Help:Editing

Basic text formatting
For a list of HTML tags that are allowed, see HTML in wikitext. However, you should avoid HTML in favor of Wiki markup whenever possible.

Organizing your writing
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" !What it looks like !What you type 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 two equals signs; don't use single equals signs.

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 two equals signs; don't use single equals signs. marks the end of the list. marks the end of the list. A newline marks the end of the list.
 * Unordered lists are easy to do:
 * Start every line with a star.
 * More stars indicate a deeper level.
 * A newline
 * in a list
 * A newline
 * in a 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.
 * A newline
 * in a list
 * in a list
 * Of course you can start again.
 * 1) Numbered lists are:
 * 2) Very organized
 * 3) Easy to follow
 * 1) Very organized
 * 2) Easy to follow
 * 1) New numbering starts with 1.

A newline marks the end of the list. Another kind of list is a definition list:
 * 1) Numbered lists are also good:
 * 2) Very organized
 * 3) Easy to follow
 * 1) Easy to follow
 * 1) New numbering starts with 1.
 * Word : Definition of the word
 * Here is a longer phrase that needs a definition
 * Phrase defined


 * A word : Which has a definition
 * Also a second one
 * And even a third

Another kind of list is a definition list:
 * Word : Definition of the word
 * Here is a longer phrase that needs a definition
 * Phrase defined


 * A word : Which has a definition
 * Also a second one
 * And even a third


 * You can even do mixed lists
 * and nest them
 * inside each other
 * or break lines in lists.
 * definition lists
 * can be
 * nested too
 * * You can even do mixed lists
 * and nest them
 * inside each other
 * or break lines in lists.
 * definition lists
 * can be
 * nested too
 * A colon indents a line or paragraph.
 * nested too
 * A colon indents a line or paragraph.
 * A colon indents a line or paragraph.
 * A colon indents a line or paragraph.

A newline after that starts a new paragraph.
 * This is often used for discussion on talk pages.


 * A colon indents a line or paragraph.
 * A colon indents a line or paragraph.

A newline after that starts a new paragraph.
 * This is often used for discussion on talk pages.

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. 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.
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Links
You will often want to make clickable links to other pages.

Just show what I typed
A few different kinds of formatting will tell the Wiki to display things as you typed them.

Images, tables, video, and sounds
This is a very quick introduction. For more information, see:
 * Help:Images and other uploaded files for how to upload files
 * Help:Extended image syntax for how to arrange images on the page
 * Help:Table for how to create a table

{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" !What it looks like !What you type A picture, including alternate text:



You can put the image in a frame with a caption: A picture, including alternate text:



You can put the image in a frame with a caption: A link to Wikipedia's page for the image: Image:Wiki.png

Or a link directly to the image itself: [[Media:Wiki.png]] A link to Wikipedia's page for the image: Image:Wiki.png

Or a link directly to the image itself: [[Media:Wiki.png]] Use media: links to link directly to sounds or videos: [[media:Sg_mrob.ogg|A sound file]] Use media: links to link directly to sounds or videos: [[media:Sg_mrob.ogg|A sound file]] {| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" align="center" ! This ! is
 * a
 * table
 * colspan=2 |
 * colspan=2 |


 * }
 * }

Mathematical formulas
You can format mathematical formulas with TeX markup. See Help:Formula.

Special characters
''Now that Mediawiki supports UTF-8, many of these can be entered directly into articles, without the HTML markup. On many wikis, a tool appears under the edit box to make this easier. See Help:Special characters.''

Templates
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.

Some templates take parameters, as well, which you separate with the pipe character.