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