User:Anthony/help
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[edit] Formatting
[edit] Paragraphs
To create a new paragpaph you must include a blank line. Simply pressing enter will not create a new paragraph (but pressing it twice will).
For example this text was produced by typing the following:
To create a new paragpaph you must include a blank line. Simply pressing enter will not create a new paragraph (but pressing it twice will). For example this text was produced by typing the following:
[edit] Font styles
To create bold font, include three apostrophes before and after a word or section.
This is '''bold''' and ''Italic'' text.
makes
This is bold and italic text.
[edit] Lists
[edit] Unordered
To create lists, add an asterisk (*) before each listed item.
*Here is an example *Of this at work **Cool, Eh?
makes
- Here is an example
- Of this at work
- Cool, Eh?
[edit] Ordered
To create numbered lists, add a (#) before each listed item.
#This is a #list in order ##by numbers
makes
- This is a
- list in order
- by numbers
[edit] Definition
Use a ; and : to create definition lists, e.g.:
;Term:Definition
- Term
- Definition
[edit] Titles
To create titles, add double equals signs before and after each title:
==Title==
To create subtitles, add two equals signs before and after each subtitle:
===Subtitle===
In actuality you can use any number of equal signs between one and four to create different levels of headings, but it is reccomended that you start at two and do not skip levels.
[edit] Signing
To sign something quickly and easily, use this code:
~~~
produceing: Achivetta
To sign something with a timestamp, use this code:
~~~~
produceing: Achivetta 19:50, 6 March 2006 (CST)
It is customairy to sign comments on talk/discussion pages.
[edit] Links
[edit] Internal
To make a link, but double square brackets around it.
For example:
[[Page Name]] or [[Page Name|Named Page]].
makes
Page Name or Named Page
Links are what give a wiki life, so link as much as you want!
[edit] External
To make an external link just include the URL: http://en.wikipedia.org
[edit] Escaping wiki formatting
To escape the wiki formatting just include text in <pre> and </pre>:
<pre>no wiki formatting</pre>
produces
no wiki formatting
[edit] Tables
{| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" align="center"
! This
! is
|-
| a
| table
|}
produces:
| This | is |
|---|---|
| a | table |
[edit] Math
To inculde math simply place you equation (in TeX formating) into <math> tags. See http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Formula .
