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* Carriage returns are not shown unless you make two of them | * Carriage returns are not shown unless you make two of them | ||
| − | + | If you start a line with a space | |
| − | then it shows up like this | + | then it shows up monospaced, like this : |
| − | * | + | great for code examples. |
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| + | For larger preformatted text passages you can use the <nowiki><pre></nowiki>a lot of text<nowiki></pre></nowiki> tag. | ||
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| + | * Use stars for bullet points | ||
| + | # Use hashes for numbered lists | ||
| + | # like this. | ||
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===<nowiki>===</nowiki>equals signs for headings<nowiki>===</nowiki>=== | ===<nowiki>===</nowiki>equals signs for headings<nowiki>===</nowiki>=== | ||
| − | Here's a [http:// | + | Here's a [http://help.wikia.com/wiki/Help:Wikitext wiki markup cheat sheet] from Wikia. |
==User Pages== | ==User Pages== | ||
[[Special:Listusers|A list of all the user pages]] | [[Special:Listusers|A list of all the user pages]] | ||
| − | By the way, if you want to make a link to your user page, there is a | + | By the way, if you want to make a link to your user page, there is a automatic way - type three tildes like this <nowiki>~~~</nowiki>. |
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Latest revision as of 18:25, 17 October 2012
About the Wiki
If you see a red link, then there's nothing on that page yet. If you follow the link, you can create the page.
How to write wiki code
To make a link in your text, put [[double square brackets]] around a word or phrase.
- Carriage returns are not shown unless you make two of them
If you start a line with a space then it shows up monospaced, like this : great for code examples.
For larger preformatted text passages you can use the <pre>a lot of text</pre> tag.
- Use stars for bullet points
- Use hashes for numbered lists
- like this.
===equals signs for headings===
Here's a wiki markup cheat sheet from Wikia.
User Pages
By the way, if you want to make a link to your user page, there is a automatic way - type three tildes like this ~~~.
