3 apostrophes will bold '''the text'''.
5 apostrophes will bold & italicize '''''the text'''''. Note: There's no wiki formatting for 4 apostrophes. ''''4 apostrophes'''' will be read as 3, leaving the rest 1 apostrophe on each side.|<pre>You can ''italicize text'' by putting 2 apostrophes on each side. 3 apostrophes will bold '''the text'''. 5 apostrophes will bold & italicize '''''the text'''''. Note: There's no wiki formatting for 4 apostrophes. ''''4 apostrophes'''' will be read as 3, leaving the rest 1 apostrophe on each side.</pre>|-|A single newlinehas no effecton the layout.But an empty line starts a new paragraph.|<pre>A single newlinehas no effecton the layout.But an empty line starts a new paragraph.</pre>|-|You can break lines<br>without a new paragraph.<br>Please use this sparingly.|<pre>You can break lines<br>without a new paragraph.<br>Please use this sparingly.</pre>|-|You should "sign" your comments on talk pages: <br>- Three tildes gives your user name: [[User:Karl Wick|Karl Wick]] <br>- Four tildes give your user name plus date/time: [[User:Karl Wick|Karl Wick]] 07:46, 27 November 2005 (UTC) <br>- Five tildes gives the date/time alone: 07:46, 27 November 2005 (UTC) <br>|<pre>You should "sign" your comments on talk pages: <br>- Three tildes gives your username: ~~~ <br>- Four tildes give your user name plus date/time: ~~~~ <br>- Five tildes gives the date/time alone: ~~~~~ <br></pre>|-|You can use <b>HTML tags</b>, too, if youwant. Some useful ways to use HTML: Put text in a <tt>typewriter font</tt>. The samefont is generally used for <code>computer code</code>. <strike>Strike out</strike> or <u>underline</u>text,or write it <span style="font-variant:small-caps">in small caps</span>. Superscripts and subscripts:X<sup>2</sup>, H<sub>2</sub>O Invisible comments to editors ( <!-- --> ) only appear while editing the page. Eg: <!-- Note to editors: blah blah blah. --> If you wish to make comments to the public, you should usually go on the talk page, though.|<pre>You can use <b>HTML tags</b>,too, if you want. Some usefulways to use HTML: Put text in a <tt>typewriterfont</tt>. The same font is generally used for <code>computer code</code>. <strike>Strike out</strike>or <u>underline</u> text,or write it <span style="font-variant:small-caps">in small caps</span>. Superscripts and subscripts:X<sup>2</sup>, H<sub>2</sub>O Invisible comments to editors ( <!-- --> ) only appear while editing the page. Eg:<!-- Note to editors: blah blah blah. --> If you wish to make comments to the public, you should usually go on the talk page, though.</pre>|-| '''More Examples of HTML tags'''Do you like coloring this particular <font color="red">word</font>?<br>Do you like coloring this particular <font color="#33FF66">word</font>?<br> <span style="background-color: yellow">White background is too dull. Change it!</span><br><span style="background-color: #FF6633">White background is too dull. Change it!</span><br>| <pre>'''More Examples of HTML tags'''Do you like coloring this particular <font color="red">word</font>?<br>Do you like coloring this particular <font color="#33FF66">word</font>?<br> <span style="background-color: yellow">White background is too dull. Change it!</span><br><span style="background-color: #FF6633">White background is too dull. Change it!</span><br></pre>|} For a list of HTML tags that are allowed, see [[Help:HTML in wikitext|HTML in wikitext]]. However, you should avoid HTML in favor of Wiki markup whenever possible. === Organizing your writing ==={|width="100%" border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0"|-!What it looks like!What you type|-|<div style="font-size:150%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;">Section headings</div> ''Headings'' organize your writing into sections.The Wiki software can automatically generatea table of contents from them. <div style="font-size:132%;font-weight:bold;">Subsection</div>Using more equals signs creates a subsection. <div style="font-size:116%;font-weight:bold;">A smaller subsection</div> Don't skip levels, like from two to four equals signs. Start with 2 equals signs not 1 because 1 creates H1 tags which should be reserved for page title.|<pre>== Section headings == ''Headings'' organize your writing into sections.The Wiki software can automatically generatea table of contents from them. === Subsection === Using more equals signs creates a subsection. ==== A smaller subsection ==== Don't skip levels, like from two to four equals signs. Start with 2 equals signs not 1 because 1 creates H1 tagswhich should be reserved for page title.</pre>|-|* ''Unordered lists'' are easy to do:** Start every line with a star.*** More stars indicate a deeper level.* A newline* in a list marks the end of the list.*Of course you can start again.|<pre>* ''Unordered lists'' are easy to do:** Start every line with a star.*** More stars indicate a deeper level.* A newline* in a list marks the end of the list.* Of course you can start again.</pre>|-|# ''Numbered lists'' are:## Very organized## Easy to followA newline marks the end of the list.# New numbering starts with 1. |<pre># ''Numbered lists'' are also good:## Very organized## Easy to followA newline marks the end of the list.# New numbering starts with 1.</pre>|-|Another kind of list is a ''definition list'':; Word : Definition of the word; Here is a longer phrase that needs a definition: Phrase defined; A word : Which has a definition: Also a second one: And even a third|<pre>Another kind of list is a ''definition list'':; Word : Definition of the word; Here is a longer phrase that needs a definition: Phrase defined; A word : Which has a definition: Also a second one: And even a third</pre>|-|* You can even do mixed lists*# and nest them*# inside each other*#* or break lines<br>in lists.*#; definition lists*#: can be *#;; nested too|<pre>* You can even do mixed lists*# and nest them*# inside each other*#* or break lines<br>in lists.*#; definition lists*#: can be *#;; nested too</pre>|-|: A colon (:) indents a line or paragraph.A newline after that starts a new paragraph. <br>This is often used for discussion on talk pages.: We use 1 colon to indent once.:: We use 2 colons to indent twice.::: We use 3 colons to indent 3 times, and so on.|<pre>: A colon (:) indents a line or paragraph.A newline after that starts a new paragraph. <br>This is often used for discussion on talk pages.: We use 1 colon to indent once.:: We use 2 colons to indent twice.::: We use 3 colons to indent 3 times, and so on.</pre>|-|You can make horizontal dividing lines (----)to separate text.----But you should usually use sections instead,so that they go in the table of contents.|<pre>You can make horizontal dividing lines (----)to separate text.----But you should usually use sections instead,so that they go in the table of contents.</pre>|-|Sometimes you may need to reference or add supplementary notes to your sentences.We may use the ref or refun tag. Eg: <br>There are XX numbers of people in the world.<ref>The source is quoted from ...</ref> <br> Reference: <references/> |<pre>Sometimes you may need to reference or add supplementary notes to your sentences.We may use the ref or refun tag. Eg: <br>There are XX numbers of people in the world.<ref>The source is quoted from ...</ref> <br> Reference: <references/></pre>|-|||-|||} == Section headings == ''Headings'' organize your writing into sections.The Wiki software can automatically generatea table of contents from them. === Subsection === Using more equals signs creates a subsection. ==== A smaller subsection ==== Don't skip levels, like from two to four equals signs. Start with 2 equals signs not 1 because 1 creates H1 tagswhich should be reserved for page title.</pre>|-|* ''Unordered lists'' are easy to do:** Start every line with a star.*** More stars indicate a deeper level.* A newline* in a list marks the end of the list.*Of course you can start again.|<pre>* ''Unordered lists'' are easy to do:** Start every line with a star.*** More stars indicate a deeper level.* A newline* in a list marks the end of the list.* Of course you can start again.</pre>|-|# ''Numbered lists'' are:## Very organized## Easy to followA newline marks the end of the list.# New numbering starts with 1. |<pre># ''Numbered lists'' are also good:## Very organized## Easy to followA newline marks the end of the list.# New numbering starts with 1.</pre>|-|Another kind of list is a ''definition list'':; Word : Definition of the word; Here is a longer phrase that needs a definition: Phrase defined; A word : Which has a definition: Also a second one: And even a third|<pre>Another kind of list is a ''definition list'':; Word : Definition of the word; Here is a longer phrase that needs a definition: Phrase defined; A word : Which has a definition: Also a second one: And even a third</pre>|-|* You can even do mixed lists*# and nest them*# inside each other*#* or break lines<br>in lists.*#; definition lists*#: can be *#;; nested too|<pre>* You can even do mixed lists*# and nest them*# inside each other*#* or break lines<br>in lists.*#; definition lists*#: can be *#;; nested too</pre>|-|: A colon (:) indents a line or paragraph.A newline after that starts a new paragraph. <br>This is often used for discussion on talk pages.: We use 1 colon to indent once.:: We use 2 colons to indent twice.::: We use 3 colons to indent 3 times, and so on.|<pre>: A colon (:) indents a line or paragraph.A newline after that starts a new paragraph. <br>This is often used for discussion on talk pages.: We use 1 colon to indent once.:: We use 2 colons to indent twice.::: We use 3 colons to indent 3 times, and so on.</pre>|-|You can make horizontal dividing lines (----)to separate text.----But you should usually use sections instead,so that they go in the table of contents.|<pre>You can make horizontal dividing lines (----)to separate text.----But you should usually use sections instead,so that they go in the table of contents.</pre>|-|Sometimes you may need to reference or add supplementary notes to your sentences.We may use the ref or refun tag. Eg: <br>There are XX numbers of people in the world.<ref>The source is quoted from ...</ref> <br> Reference: <references/> For details, see [[Wikipedia:Footnotes]] & [[Help:Footnotes]].|<pre>Sometimes you may need to reference or add supplementary notes to your sentences.We may use the ref or refun tag. Eg: <br>There are XX numbers of people in the world.<ref>The source is quoted from ...</ref> <br> Reference: <references/> For details, see Wikipedia:Footnotes & Help:Footnotes.</pre> == Image insertion ==You can find a complete tutorial [[Image_howto|here]].