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Formatting
There are many tools at your disposal to give your pages more of an encyclopedic feel. The table below lists several of these tools, and examples of their usage.
Type This | To Get This |
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Two single quotes around a word italicizes it.''hello'' |
hello |
Three single quotes around a word bolds it.'''hello''' |
hello |
Five single quotes around a word bolds and italicizes it.'''''hello''''' |
hello |
Headings and subheadings in an article are made with equal signs.==heading== ===subheading=== ====sub-subheading==== |
heading
subheading
sub-subheading
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*Bullets are made by placing stars at the beginning of each item. *If you want a list inside a list **Just use more stars ***Pretty simple, huh? |
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#Numbered lists work the same way as bullets. #More number (or pound) signs ##Make mini lists ##Inside the first list #And the list continues |
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A set of two brackets around a word links to an article by that name.[[ACF]] would link to an article on the ACF, for example. |
A double set of brackets around a word links to the article by that name.
ACF links to an article on the ACF, for example. |
Use the article name, followed by a pipe, then the text you want to display, to make an internal link but have your own text show up on the page: [[ACF|another format]]would let you write a sentence about NAQT with the phrase "another format" linking to the ACF article. |
It looks like this:
After many seasons playing only NAQT, the Whoville State program started playing another format as well. |
Anything you can do to a normal word, you can do to a link.'''[[ACF]]''' makes a bold link. |
Anything you can do to a normal word, you can do to a link.
ACF makes a bold link. |
[[Links in red]] don't have articles yet. Click on them to edit the article. |
Links in red don't have articles yet. Click on them to edit the article. |
You can make an external link just by typing a URL: http://www.naqt.com You can give it a title: [http://www.naqt.com NAQT] Or leave the title blank (good for citing sources at the end): [http://www.naqt.com] |
You can make an external link just by typing a URL:
You can give it a title: NAQT Or leave the title blank (good for citing sources at the end): [1] |
More examples and other editing features can be found here and here.