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For basic | For those users not familiar with '''editing''' a Wiki, this page lists some basic syntax. For a full list, see [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Cheatsheet|Wikipedia's Cheatsheet]] and [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:How_to_edit_a_page|"How to edit a Wiki page"]]. | ||
[[Tolkien Gateway]] has set standards for the use of syntax. Please read ''[[Tolkien Gateway:Standards]]'' before contributing. | |||
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| width="20%" style="background:#4169E1; padding:0.3em; text-align:center;"|'''Description''' | |||
| style="background:#4169E1; padding:0.3em; text-align:center;"|'''You type''' | |||
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<tt><nowiki>''italic''</nowiki></tt> | |||
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<tt><nowiki>'''bold'''</nowiki></tt> | |||
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<tt><nowiki>'''''bold and italic'''''</nowiki></tt> | |||
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<div style="padding: 0em .5em; font-size:0.9em;">''(within Tolkien Gateway)''</div> | |||
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<tt><nowiki>[[Bilbo Baggins]]</nowiki></tt><br /> | |||
<tt><nowiki>[[Bilbo Baggins|Bilbo]]</nowiki></tt> | |||
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[[Bilbo Baggins]]<br /> | |||
[[Bilbo Baggins|Bilbo]] | |||
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|External link<br /> | |||
<div style="padding: 0em .5em; font-size:0.9em;">''(to other websites)''</div> | |||
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<tt><nowiki>[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000453/ IMDb]</nowiki></tt><br /> | |||
<tt><nowiki>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_Holm]</nowiki></tt><br /> | |||
<tt><nowiki>[[Wikipedia:Ian Holm|Wikipedia]]</nowiki></tt><br /> | |||
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[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000453/ IMDb]<br /> | |||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_Holm]<br /> | |||
[[Wikipedia:Ian Holm|Wikipedia]]<br /> | |||
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|Referencing | |||
|<tt><nowiki>Bilbo was the son of Belladonna Took{{ref|1}}</nowiki></big></tt> | |||
<div style="padding: 0em .5em; font-size:0.9em;">''(at the end of the article, create a section "References" with the following:) | |||
<tt><nowiki># {{note|1}} ''[[The Hobbit]]'', [[An Unexpected Party]]</nowiki> | |||
|Took{{ref|1}}<br><br> | |||
# {{note|1}} ''The Hobbit'' | |||
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<tt><nowiki>== Level 1 ==</nowiki></tt><br /> | |||
<tt><nowiki>=== Level 2 ===</nowiki></tt><br /> | |||
<tt><nowiki>==== Level 3 ====</nowiki></tt><br /> | |||
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<div style="padding: 0em .5em; font-size:0.9em;">''Empty lines between list items restarts numbering at 1.''</div> | |||
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<tt># One</tt><br /> | |||
<tt># Two</tt><br /> | |||
<tt>## Two point one</tt><br /> | |||
<tt># Three</tt><br /> | |||
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<div style="padding: 0em .5em; font-size:0.9em;">''To change the location add ''<tt><nowiki>|left</nowiki></tt>'' or ''<tt><nowiki>|right</nowiki></tt>'', and to change the size, add ''<tt><nowiki>|{number}px</nowiki></tt>''.''</div> | |||
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Revision as of 17:56, 31 July 2008
For those users not familiar with editing a Wiki, this page lists some basic syntax. For a full list, see Wikipedia's Cheatsheet and "How to edit a Wiki page".
Tolkien Gateway has set standards for the use of syntax. Please read Tolkien Gateway:Standards before contributing.
Cheatsheet | |||||
Description | You type | You get | |||
Italic text |
''italic'' |
italic | |||
Bold text |
'''bold''' |
bold | |||
Bold and italic text |
'''''bold and italic''''' |
bold and italic | |||
Internal link (within Tolkien Gateway)
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[[Bilbo Baggins]] |
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External link (to other websites)
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[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000453/ IMDb] |
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Referencing | Bilbo was the son of Belladonna Took{{ref|1}}
(at the end of the article, create a section "References" with the following:)
# {{note|1}} ''[[The Hobbit]]'', [[An Unexpected Party]] |
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Section headers |
== Level 1 == |
Level 1Level 2Level 3 | |||
Adding bullets |
* One |
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Numbered list
Empty lines between list items restarts numbering at 1.
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# One |
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Thumbnail image |
[[Image:Parma.gif|thumb|The Tengwa Parma]] To change the location add |left or |right, and to change the size, add |{number}px.
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