Difference between revisions of "Help:Contents"

From Gaia Science Alerts Working Group
Jump to navigationJump to search
(Created page with 'Consult the [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Contents User's Guide] for information on using the wiki software. == Getting started == * [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual...')
 
 
Line 5: Line 5:
 
* [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:FAQ MediaWiki FAQ]
 
* [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:FAQ MediaWiki FAQ]
 
* [https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-announce MediaWiki release mailing list]
 
* [https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-announce MediaWiki release mailing list]
 +
 +
== Basic text formatting ==
 +
You can format the page using Wikitext special characters.
 +
 +
{|width="80%"  border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0"
 +
|-
 +
!What it looks like
 +
!What you type
 +
|-
 +
|
 +
You can ''italicize text'' by putting 2
 +
apostrophes on '''each''' side.
 +
 +
3 apostrophes will '''embolden the text'''.
 +
 +
5 apostrophes will '''embolden''' and ''italicize''
 +
'''''the text'''''.
 +
 +
(Using 4 apostrophes doesn't do anything special -- <br>the last pair are just '''' left over ones'''' that are included as part of the text.)
 +
|<pre>
 +
You can ''italicize text'' by putting 2
 +
apostrophes on each side.
 +
 +
3 apostrophes will '''embolden the text'''.
 +
 +
5 apostrophes will '''embolden''' and ''italicize''
 +
'''''the text'''''.
 +
 +
(Using 4 apostrophes doesn't do anything
 +
special -- <br /> the last pair are just ''''left
 +
over ones'''' that are included as part
 +
of the text.)
 +
</pre>
 +
|-
 +
|
 +
A single newline
 +
generally has no effect on the layout.
 +
These can be used to separate
 +
sentences within a paragraph.
 +
Some editors find that this aids editing
 +
and improves the ''diff'' function
 +
(used internally to compare
 +
different versions of a page).
 +
 +
But an empty line
 +
starts a new paragraph.
 +
 +
When used in a list, a newline ''does'' affect the layout ([[#lists|see below]]).
 +
|<pre>
 +
A single newline
 +
generally has no effect on the layout.
 +
These can be used to separate
 +
sentences within a paragraph.
 +
Some editors find that this aids editing
 +
and improves the ''diff'' function
 +
(used internally to compare
 +
different versions of a page).
 +
 +
But an empty line
 +
starts a new paragraph.
 +
 +
When used in a list, a newline ''does''
 +
affect the layout ([[#lists|see below]]).
 +
</pre>
 +
|-
 +
|
 +
You can break lines<br/>
 +
without a new paragraph.<br/>
 +
Please use this sparingly.
 +
 +
Please do not start a link or ''italics'' or '''bold''' text on one line and end on the next.
 +
|<pre>
 +
You can break lines<br/>
 +
without a new paragraph.<br/>
 +
Please use this sparingly.
 +
 +
Please do not start a link or
 +
''italics'' or '''bold''' text on one line
 +
and end on the next.
 +
</pre>
 +
|-
 +
 +
|You should "sign" your comments on talk pages: <br/>
 +
- Three tildes gives your signature: [[User:Example|Example]] <br/>
 +
- Four tildes give your signature plus date/time: [[User:Example|Example]] 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:
 +
- Three tildes gives your
 +
signature: ~~~
 +
- Four tildes give your
 +
signature plus date/time: ~~~~
 +
- Five tildes gives the
 +
date/time alone: ~~~~~
 +
</pre>
 +
|}

Latest revision as of 17:07, 2 July 2009

Consult the User's Guide for information on using the wiki software.

Getting started

Basic text formatting

You can format the page using Wikitext special characters.

What it looks like What you type

You can italicize text by putting 2 apostrophes on each side.

3 apostrophes will embolden the text.

5 apostrophes will embolden and italicize the text.

(Using 4 apostrophes doesn't do anything special --
the last pair are just ' left over ones' that are included as part of the text.) 

You can ''italicize text'' by putting 2 
apostrophes on each side. 

3 apostrophes will '''embolden the text'''. 

5 apostrophes will '''embolden''' and ''italicize''
'''''the text'''''.

(Using 4 apostrophes doesn't do anything
special -- <br /> the last pair are just ''''left
over ones'''' that are included as part
of the text.)

A single newline generally has no effect on the layout. These can be used to separate sentences within a paragraph. Some editors find that this aids editing and improves the diff function (used internally to compare different versions of a page).

But an empty line starts a new paragraph.

When used in a list, a newline does affect the layout (see below). 

A single newline
generally has no effect on the layout.
These can be used to separate
sentences within a paragraph.
Some editors find that this aids editing
and improves the ''diff'' function
(used internally to compare
different versions of a page).

But an empty line
starts a new paragraph.

When used in a list, a newline ''does''
affect the layout ([[#lists|see below]]).

You can break lines
without a new paragraph.
Please use this sparingly.

Please do not start a link or italics or bold text on one line and end on the next. 

You can break lines<br/>
without a new paragraph.<br/>
Please use this sparingly.

Please do not start a link or
''italics'' or '''bold''' text on one line
and end on the next.
You should "sign" your comments on talk pages:

- Three tildes gives your signature: Example
- Four tildes give your signature plus date/time: Example 07:46, 27 November 2005 (UTC)
- Five tildes gives the date/time alone: 07:46, 27 November 2005 (UTC) 

You should "sign" your comments 
on talk pages:
- Three tildes gives your
signature: ~~~
- Four tildes give your 
signature plus date/time: ~~~~
- Five tildes gives the 
date/time alone: ~~~~~
Retrieved from "https://gsawg.wiki.ast.cam.ac.uk/index.php?title=Help:Contents&oldid=7"