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'''Help:Editing''' — simple [[editing]] is one of the major benefits of using a [[wiki]]. [[User]]s can [[edit]] pages without knowing [[:Category:HTML|HTML]], and still use many of the [[mw:Help:Formatting|formatting]] features of HTML. Please feel free to experiment with these {{tag|help}} features in the [[WikiIndex:Sandbox]]. | |||
The [[:Category:MediaWiki|MediaWiki]] software (the [[:Category:Wiki engine|wiki software]] that is used here at {{tag|WikiIndex}}) uses a special wiki [[:Category:Programming|markup language]] that is quite intuitive, and very easy to learn. However one can also use HTML tags. That is handy in case {{tag|wiki syntax}} does not provide a needed formatting feature. This '{{tag|Help|Help:}}' page provides an overview of editing on this [[WikiIndex]] wiki site. | |||
< | ==Basic text== | ||
Most text does not require any special changes for [[WhatIsWiki|wiki]] editing. A few basic rules are: | |||
*Do not routinely indent paragraphs; | |||
*Leave one single blank line between paragraphs; | |||
*To create a horizontal line, type four (4) or more hyphen <tt>(-)</tt> characters; | |||
*There is no need to encode HTML characters like <tt><</tt>, <tt>></tt>, <tt>&</tt> or <tt>"</tt>. | |||
Note that MediaWiki (like most | ==Bold and italic text== | ||
To mark text as '''bold''' or ''italic'', or '''''bold <u>and</u> italic''''', put the required number of apostrophies or inverted commas <tt>(')</tt> before and after those parts – two for italic and three for bold. For example: | |||
<nowiki>''italic''</nowiki> | |||
<nowiki>'''bold'''</nowiki> | |||
<nowiki>'''''bold+italic'''''</nowiki> | |||
Note that MediaWiki (like most [[:Category:Wiki engine|wiki software]]) processes {{tag|wiki syntax}} line-by-line, so if, for example, you want three bold lines of text, so you will have to format every line separately. | |||
== Headings == | ==Headings== | ||
Headings are delimited by 1–6 equal signs (=). They basically correspond to HTML's <nowiki><h1></nowiki> through <nowiki><h6></nowiki> tags. | Headings are delimited by one-to-six (1–6) equal signs <tt>(=)</tt>. They basically correspond to HTML's <tt><nowiki><h1></nowiki></tt> through <tt><nowiki><h6></nowiki></tt> tags. | ||
<pre>= Headline of first order = | <pre>= Headline of first order = | ||
== Headline of second order == | == Headline of second order == | ||
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===== Headline of fifth order ===== | ===== Headline of fifth order ===== | ||
====== Headline of sixth order ======</pre> | ====== Headline of sixth order ======</pre> | ||
Note that first-order headings are not normally used in MediaWiki-powered sites. | |||
== Lists == | ==Lists== | ||
Lists are made by preceding list items by asterisk signs (*) for bulleted lists or number signs (#) for numbered lists. | Lists are made by preceding list items by asterisk signs <tt>(*)</tt> for bulleted lists, or the hash number signs <tt>(#)</tt> for numbered lists. | ||
Simple lists: | ===Simple lists:=== | ||
<pre> | <pre> | ||
* Text for a bulleted list item. | * Text for a bulleted list item. | ||
** Text for second-level list. | ** Text for second-level list. | ||
*** Text for third level, etc. | *** Text for third level, etc.</pre> | ||
</pre> | |||
...which looks like: | ...which looks like: | ||
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*** Text for third level, etc. | *** Text for third level, etc. | ||
Numbered lists: | ===Numbered lists:=== | ||
<pre> | <pre> | ||
# Text for a numbered list item. | # Text for a numbered list item. | ||
## Text for second-level list. | ## Text for second-level list. | ||
### Text for third level, etc. | ### Text for third level, etc. | ||
## Another Text for the second level. | ## Another Text for the second level.</pre> | ||
</pre> | |||
...which looks like: | ...which looks like: | ||
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## Another Text for the second level. | ## Another Text for the second level. | ||
== Indented text == | ==Indented text== | ||
To indent paragraphs preceed | To indent paragraphs, preceed the first word of the appropriate paragraph text with colon marks <tt>(:)</tt>; use several colons to obtain several levels of indentation. | ||
Simple indented text: | Simple indented text: | ||
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: Text to be indented (quote-block) | : Text to be indented (quote-block) | ||
:: Text indented more | :: Text indented more | ||
::: Text indented to third level | ::: Text indented to third level</pre> | ||
</pre> | |||
...which looks like: | ...which looks like: | ||
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::: Text indented to third level | ::: Text indented to third level | ||
== | ==Pre-formatted text== | ||
Individual lines can be displayed as | Individual words or lines of text can be displayed as pre-formatted (with fixed-pitch width or 'typewriter'-font) text, by placing one or more spaces at the start of the line of text. Other wiki formatting (like [[wikilink]]s) will be applied to this form of pre-formatted text. | ||
Additionally, multi-line sections can be marked as pre-formatted text using lines starting with <tt><nowiki><pre></nowiki></tt> (to start pre-formatted text), and <tt><nowiki></pre></tt></nowiki> (to end pre-formatted text). The <tt><nowiki><pre></nowiki></tt> and <tt><nowiki></pre></nowiki></tt> tags are not displayed in the rendered text. [[Wikilink]]s, and other wiki formatting is <u>not</u> carried out within a pre-formatted section. If wiki formatting is still required, use spaces at the start of the line instead of the <tt><nowiki><pre></nowiki></tt> and <tt><nowiki></pre></nowiki></tt> HTML tags. | |||
For instance: | For instance, when using the <tt><nowiki><pre></nowiki></tt> and <tt><nowiki></pre></nowiki></tt> HTML tags: | ||
<pre> | <pre> | ||
Pre-formatted section here. No other link | Pre-formatted section here. No other link | ||
or format processing | or format processing | ||
is done on pre-formatted sections. | is done on pre-formatted sections. | ||
For instance, [[ | For instance, [[signature]] is not a link here. | ||
</pre> | </pre> | ||
whereas: | |||
This is the starting-spaces version of | This is the starting-spaces version of | ||
pre-formatted text. Note that links like | |||
[[ | [[signature]] still work. | ||
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==See also== | |||
*[[Help:Contents]] — the 'index' of all help pages here on WikiIndex. | |||
[[Category: | [[Category:WikiIndex|Editing]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Wiki syntax| ]] | ||
[[Category:FAQ| | [[Category:FAQ|Editing]] | ||