Help:Editing
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Wiki For Us uses wiki text to create pages.
It sounds hard, but don't worry. You can create your first page in seconds. Here's all you need to know:
Step 1. To create a page, click on the Create a Page link in the left navigation.
Step 2. Follow the step-by-step instructions to name your page and select what information you want on the page.
Step 3. Once your page is created, click on the edit links to edit the text on the page.
Helpful tips for editing pages
- Don't worry about making mistakes. You can always undo a change if you don't like it.
- Editing pages is just like typing in a word document. Click on the edit link, find the text you want to change, and replace it with your new text.
- If you want to create links to friend's pages, just type double brackets around their name.
Here are some examples:
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[[Alex Poon]] [[Brian Park]] |
That's all you need to know to get started. Learn more about formatting text, creating links, and adding images by reading below.
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Formatting text
You can format the page using Wikitext special characters.
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You can italicize text by putting 2 apostrophes on each side. |
You can ''italicize text'' by putting 2 apostrophes on each side. |
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3 apostrophes on each side will bold the text. |
3 apostrophes on each side will '''bold the text'''. |
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5 apostrophes will bold and italicize the text. | 5 apostrophes will '''bold''' and ''italicize'' '''''the text'''''. |
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| <strike>Strike out</strike> or <u>underline</u> your text |
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A single newline is treated like a space. But an empty line starts a new paragraph. | A single newline is treated like a space. But an empty line starts a new paragraph. |
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You can break lines | You can break lines<br/> without a new paragraph.<br/> |
Links
You will often want to make clickable links to other pages.
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Use 2 brackets to link to other pages. Here's a link to a page named John Smith. | Use 2 brackets to link to other pages. Here's a link to a page named [[John Smith]]. |
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You can put formatting around a link. Example: John Smith. | You can put formatting around a link. Example: '''[[John Smith]]'''. |
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The first letter of a page is automatically capitalized, so john Smith goes to the same place as John Smith. Capitalization matters after the first letter. | The '''first letter''' of a page is automatically capitalized, so [[john Smith]] goes to the same place as [[John Smith]]. Capitalization matters after the first letter. |
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Intentionally permanent red link is a page that doesn't exist yet. You could create it by clicking on the link. | [[Intentionally permanent red link]] is a page that doesn't exist yet. You could create it by clicking on the link. |
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You can change the link name so it is different than the page it points to by using the pipe character "|". | You can change the link name so it is different than the page it points to by using the pipe character "|". * [[Alex Poon|Alex]] * [[Brian Park|Brian]] * [[Whitey Park|Former Pet]] |
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You can add a link to another site by just typing a URL: http://www.wikipedia.com |
You can add a link to another site by just typing a URL: http://www.wikipedia.com |
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You can give the link a title by typing a name after the URL: Yahoo! Sports |
You can give the link a title by typing a name after the URL: [http://sports.yahoo.com Yahoo! Sports] |
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You can link to an e-mail address the same way: |
You can link to an e-mail address the same way: [mailto:help@wikiforus.com WikiForUs Help] |
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Use the ref tag to add footnotes. This is a good way to cite a source. Alex Poon thinks he is a fast coder. [1] References:
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Use the '''ref''' tag to add footnotes. This is a good way to cite a source. [[Alex Poon]] thinks he is a fast coder. <ref>[[Brian Park]] - who is not a fast coder</ref> References: <references/> |
Organizing your writing
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Section headings
Use headings organize your writing into sections. Wiki For Us can automatically create a table of contents from them. Use at least 2 "equal signs" (==) to create a section. |
== Section headings == Use ''headings'' organize your writing into sections. Wiki For Us can automatically create a table of contents from them. Use at least 2 "equal signs" (==) to create a section. |
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Subsection using 3 equal signs
Using more "equals" (=) signs creates a subsection. A smaller subsection with 4 equal signs
| === Subsection using 3 equal signs === Using more "equals" (=) signs creates a subsection. ==== A smaller subsection with 4 equal signs ==== |
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Creating bulleted lists is easy to do:
| Creating '''bulleted lists''' is easy to do: * Just use the "asterisk" * sign * This is the second item in the list ** More stars indicate a deeper level *** This is how 3 stars looks * And this is back to one star |
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Creating numbered lists are also easy:
| Creating '''numbered''' lists are also easy: # Use the "number" # sign instead # This is the second item in the list ## More # signs create deeper levels ## Like this </pre> |
Images
If you want to add images to your page, follow these steps:
Step 1: Upload your image to the Wiki For Us site. Click on the Upload file link in the left navigation of the page.
Step 2: Edit your page. Just click on the edit link at the top of your page
Step 3: Add the image to your page.
* Add the code: [[Image:filename.png]] in your page. * Remember to replace filename.png with the name of your file.
Here's an example:
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[[Image:Wikiforus_logo.png]] |
 The image floats to the right of the text that follows the image |
[[Image:Wikiforus_logo.png|right]] The image floats to the right of the text that follows the image |
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[[Image:Wikiforus_logo.png|border]] A border is added around the image |
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You can combine styles. This image has a border and floats to the right of the text |
[[Image:Wikiforus_logo.png|right|border]] You can combine styles. This image has a border and floats to the right of the text |
