Editing Quick Reference Sheet

Category:Help
== Wiki markup -- making the page look the way you want==
=== Basic text formatting ===
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'.)
A single newline
has no effect
on the layout.
But an empty line
starts a new paragraph.	
A single newline
has no effect
on the layout.
But an empty line
starts a new paragraph.
You can break lines
without a new paragraph.
Please use this sparingly.	
You can break lines
without a new paragraph.
Please use this sparingly.
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: 
- Three tildes gives your user
name: ~~~ 
- Four tildes give your user 
name plus date/time: ~~~~ 
- Five tildes gives the 
date/time alone: ~~~~~
You can use HTML tags, too, if you
want. Some useful ways to use HTML:
Put text in a typewriter font. The same
font is generally used for computer code.
Strike out or underlinetext,
or write it 
in small caps.
Superscripts and subscripts:
X2, H2O
Invisible comments to editors ( ) only appear while editing the page.
If you wish to make comments to the public, you should usually go on the talk page, though.	
You can use HTML tags,
too, if you want. Some useful
ways to use HTML:
Put text in a typewriter
font. The same font is 
generally used for 
computer code.
Strike out
or underline text,
or write it 
in small caps.
Superscripts and subscripts:
X2, H2O
Invisible comments to editors ( <!-- --> ) 
only appear while editing the page.
<!-- Note to editors: blah blah blah. -->
If you wish to make comments to the public, 
you should usually go on the talk page, though.
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 ===
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 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 [list]s are easy to do:
** Start every line with a star.
*** More stars indicate a deeper level.
* 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.
* A newline
* in a list 
marks the end of the list.
* Of course you can start again.
# Numbered lists are:
## Very organized
## Easy to follow
A newline marks the end of the list.
# 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.
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	
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 linesin lists.
*#; definition lists
*#: can be 
*#;; nested too	
* You can even do mixed lists
*# and nest them
*# inside each other
*#* or break linesin lists.
*#; definition lists
*#: can be 
*#;; nested too
: A colon (:) indents a line or paragraph.
A newline after that starts a new paragraph. 
This is often used for discussion on [talk pages].
: We use 1 colon to indent once.
:: We use 2 colons to indent twice.
::: We use 3 colons to indent 3 times, and so on.	
: A colon (:) indents a line or paragraph.
A newline after that starts a new paragraph. 
This is often used for discussion on talk pages.
: We use 1 colon to indent once.
:: We use 2 colons to indent twice.
::: We use 3 colons to indent 3 times, and so on.
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.
You can add footnotes to sentences using the ref tag -- this is especially good for citing a source.
:There are over six billion people in the world.CIA World Factbook, 2006. 
References: 
For details, see [Wikipedia:Footnotes] and [Help:Footnotes].	
<nowiki>
You can add footnotes to sentences using the ref tag 
-- this is especially good for citing a source.
:There are over six billion people in the world.
<ref>CIA World Factbook, 2006.</ref> 
References: <references/>
For details, see [[Wikipedia:Footnotes]] and [[Help:Footnotes]].
</nowiki>
=== Links ===
You will often want to make clickable links to other pages.
What it looks like	What you type
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.
You can put formatting around a link.
Example: [Wikipedia].	
You can put formatting around a link.
Example: [[Wikipedia]].
The first letter of articles is automatically
capitalized, so wikipedia goes to the same place
as Wikipedia. Capitalization matters after the
first letter.	
The first letter of articles is automatically
capitalized, so [[wikipedia]] goes to the same place
as [[Wikipedia]]. Capitalization matters after the
first letter.
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:
*Main_Page#Tips.
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:
*[[Main_Page#Tips]].
If multiple sections have the same title, add
a number. [[#Example section 3]] goes to the
third section named "Example section".
You can make a link point to a different place
with a piped link. Put the link
target first, then the pipe character "|", then
the link text.
*View the Help Pages
*Stamp's History	
You can make a link point to a different place
with a [[Help:Contents|piped link]]. Put the link
target first, then the pipe character "|", then
the link text.
*[[Help:Contents|View the Help Pages]]
*[[Stamp#History|Stamp's History]]
You can make an external link just by typing a URL:
http://www.nupedia.com
You can give it a title:
Nupedia
Or leave the title blank:	
You can make an external link just by typing a URL:
http://www.nupedia.com
You can give it a title:
Nupedia
Or leave the title blank:
Linking to an e-mail address works the same way:
mailto:someone@domain.com or 
someone	
Linking to an e-mail address works the same way:
mailto:someone@domain.com or 
someone
You can [redirect] the user to another page.	
#REDIRECT [[Official position]]
[Category links] do not show up in line
but instead at page bottom and cause the page to be
listed in the category.''
Category:Wiki Help
Add an extra colon to link to a category in line
without causing the page to be listed in the category:
:Category:Wiki Help	
[[Help:Category|Category links]] do not show up in line
but instead at page bottom and cause the page to be
listed in the category.''
[[Category:Wiki Help]]
Add an extra colon to link to a category in line
without causing the page to be listed in the category:
[[:Category:Wiki Help]]
The Wiki reformats linked dates to match the reader's
date preferences. These three dates will show up the
same if you choose a format in your
Preferences:
* July 20, 1969
* 20 July 1969
* 1969-07-20	
The Wiki reformats linked dates to match the reader's
date preferences. These three dates will show up the
same if you choose a format in your
[[Special:Preferences|]]:
* [[July 20]], [[1969]]
* [[20 July]] [[1969]]
* [[1969]]-[[07-20]]
===Just show what I typed===
:See also [Help:Wiki markup examples#Just show what I typed].
A few different kinds of formatting will tell the Wiki to display things as you typed them.
What it looks like	What you type
The nowiki tag ignores [[Wiki]] markup.
It reformats text by removing
newlines and multiple spaces.
It still interprets special
characters: →	
<nowiki>
The nowiki tag ignores [[Wiki]] markup.
It reformats text by removing
newlines and multiple spaces.
It still interprets special
characters: &rarr;
</nowiki>
The pre tag ignores [[Wiki]] markup.
It also doesn't reformat text.
It still interprets special characters: →	
<pre>
The pre tag ignores [[Wiki]] markup.
It also doesn't reformat text.
It still interprets special characters: &rarr;
</pre>
Leading spaces are another way to preserve formatting.
 Putting a space at the beginning of each
 line stops the text from being reformatted.
 It still interprets Wiki markup and
 special characters: →	
Leading spaces are another way to preserve formatting.
 Putting a space at the beginning of each
 line stops the text from being reformatted.
 It still interprets [[Wiki]] markup and
 special characters: &rarr;
===Images, tables, video, and sounds===
After uploading, just enter the filename, highlight it and press the "embedded image"-button of the edit_toolbar.
This will produce the sytax for uploading a file [[Image:filename.png]]
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
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:
[[Image:Wiki.png|The logo for this Wiki]]
You can put the image in a frame with a caption:
[[Image:Wiki.png|frame|The logo for this Wiki]]	
A link to Wikipedia's page for the image:
:Image:Wiki.png
Or a link directly to the image itself:	
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:	
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 	
=== Mathematical formulas ===
You can format mathematical formulas with TeX markup. See Help:Formula.
What it looks like	What you type
\sum_{n=0}^\infty \frac{x^n}{n!}	<nowiki>
<math>\sum_{n=0}^\infty \frac{x^n}{n!}</math>
</nowiki>
===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 {{double braces}}.
Some templates take parameters, as well, which you separate with the pipe character.
What it looks like	What you type
 	
{{Transclusion demo}}
This template takes two parameters, and
creates underlined text with a hover box
for many modern browsers supporting CSS:
Go to this page to see the H:title template
itself:	
This template takes two parameters, and
creates underlined text with a hover box
for many modern browsers supporting CSS:
{{H:title|This is the hover text|
Hover your mouse over this text}}
Go to this page to see the H:title template
itself: {{tl|H:title}}