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=== Basic text formatting ===
You can format the page using Wikitext special characters.
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You can ''italicize text'' by putting 2
apostrophes on each side.
3 apostrophes will '''bold the text'''.
5 apostrophes will '''bold''' and ''italicize''
'''''the text'''''.
(Using 4 apostrophes doesn't do anything special -- <br>they are just '''' left over ones'''' that are included as part of the text.)
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You can ''italicize text'' by putting 2
apostrophes on each side.
3 apostrophes will '''bold the text'''.
5 apostrophes will '''bold''' and ''italicize''
'''''the text'''''.
(Using 4 apostrophes doesn't do anything
special -- <br> they are just ''''left
over ones'''' that are included as part
of the text.)
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A single newline
generally has no effect on the layout.
These can be used to separate
sentences within a paragraph.
Some editors find that this aids editing
and improves the ''diff'' function
(used internally to compare
different versions of a page).
But an empty line
starts a new paragraph.
When used in a list, a newline ''does'' affect the layout ([[#lists|see below]]).
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A single newline
generally has no effect on the layout.
These can be used to separate
sentences within a paragraph.
Some editors find that this aids editing
and improves the ''diff'' function
(used internally to compare
different versions of a page).
But an empty line
starts a new paragraph.
When used in a list, a newline ''does''
affect the layout ([[#lists|see below]]).
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You can break lines<br>
without a new paragraph.<br>
Please use this sparingly.
Please do not start a link or ''italics'' or '''bold''' on one line and close it on the next.
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You can break lines<br>
without a new paragraph.<br>
Please use this sparingly.
Please do not start a link or
''italics'' or '''bold''' on one line
and close it on the next.
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You should "sign" your comments on talk pages: <br>
- Three tildes gives your signature: [[User:Example|Example]] <br>
- Four tildes give your signature plus date/time: [[User:Example|Example]] 07:46, 27 November 2005 (UTC) <br>
- Five tildes gives the date/time alone: 07:46, 27 November 2005 (UTC) <br>
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You should "sign" your comments
on talk pages: <br>
- Three tildes gives your
signature: ~~~ <br>
- Four tildes give your
signature plus date/time: ~~~~ <br>
- Five tildes gives the
date/time alone: ~~~~~ <br>
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