Difference between revisions of "Basic Formatting"

Latest revision as of 17:00, 26 February 2014

You can edit any pages by clicking the edit tab at the top of the page. You need to use wiki syntax for:

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]]` `[[Name of page\|display text]]`	Name of page display text

Redirect to another page	`#REDIRECT [[Target page]]`	↳ Target page

External link (to other websites)	`[http://www.example.org]` `[http://www.example.org display text]` `http://www.example.org`	[1] display text http://www.example.org

Sign your posts on talk pages	`~~~~`	Your username 08:47, 19 May 2024 (UTC)
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 2 ===` `==== Level 3 ====` `===== Level 4 =====` `====== Level 5 ======`	Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Level 5

Bulleted list	`* One` `* Two` `** Two point one` `* Three`	One Two Two point one Three

Numbered list	`# One` `# Two` `## Two point one` `# Three`	One Two Two point one Three

Thumbnail image	`[[Image:Wiki.png\|thumb\|Caption text]]`	File:Wiki.png Caption text

For more advanced formatting, see Wikipedia Help Page for Editing or MediaWiki Help or post questions to the Community Portal.