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:[[http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Formatting Quick Reference for Formatting Wiki text]]==== | :[[http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Formatting Quick Reference for Formatting Wiki text]]==== | ||
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:[[http://www.mediawiki.org/w/index.php?title=Help:Links&printable=yes Wiki Links]] | :[[http://www.mediawiki.org/w/index.php?title=Help:Links&printable=yes Wiki Links]] | ||
| − | + | ==How to Use Discussion / Talk Pages== | |
:When you build a wiki page with others, it helps to have a place to carry on discussion about the page without cluttering it up with comments. Every wiki page has a "Talk page" accessed by clicking on the "Discussion" tab for the page (You only see this tab when you are logged in.). Use the talk page to identify issues and things on the page that need work. The following file from Mediawiki has some good advice on organizing talk pages. | :When you build a wiki page with others, it helps to have a place to carry on discussion about the page without cluttering it up with comments. Every wiki page has a "Talk page" accessed by clicking on the "Discussion" tab for the page (You only see this tab when you are logged in.). Use the talk page to identify issues and things on the page that need work. The following file from Mediawiki has some good advice on organizing talk pages. | ||
Revision as of 21:48, 3 October 2009
Contents
Quick Reference
Here are some of the main text formats that are useful:
| Format Type | You type this: | You get this: |
| Headings of different levels | =level 1= ==level 2== ===level 3=== ====level 4==== =====level 5===== ======level 6====== An article with 4 or more headings automatically creates a table of contents. |
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3 Level 4Level 5 Level 6
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| User name and date stamp | ~~~~ | Alfino 04:12, 17 September 2009 (UTC) |
| 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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| Blockquotes |
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text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text |
| Comment | <!-- This is a comment -->
Text can only be viewed in the edit window. |
More on text formatting
Wiki Links
The main types of wiki links are:
| Link Type | You type this: | You get this: |
| Basic website link | [http://alfino.org] | [1] |
| Website link with text label | [[http://alfino.org Alfino's Website]] | [Alfino's Website] |
| Link to an uploaded file | [[Media:filename.pdf | My uploaded file]] | My uploaded file |
More on wiki links
How to Use Discussion / Talk Pages
- When you build a wiki page with others, it helps to have a place to carry on discussion about the page without cluttering it up with comments. Every wiki page has a "Talk page" accessed by clicking on the "Discussion" tab for the page (You only see this tab when you are logged in.). Use the talk page to identify issues and things on the page that need work. The following file from Mediawiki has some good advice on organizing talk pages.
