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:''For basic information see [[Help:Editing]].'' == Basic text formatting == You can format the page using Wikitext special characters. {|width="80%" border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" |- !What it looks like !What you type |- | You can ''italicize text'' by putting 2 apostrophes on '''each''' side. 3 apostrophes will '''embolden the text'''. 5 apostrophes will '''embolden''' and ''italicize'' '''''the text'''''. (Using 4 apostrophes doesn't do anything special -- <br>the last pair are just '''' left over ones'''' that are included as part of the text.) |<pre> You can ''italicize text'' by putting 2 apostrophes on each side. 3 apostrophes will '''embolden the text'''. 5 apostrophes will '''embolden''' and ''italicize'' '''''the text'''''. (Using 4 apostrophes doesn't do anything special -- <br /> the last pair are just ''''left over ones'''' that are included as part of the text.) </pre> |- | A single newline generally has no effect on the layout. These can be used to separate sentences within a paragraph. Some editors find that this aids editing and improves the ''diff'' function (used internally to compare different versions of a page). But an empty line starts a new paragraph. When used in a list, a newline ''does'' affect the layout ([[#lists|see below]]). |<pre> A single newline generally has no effect on the layout. These can be used to separate sentences within a paragraph. Some editors find that this aids editing and improves the ''diff'' function (used internally to compare different versions of a page). But an empty line starts a new paragraph. When used in a list, a newline ''does'' affect the layout ([[#lists|see below]]). </pre> |- | You can break lines<br/> without a new paragraph.<br/> Please use this sparingly. Please do not start a link or ''italics'' or '''bold''' text on one line and end on the next. |<pre> You can break lines<br/> without a new paragraph.<br/> Please use this sparingly. Please do not start a link or ''italics'' or '''bold''' text on one line and end on the next. </pre> |- |You should "sign" your comments on talk pages: <br/> - Three tildes gives your signature: [[User:Example|Example]] <br/> - Four tildes give your signature plus date/time: [[User:Example|Example]] 07:46, 27 November 2005 (UTC) <br/> - Five tildes gives the date/time alone: 07:46, 27 November 2005 (UTC) <br/> |<pre> You should "sign" your comments on talk pages: - Three tildes gives your signature: ~~~ - Four tildes give your signature plus date/time: ~~~~ - Five tildes gives the date/time alone: ~~~~~ </pre> |} == HTML tags == {{main|Help:HTML in wikitext}} You can use some HTML tags, too. However, you should avoid HTML in favor of Wiki markup whenever possible. {| border="1" cellpadding="1" !width="1000"|What it looks like !width="500"|What you type |- | Put text in a <tt>typewriter font</tt>. The same font is generally used for <code> computer code</code>. |<pre> Put text in a <tt>typewriter font</tt>. The same font is generally used for <code> computer code</code>. </pre> |- | <strike>Strike out</strike> or <u>underline</u> text, or write it <span style= "font-variant:small-caps"> in small caps</span>. |<pre> <strike>Strike out</strike> or <u>underline</u> text, or write it <span style= "font-variant:small-caps"> in small caps</span>. </pre> |- | Superscripts and subscripts: X², H₂O |<pre> Superscripts and subscripts: X², H₂O </pre> |- | <center>Centered text</center> * Please note the American spelling of "center". |<pre> <center>Centered text</center> * Please note the American spelling of "center". </pre> |- | <blockquote> The '''blockquote''' command ''formats'' block quotations, typically by surrounding them with whitespace and a slightly different font. </blockquote> |<pre> <blockquote> The '''blockquote''' command ''formats'' block quotations, typically by surrounding them with whitespace and a slightly different font. </blockquote> </pre> |- | Invisible comments to editors (&lt;!-- --&gt;) appear only while editing the page. <!-- Note to editors: blah blah blah. --> * If you wish to make comments to the public, you should usually use the [[talk page]]. |<pre> Invisible comments to editors (<!-- -->) appear only while editing the page. <!-- Note to editors: blah blah blah. --> </pre> |} == Organizing your writing == :''See also: [[wikipediawikipedia:Picture tutorial|w:Picture tutorial]]'' {| border="1" cellspacing="2" !width="1000"|What it looks like !width="500"|What you type |- | <div style="font-size:150%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;">Section headings</div> ''Headings'' organize your writing into sections. The ''Wiki'' software can automatically generate a [[Help:table of contents|table of contents]] from them. <div style="font-size:132%;font-weight:bold;">Subsection</div> Using more "equals" (=) signs creates a subsection. <div style="font-size:116%;font-weight:bold;">A smaller subsection</div> Don't skip levels, like from two to four equals signs. Start with 2 equals signs not 1 because 1 creates H1 tags which should be reserved for page title. |<pre> == Section headings == ''Headings'' organize your writing into sections. The ''Wiki'' software can automatically generate a [[table of contents]] from them. === Subsection === Using more "equals" (=) signs creates a subsection. ==== A smaller subsection ==== Don't skip levels, like from two to four equals signs. Start with 2 equals signs not 1 because 1 creates H1 tags which should be reserved for page title. </pre> |- id="lists" | * ''Unordered [[Help:List|list]]s'' are easy to do: ** Start every line with a star. *** More stars indicate a deeper level. *: Previous item continues. ** A newline * in a list marks the end of the list. *Of course you can start again. |<pre> * ''Unordered lists'' are easy to do: ** Start every line with a star. *** More stars indicate a deeper level. *: Previous item continues. ** A newline * in a list marks the end of the list. *Of course you can start again. </pre> |- | # ''Numbered lists'' are: ## Very organized ## Easy to follow A newline marks the end of the list. # New numbering starts with 1. |<pre> # ''Numbered lists'' are: ## Very organized ## Easy to follow A newline marks the end of the list. # New numbering starts with 1. </pre> |- | Here's a ''definition list'': ; Word : Definition of the word ; A longer phrase needing definition : Phrase defined ; A word : Which has a definition : Also a second definition : And even a third Begin with a semicolon. One item per line; a newline can appear before the colon, but using a space before the colon improves parsing. |<pre> Here's a ''definition list'': ; Word : Definition of the word ; A longer phrase needing definition : Phrase defined ; A word : Which has a definition : Also a second one : And even a third Begin with a semicolon. One item per line; a newline can appear before the colon, but using a space before the colon improves parsing. </pre> |- | * You can even do mixed lists *# and nest them *# inside each other *#* or break lines<br>in lists. *#; definition lists *#: can be *#:; nested : too |<pre> * You can even do mixed lists *# and nest them *# inside each other *#* or break lines<br>in lists. *#; definition lists *#: can be *#:; nested : too </pre> |- | : A colon (:) indents a line or paragraph. A newline starts a new paragraph. <br> Should only be used on [[talk page]]s. <br> For articles, you probably want the blockquote tag. : We use 1 colon to indent once. :: We use 2 colons to indent twice. ::: 3 colons to indent 3 times, and so on. |<pre> : A colon (:) indents a line or paragraph. A newline starts a new paragraph. Should only be used on talk pages. For articles, you probably want the blockquote tag. : We use 1 colon to indent once. :: We use 2 colons to indent twice. ::: 3 colons to indent 3 times, and so on. </pre> |- | You can make [[w:horizontal dividing line|horizontal dividing line]]s (----) to separate text. ---- But you should usually use sections instead, so that they go in the table of contents. |<pre> You can make horizontal dividing lines (----) to separate text. ---- But you should usually use sections instead, so that they go in the table of contents. </pre> |- | You can add footnotes to sentences using the ''ref'' tag -- this is especially good for citing a source. :There are over six billion people in the world.<ref>CIA World Factbook, 2006.</ref> References: <references/> For details, see [[Wikipedia:Footnotes]] and [[Help:Footnotes]]. | <pre> You can add footnotes to sentences using the ''ref'' tag -- this is especially good for citing a source. :There are over six billion people in the world.<ref>CIA World Factbook, 2006.</ref> References: <references/> For details, see [[Wikipedia:Footnotes]] and [[Help:Footnotes]]. </pre> |} == Links == {{main|Help:Link}} You will often want to make clickable ''links'' to other pages. {|width="100%" border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" |- !What it looks like !What you type |- | Here's a link to a page named [[Official position]]. You can even say [[official position]]s and the link will show up correctly. |<pre> Here's a link to a page named [[Official position]]. You can even say [[official position]]s and the link will show up correctly. </pre> |- | You can put [[formatting]] around a link. Example: ''[[Wikipedia]]''. |<pre> You can put formatting around a link. Example: ''[[Wikipedia]]''. </pre> |- | The ''first letter'' of articles is automatically capitalized, so [[wikipedia]] goes to the same place as [[Wikipedia]]. Capitalization matters after the first letter. |<pre> The ''first letter'' of articles is automatically capitalized, so [[wikipedia]] goes to the same place as [[Wikipedia]]. Capitalization matters after the first letter. </pre> |- | [[Intentionally permanent red link]] is a page that doesn't exist yet. You could create it by clicking on the link. |<pre> [[Intentionally permanent red link]] is a page that doesn't exist yet. You could create it by clicking on the link. </pre> |- | You can link to a page section by its title: * [[List of cities by country#Morocco]]. If multiple sections have the same title, add a number. [[#Example section 3]] goes to the third section named "Example section". |<pre> You can link to a page section by its title: * [[List of cities by country#Morocco]]. If multiple sections have the same title, add a number. [[#Example section 3]] goes to the third section named "Example section". </pre> |- | You can make a link point to a different place with a [[Help:Piped link|piped link]]. Put the link target first, then the pipe character "|", then the link text. * [[Help:Link|About Links]] * [[List of cities by country#Morocco|Cities in Morocco]] Or you can use the "pipe trick" so that a title that contains disambiguation text will appear with more concise link text. * [[Spinning (textiles)|Spinning]] * [[Boston, Massachusetts|Boston]] |<pre> You can make a link point to a different place with a [[Help:Piped link|piped link]]. Put the link target first, then the pipe character "|", then the link text. * [[Help:Link|About Links]] * [[List of cities by country#Morocco|Cities in Morocco]] Or you can use the "pipe trick" so that a title that contains disambiguation text will appear with more concise link text. * [[Spinning (textiles)|]] * [[Boston, Massachusetts|]] </pre> |- | You can make an external link just by typing a URL: http://www.nupedia.com You can give it a title: [http://www.nupedia.com Nupedia] Or leave the title blank: [http://www.nupedia.com] External link can be used to link to a wiki page that cannot be linked to with <nowiki>[[page]]</nowiki>: http://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Fotonotes&oldid=482030#Installation | <pre> You can make an external link just by typing a URL: http://www.nupedia.com You can give it a title: [http://www.nupedia.com Nupedia] Or leave the title blank: [http://www.nupedia.com] External link can be used to link to a wiki page that cannot be linked to with <nowiki><nowiki>[[page]]</nowiki></nowiki>: http://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Fotonotes &oldid=482030#Installation </pre> |- | Linking to an e-mail address works the same way: mailto:someone@example.com or [mailto:someone@example.com someone] | <pre> Linking to an e-mail address works the same way: mailto:someone@example.com or [mailto:someone@example.com someone] </pre> |- | You can [[Help:Redirect|redirect]] the user to another page. |<pre> #REDIRECT [[Official position]] </pre> |- | [[Help:Category|Category links]] do not show up in line but instead at page bottom ''and cause the page to be listed in the category.'' [[Category:Editor handbook]] Add an extra colon to ''link'' to a category in line without causing the page to be listed in the category: [[:Category:Editor handbook]] |<pre> [[Help:Category|Category links]] do not show up in line but instead at page bottom ''and cause the page to be listed in the category.'' [[Category:Editor handbook]] Add an extra colon to ''link'' to a category in line without causing the page to be listed in the category: [[:Category:Editor handbook]] </pre> |- | The Wiki reformats linked dates to match the reader's date preferences. These three dates will show up the same if you choose a format in your [[Special:Preferences|Preferences]]: * [[1969-07-20]] * [[July 20]], [[1969]] * [[20 July]] [[1969]] |<pre> The Wiki reformats linked dates to match the reader's date preferences. These three dates will show up the same if you choose a format in your [[Special:Preferences|]]: * [[1969-07-20]] * [[July 20]], [[1969]] * [[20 July]] [[1969]] </pre> |} ==Just show what I typed== A few different kinds of formatting will tell the Wiki to display things as you typed them. {| border="1" cellpadding="2" !width="1000"|What it looks like !width="500"|What you type |- | <nowiki> The nowiki tag ignores [[Wiki]] ''markup''. It reformats text by removing newlines and multiple spaces. It still interprets special characters: &rarr; </nowiki> |<pre> &lt;nowiki&gt; The nowiki tag ignores [[Wiki]] ''markup''. It reformats text by removing newlines and multiple spaces. It still interprets special characters: &amp;rarr; &lt;/nowiki&gt; </pre> |- | <pre> The pre tag ignores [[Wiki]] ''markup''. It also doesn't reformat text. It still interprets special characters: &rarr; </pre> |<pre> &lt;pre&gt; The pre tag ignores [[Wiki]] ''markup''. It also doesn't reformat text. It still interprets special characters: &amp;rarr; &lt;/pre&gt; </pre> |- | [[Leading spaces]] are another way to preserve formatting. Putting a space at the beginning of each line stops the text from being reformatted. It still interprets [[Wiki]] ''markup'' and special characters: &rarr; |<pre> Leading spaces are another way to preserve formatting. Putting a space at the beginning of each line stops the text from being reformatted. It still interprets [[Wiki]] ''markup'' and special characters: &amp;rarr; </pre> |} ===Source code=== {{main|mw:Extension:SyntaxHighlight GeSHi}} If the syntax highlighting extension is installed, you can display programming language [[w:source code|source code]] in a manner very similar to the HTML <code><nowiki><pre></nowiki></code> tag, except with the type of [[w:syntax highlighting|syntax highlighting]] commonly found in advanced text editing software. Here's an example of how to display some [[w:C Sharp (programming language)|C#]] source code: <pre><nowiki> <source lang="csharp"> // Hello World in Microsoft C# ("C-Sharp"). using System; class HelloWorld { public static int Main(String[] args) { Console.WriteLine("Hello, World!"); return 0; } } </source> </nowiki></pre> Results in: <source lang="csharp"> // Hello World in Microsoft C# ("C-Sharp"). using System; class HelloWorld { public static int Main(String[] args) { Console.WriteLine("Hello, World!"); return 0; } } </source> ==Images, tables, video, and sounds== <i>This is a very quick introduction. For more information, see: * [[Help:Images and other uploaded files]], for how to upload files; * [[w:en:Wikipedia:Extended image syntax]], for how to arrange images on the page; * [[Help:Table]], for how to create a table.</i> After uploading, just enter the filename, highlight it and press the "embedded image"-button of the edit_toolbar. This will produce the syntax for uploading a file '''<nowiki>[[Image:filename.png]]</nowiki>''' {| border="1" cellpadding="2" !width="1000"|What it looks like !width="500"|What you type |- | A picture, including alternate text: [[Image:Wiki.png|This is Wiki's logo]] You can put the image in a frame with a caption: [[Image:Wiki.png|frame|This is Wiki's logo]] |<pre> A picture, including alternate text: [[Image:Wiki.png|This is Wiki's logo]] You can put the image in a frame with a caption: [[Image:Wiki.png|frame|This is Wiki's logo]] </pre> |- | A link to Wikipedia's page for the image: [[:Image:Wiki.png]] Or a link directly to the image itself: [[Media:Wiki.png]] |<pre> A link to Wikipedia's page for the image: [[:Image:Wiki.png]] Or a link directly to the image itself: [[Media:Wiki.png]] </pre> |- |Use '''media:''' links to link directly to sounds or videos: [[media:Classical guitar scale.ogg|A sound file]] |<pre> Use '''media:''' links to link directly to sounds or videos: [[media:Classical guitar scale.ogg|A sound file]] </pre> |- |Provide a spoken rendition of some text in a template: {{listen |title = Flow my tears |filename = Flow my tears.ogg |filesize = 583KB }} |<pre> Provide a spoken rendition of some text in a template: {{listen |title = Flow my tears |filename = Flow my tears.ogg |filesize = 583KB }} </pre> |- | {| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" align="center" ! This ! is |- | a | table |} |<pre> {| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" align="center" ! This ! is |- | a | table |} </pre> |} ===Galleries=== :''Main article: [[wikipediawikipedia:Gallery tag|w:Gallery tag]]'' Images can also be grouped into galleries using the <code><nowiki><gallery></nowiki></code> tag, such as the following: <gallery> Image:Wiki.png Image:Wiki.png|Captioned Image:Wiki.png Image:Wiki.png|[[Wikipedia|Links]] can be put in captions. </gallery> == Mathematical formulas == {{main|Help:Displaying a formula}} You can format mathematical formulas with [[w:TeX|TeX]] markup. {| border="1" cellpadding="2" !width="1000"|What it looks like !width="500"|What you type |- | <math>\sum_{n=0}^\infty \frac{x^n}{n!}</math> |<pre><nowiki> <math>\sum_{n=0}^\infty \frac{x^n}{n!}</math> </nowiki></pre> |} ==Templates== {{main|Help:Template}} Templates are segments of Wiki markup that are meant to be copied automatically ("transcluded") into a page. You add them by putting the template's name in <nowiki>{{double braces}}</nowiki>. It is also possible to transclude other pages by using <nowiki>{{:colon and double braces}}</nowiki>. Some templates take ''parameters'', as well, which you separate with the pipe character. {| border="1" cellpadding="2" !width="1000"|What it looks like !width="500"|What you type |- | {{Transclusion demo}} |<pre> {{Transclusion demo}} </pre> |- | {{Help:Transclusion Demo}} |<pre> {{Help:Transclusion Demo}} </pre> |- | This template takes two parameters, and creates underlined text with a hover box for many modern browsers supporting CSS: {{H:title|This is the hover text| Hover your mouse over this text}} Go to this page to see the H:title template itself: {{tl|H:title}} |<pre> This template takes two parameters, and creates underlined text with a hover box for many modern browsers supporting CSS: {{H:title|This is the hover text| Hover your mouse over this text}} Go to this page to see the H:title template itself: {{tl|H:title}} </pre> |}

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