Basic Formatting
You can edit any pages by clicking the edit tab at the top of the page. You need to use wiki syntax for:
- bold
- Italic
- bold and Italic
- Internal Link
- External Link
- Headings
- Numbered List
- Bulleted List
- Image
- Table
Basic formatting methods are well explained in a cheat sheet from Wikipedia.
Here is the copy of the cheat sheet:
Description | You type | You get |
Applies anywhere | ||
Italicise text |
''italic'' |
italic |
Bold text |
'''bold''' |
bold |
Bold and italic |
'''''bold & italic''''' |
bold & italic |
Internal link (within WikiGenetics) |
[[Name of page]] |
|
Redirect to another page |
#REDIRECT [[Target page]] |
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External link (to other websites) |
[http://www.example.org] |
|
Sign your posts |
~~~~ |
Your username 18:37, |
Applies only at the beginning of the line | ||
Headings A Table of Contents will automatically be generated when four headings are added to an article. |
== Level 1 == |
Level 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5 |
Bulleted list |
* One |
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Numbered list |
# One |
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Thumbnail image |
[[Image:Wiki.png|thumb|Caption text]] |
For more advanced formatting, see Wikipedia Help Page for Editing or MediaWiki Help or post questions to the Community Portal.