Help:Editing

Editing in General
This is a wiki, which means that anyone can easily edit any unprotected article and have those changes posted immediately to that page.

Editing a page is quite simple. Just click on the "edit" tab at the top of a page (the edit tab is above the page's title). This will bring you to a page with a text box containing the editable text of that page. If you just want to experiment, please do so in the Sandbox instead of on other pages.
 * Note: If a page is broken down into sections, there will also be edit links on the right of each section.

Wiki markup
The wiki markup is the syntax system you can use to format a page.

In the left column of the table below, you can see what effects are possible. In the right column, you can see how those effects were achieved. In other words, to make text look like it looks in the left column, type it in the format you see in the right column.

You may want to keep this page open in a separate browser window for reference, or take a screen-shot of it.

If you want to try out things without danger of doing any harm, you can do so in the Sandbox. Try opening the Sandbox in a separate window or tab and keeping this page open for reference.

Organizing your writing: Creating sections, subsections, and lists; Indenting lines
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" !What it looks like !What you type Section headings

Headings organize your writing into sections. The Wiki software can automatically generate a table of contents from them.

Subsection

Using more equals signs creates a subsection.

A smaller subsection

Don't skip levels, like from two to four equals signs. Start with two equals signs; don't use single equals signs.

Section headings
Headings organize your writing into sections. The Wiki software can automatically generate a table of contents from them.

Subsection
Using more equals signs creates a subsection.

A smaller subsection
Don't skip levels, like from two to four equals signs. Start with two equals signs; don't use single equals signs. marks the end of the list. marks the end of the list. A new line marks the end of the list.
 * Unordered lists are easy to do:
 * Start every line with a star.
 * More stars indicate a deeper level.
 * A new line
 * in a list
 * A new line
 * in a list
 * Of course you can start again.
 * Unordered lists are easy to do:
 * Start every line with a star.
 * More stars indicate a deeper level.
 * A new line
 * in a list
 * in a list
 * Of course you can start again.
 * 1) Numbered lists are also good:
 * 2) Very organized
 * 3) Easy to follow
 * 1) Very organized
 * 2) Easy to follow
 * 1) New numbering starts with 1.

A newline marks the end of the list. Another kind of list is a definition list:
 * 1) Numbered lists are also good:
 * 2) Very organized
 * 3) Easy to follow
 * 1) Easy to follow
 * 1) New numbering starts with 1.
 * You can even do mixed lists
 * and nest them
 * or break lines in lists.
 * * You can even do mixed lists
 * and nest them
 * or break lines in lists.
 * and nest them
 * or break lines in lists.
 * word : definition of the word
 * longer phrase
 * phrase defined

Another kind of list is a definition list:
 * word : definition of the word
 * longer phrase
 * phrase defined


 * A colon indents a line or paragraph.
 * Two colons indent it even further.
 * A colon indents a line or paragraph.
 * Two colons indent it even further.

A newline after that starts a new paragraph.
 * A colon indents a line or paragraph.
 * Two colons indent it even further.
 * Two colons indent it even further.

A new line after that starts a new paragraph. You can make horizontal dividing lines to separate text.

But you should usually use sections instead, so that they go in the table of contents. You can make horizontal dividing lines to separate text.

But you should usually use sections instead, so that they go in the table of contents.
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