Help:Formatting
Here you'll learn the basics of article formatting.
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Description | You type | You get |
Italics, bold, and both |
''italics'', '''bold''', and '''''both''''' |
italics, bold, and both |
Link to another page |
[[Help!]] |
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"Pipe" a link to change the link's text |
[[Help:Spam|Spam]] |
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Link to a section |
[[Help:Templates#Using a template]] |
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Red link |
[[something missing]] |
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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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Hello,<ref>Library of Congress</ref> World.<ref>http://www.w3.org/</ref>
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References:
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Signature |
~~~~ |
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Plain website |
http://www.wikipedia.org |
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Link a website |
[http://www.wikipedia.org] |
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Link and name a website |
[http://www.wikipedia.org Wikipedia] |
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Strike your talk page comment
to show your previous comment is outdated
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<s>This topic isn't notable.</s> |
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Hide text somewhere for editors
consensus is how things are decided
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<!--This had consensus, discuss at talk page--> |
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Show an image |
[[File:Wiki.png|thumb|Caption]] |
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Templates |
The {{main|Home Page}} template adds a link to the Home Page |
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 [[Target page]] |
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Redirect to a section of another page |
#REDIRECT [[Target page#anchorName]] |
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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 2== |
Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5Level 6 |
Nonindexed headers left out of Table of Contents
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; Header name 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 |
* One |
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Numbered list |
# One |
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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) |
no indent (normal)
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