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Edit and Format Code

In the edit screen, there are some strange characters surrounding some of the text. Here is a list of some of those characters, what they are used for, and how to incorporate them while you are editing. Use these tags or their corresponding buttons in any edit screen.

Symbol What it does How it looks in the Article How it looks in Edit screen Explanation
section
Section Heading

Big

Smaller

Sub
==Big==
===Smaller ===
====Sub====
 Equal symbols (=) on either side of text will make it large and bold and will make sections to be edited . Use more = symbols for subheadings.
link
 Create (internal) Link

new page without content 

existing page with content

[[text]]
 Will create a link to another page; if the page does not exist, this will create a link to a new page with that title.
*
 Create Bullet
  • bulleted
    • indented

* bulleted text

** indented bullet

 Type the asterisk in front of the text to be bulleted. Additional asterisks indent.
#
 Create Numbered list
  1. Item 1
  2. Item 2
    1. Item 2.1
    2. Item 2.2
  3. Item 3
# Item 1
# Item 2
## Item 2.1
## Item 2.2
# Item 3
 For a numbered list, place a # symbol in front of each numbered line of text. For a number and letter use two #'s.
' '
 Italic Key term ' ' Key term ' ' Two apostrophes surrounding text make it italic.
' ' '
 Bold

Important

' ' ' Important ' ' '

 Three apostrophes on either side of text make it bold.
' ' ' '
Bold Italic

Major

' ' ' ' Major ' ' ' '

Four apostrophes make text bold and italic.
:
 Indent

Indent

 :This paragraph is indented This functions like the tab button in a word processor
<ext> Opens link in a new windows   <ext>http://www.youtube.com/example</ext> Opens link in a new windows

FYI

Don't begin a paragraph with a space; it will put the text in a box, and will affect text wrapping. If you want to indent, use a colon ( : ).