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Wikipedia CheatsheetFor more advanced details, see How to edit a page | |||
| Description | You type | You get | |
| Italicise text |
''italic'' |
italic | |
| Bold text |
'''bold''' |
bold | |
| Bold and italic |
'''''bold & italic''''' |
bold & italic | |
| Internal link (within Wikipedia)
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[[Name of page]] | ||
| External link (to other websites)
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[http://www.example.org Text to display] | ||
| Redirect to another page |
#REDIRECT [[Target page]] | ||
| Footnotes/References
Numbering is generated automatically.
| To create a footnote or reference, use this format:
Article text.<ref name=test>[http://www.example.com Link text], additional text.</ref> | Article text.[1] | |
To reuse the same note, reuse the name with a trailing slash:
Article text.<ref name=test/> | |||
To display notes, add either of these lines to the References section
<references/> | |||
| Headings[1] A Table of Contents will automatically be generated when four headings are added to an article.
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== Level 1 == |
Level 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5 | |
| Bulleted list[1]
Empty lines between list items discouraged, (see numbered lists).
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* One |
| |
| Numbered list[1]
Empty lines between list items restarts numbering at 1.
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# One |
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| Thumbnail image |
[[Image:Ssv.jpg|thumb|Caption text]] |
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| For Talk Pages | |||
| Signature |
~~~~ |
Your username 13:06, | |
| Indenting Text[1] |
no indent (normal) |
no indent (normal)
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See also
- For a tour of features, see the Introduction to Wikipedia.
- Magic Words of Wikipedia
- For experimentation with editing, use the sandbox.
- For a guide to more advanced page editing, see How to edit a page
- For a checklist of elements required to make a "perfect" article, see The perfect article.
- See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Cheatsheet for more
