold, and both |
Link to another page |
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"Pipe" a link to change the link's text |
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Link to a section |
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Red link |
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References and footnotes
sources in the article will appear where <references/> is put, typically under a level 2 section heading (see below) towards the bottom of the page.
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References:
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Signature |
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Plain website |
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Link a website |
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Link and name a website |
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Strike your talk page comment
to show your previous comment is outdated
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Hide text somewhere for editors
consensus is how things are decided
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Show an image |
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Templates |
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Main article: Home Page
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Add a page to a category | [[Category:Category name]] place near the bottom of a page |
shows "Category name" in a bar at bottom when the page is previewed or saved |
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Description | You type | You get |
Redirect to another page
redirects must be placed at the start of the first line
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Redirect to a section of another page |
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Section headings a Table of Contents will automatically be generated when four headings are added to an article
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Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5Level 6 |
Nonindexed headers left out of Table of Contents
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has a leading semicolon ";" in front
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Header name will not appear in Table of Contents
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Bulleted list |
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Numbered list |
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Indenting text
this is used when replying on a talk page, to make it easier to follow conversations
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no indent (normal)
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