Begin editing
To begin editing a page, click on "Edit this page" or the "edit" tab at the top. To edit an individual section, look at the section header for "[edit]".
Then insert your wiki text into it, whatever that may be. To see what your page looks like before you save it, press "Show preview". If that all looks good, enter a Summary (see below), mark whether it's a minor edit, and if you want to watch the page. Then, when you're finished, press "Save page." Your changes will be visible immediately.
"Minor" edits
A logged in user has the option of flagging the edit as a "minor edit". When to use this is some what a matter of personal preference. The rule of thumb is that an edit of a page that is spelling corrections, formatting, and minor rearranging of text should be flagged as a "minor edit". A major edit is basically something that makes the entry worth relooking at for somebody who wants to watch the article rather closely, so any "real" change, even if it is a single word. This feature is important, because users can choose to hide minor edits in their view of the recent changes to keep the volume of edits down to a manageable level.
The reason for not allowing a user who is not logged in to mark an edit as minor is that vandalism could then be marked as a minor edit and which in this case it would stay unnoticed longer. This limitation is another reason to log in.
Summary
The Summary is a summary of what you have done to change the page. Whether it be creating the page or fixing a spelling error, you should always fill out the summary, so administrators know what you've done.
The wiki markup
In this section, we will show everything about how to make a good wiki page--formatting, links and more.
You may want to keep this page open in a separate browser window for reference. If you want to try out things without danger of doing any harm to CyberAcme or its users, you can do so in the Sandbox.
To assist users we use a Syntax highlighter that highlights most of the important syntax. You can read about it here.
Sections, paragraphs, lists, and lines
| What You See | What You Type | ||
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| Section Headings Look Like This: New section Subsection |
Section Headings Look Like This: == New section == === Subsection === ==== Sub-subsection ==== | ||
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New line: A single new line has no effect on the layout. But an empty line starts a new paragraph. |
New line: A single new line has no effect on the layout. But an empty line starts a new paragraph. | ||
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You can break lines |
You can break lines<br/> without starting a new paragraph. | ||
| * Bulleted lists are easy; ** Just start every line with a star *** more stars means deeper levels | ||
marks the end of the list.
| # Numbered lists are also good ## very organized ## easy to follow #A new line #in a list marks the end of the list. #New numbering starts #with 1. | ||
| * You can even do mixed lists *# and nest them *#* like this<br/>or have new lines<br/>inside lists | ||
| * You can also **break lines<br/>inside lists<br/>like this | ||
of definitions
| ; Definition list : list of definitions ; item : the item's definition | ||
IF a line of plain text starts with a space THEN
it will be formatted exactly
as typed;
in a fixed-width font;
lines won't wrap;
ENDIF
this is useful for:
* pasting preformatted text;
* algorithm descriptions;
* program source code
* ASCII art;
* chemical structures;
WARNING: if you make the text wide, it won't wrap, and force the whole page to be wide and hence less readable. | IF a line of plain text starts with a space THEN
it will be formatted exactly
as typed;
in a fixed-width font;
lines won't wrap;
ENDIF
this is useful for:
* pasting preformatted text;
* algorithm descriptions;
* program source code
* ASCII art;
* chemical structures;
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| <center>Centered text.</center> | ||
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{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
==Column 1==
{{col-2}}
==Column 2==
{{col-end}}
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Links, URLs
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Joe's favorite game is Marathon Infinity. Spaces are treated like underscores (typing an underscore is the same as typing a space, but is not recommended). | Joe's favorite game is ''[[Marathon Infinity]]''.<br /> Jane's favorite game is ''[[Marathon (1994 game)|Marathon]]''. |
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When adding a comment to a Talk page, you should sign it. You can do this by adding three tildes for your user name: or four for user name plus date/time:
| When adding a comment to a Talk page, you should sign it. You can do this by adding three tildes for your user name: : ~~~ or four for user name plus date/time: : ~~~~ |
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Redirect one article title to another by putting text like this in its first line. | #REDIRECT [[Master Chief]] |
External links: [http://www.bungie.net Bungie], [http://www.bungie.net] | |
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Or just give the URL: http://www.bungie.net | Or just give the URL: http://www.bungie.net |
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To connect in between wikis use the Interwiki code Marathon Trilogy on Wikipedia | [[wikipedia:Marathon Trilogy|Marathon Trilogy on Wikipedia]] |
Character formatting
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Emphasize, strongly,
very strongly. | ''Emphasize'', '''strongly''', '''''very strongly'''''. |
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A typewriter font for technical terms. | A typewriter font for <tt>technical terms</tt>. |
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You can use small text for captions. | You can use <small>small text</small> for captions. |
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You can | You can <s>strike out deleted material</s> and <u>underline new material</u>. |
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Umlauts and accents: | è é ê ë ì í À Á Â Ã Ä Å Æ Ç È É Ê Ë Ì Í Î Ï Ñ Ò Ó Ô Õ Ö Ø Ù Ú Û Ü ß à á â ã ä å æ ç è é ê ë ì í î ï ñ ò ó ô œ õ ö ø ù ú û ü ÿ |
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Commenting page source: Note:Used to leave comments in a page for future edits. | <!-- comment here --> |
Formatted text
There are three basic formattings you can apply to text, which are explained below.
Colored text
Using colored text is highly discouraged but in some cases useful. To color your text enter the following code. So for example:
<span style="color:red;">red text</span> <span style="color:orange;">orange text</span> <span style="color:yellow;">yellow text</span> <span style="color:green;">green text</span> <span style="color:blue;">blue text</span> <span style="color:purple;">purple text</span> <span style="color:black;">black text</span> <span style="color:silver;">silver text</span>
Will output:red text orange text yellow text green text blue text purple text black text silver text
However, it is also possible to use <font color="COLOR">Text here</font>
For example, Red text
For a complete list of possible colors, see Wikipedia's article on web colors. Simply copy the hex code next to your preferred color, paste in the appropriate spot, and remove the spaces in the hex code. For example:
<span style="color:#0000FF;">This text is blue.</span>
Will give this: This text is blue.
Font size
To set a specified font size, enter the following code. So for example:
<span style="font-size: 130%;">Enlarged text</span>
Will output:Enlarged text
Typeface
To set a specified typeface, enter the following code. So for example:
<span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">Typeface</span>
Will output:Typeface
Combined
A piece of text can also combine two or all three of the above. So for example:
<span style="color: Blue; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 120%;">Custom text</span>
Will output:Custom text