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* ''Unordered lists'' are easy to do:
 
* ''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.
 
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* ''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.
 
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# ''Numbered lists'' are:
 
## Very organized
 
## Easy to follow
 
A newline marks the end of the list.
 
# New numbering starts with 1.
 
 
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# ''Numbered lists'' are also good:
 
## Very organized
 
## Easy to follow
 
A newline marks the end of the list.
 
# New numbering starts with 1.
 
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Here's a link to a page named [[Official position]].
 
You can even say [[official position]]s
 
and the link will show up correctly.
 
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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>
 
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[[The weather in Moscow]] is a page that doesn't exist
 
yet. You could create it by clicking on the link.
 
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[[The weather in Moscow]] is
 
a page that doesn't exist
 
yet. You could create it by
 
clicking on the link.
 
</pre>
 
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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 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".
 
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[[category:Mediawiki]]
 
 
== 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.
 
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* ''Unordered [[Help:List|list]]s'' are easy to do:
 
 
** Start every line with a star.
 
** Start every line with a star.
 
*** More stars indicate a deeper level.
 
*** More stars indicate a deeper level.

Revision as of 10:42, 8 October 2007

Most frequent wiki markup explained

Here are the 6 most frequently used wiki markups. For more help see:

Mediawiki Editor Help

What it looks like What you type

You can italicize text by putting 2 apostrophes on each side.

3 apostrophes will bold the text.

5 apostrophes will bold and italicize the text.

(4 apostrophes don't do anything special -- there's just 'one left over'.)

You can ''italicize text'' by putting 2 
apostrophes on each side. 

3 apostrophes will bold '''the text'''. 

5 apostrophes will bold and italicize 
'''''the text'''''.

(4 apostrophes don't do anything
special -- there's just ''''one left
over''''.)

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: <br>
- Three tildes gives your user
name: ~~~ <br>
- Four tildes give your user 
name plus date/time: ~~~~ <br>
- Five tildes gives the 
date/time alone: ~~~~~ <br>
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.

== 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.
  • 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.
* ''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.
  1. Numbered lists are:
    1. Very organized
    2. Easy to follow

A newline marks the end of the list.

  1. New numbering starts with 1.
# ''Numbered lists'' are also good:
## Very organized
## Easy to follow
A newline marks the end of the list.
# New numbering starts with 1.

Here's a link to a page named Official position. You can even say official positions and the link will show up correctly.

Here's a link to a page named
 [[Official position]].
You can even say 
[[official position]]s
and the link will show up 
correctly.

The weather in Moscow is a page that doesn't exist yet. You could create it by clicking on the link.

[[The weather in Moscow]] is 
a page that doesn't exist
yet. You could create it by 
clicking on the link.

You can link to a page section by its title:

If multiple sections have the same title, add a number. #Example section 3 goes to the third section named "Example section".


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".