Help:Editing
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ContentsWikipedia Cheatsheet | ||
Works anywhere in the text | ||
Description | You type | You get |
Italic text |
''italic'' |
italic |
Bold text |
'''bold''' |
bold |
Bold and italic text |
'''''bold & italic''''' |
bold & italic |
Link to another Wikipedia page |
[[Name of page]] |
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Add an image |
[[File:Wiki.png|thumb|alt=Alt text|Caption]] |
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Add a page to a category | [[Category:Category name]] | Categories should be placed at the end of pages. The category name will display in a bar at the bottom when the page is previewed or saved. |
Signature
Sign your contributions when posting to a Talk Page.
Do not sign when contributing to an article.
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~~~~ |
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Works only at the beginning of lines | ||
Description | You type | You get |
Redirect to another page
Redirects must be placed at the start of the first line.
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#REDIRECT [[Target page]] |
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Redirect to a section of another page
Redirects must be placed at the start of the first line.
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#REDIRECT [[Target page#anchorName]] |
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Section headings
A Table of Contents will automatically be generated when four headings are added to an article.
Do not use =Level 1=; it is reserved for page titles.
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== Level 2 == |
Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5Level 6 |
Bulleted list |
* One |
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Numbered list |
# One |
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Indenting text
This is used when replying on a talk page, to make it easier to follow conversations.
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no indent (normal) |
no indent (normal)
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Adding references | ||
Cheatsheet for citing a website or publication |