Help:Editing
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Subpages
- To make a subpage, precede the link with a slash. So for example, if the link [[/Projects]] was added to the User:Mestys page, then the created page would be at User:Mestys/Projects. To link back to the user page from the Projects page, the link [[../]] could be used.
Formatting
- To make something bold, surround it with three apostrophes: '''text to be bolded'''
- italics - Use two apostrophes: ''Text to italicize''
- Bullet point lists have a leading "*" on the line.
- Progressively indented bullet points (like this line) can be made with additional asterisks on the same line.
- To indent, put a colon in the left hand margin: ":"
Headers
- Headers are set off by putting equal signs around them. The more signs, the lower the header: == Header ==
Linking
- Internal links: [[<page name> | <name of link>]]
- External links: [URL <name of link>]
Superscript/Subscript Tags
Superscript: x<sup>n</sup> --> xn
Subscript: x<sub>n</sub> --> xn
Uploading
- To upload an image, click on the "Upload file" link in the lefthand menu. Then link to it by using the tag: [[Image:<imagefile>]]. So to display an image called "balloon.gif", the syntax would be: [[Image:balloon.gif]]
Signing
- A series of four tildas (~~~~) will leave your username and a timestamp on a page.
Mestys 18:01, 19 December 2005 (CST)
Other questions
For all other editing questions, please see the MediaWiki help guide at:
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/MediaWiki_User%27s_Guide:_Editing_overview