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Wikipedia Cheatsheet | ||
| Works anywhere in the text | ||
| Description | You type | You get |
| Italic text |
''italic'' |
italic |
| Bold text |
'''bold''' |
bold |
| Bold and italic text |
'''''bold & italic''''' |
bold & italic |
| Link to another Wikipedia page |
[[Name of page]] | |
| Add an image |
[[Image:Wiki.png|thumb|alt=Alt text|Caption]] |
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| Add a page to a category | [[Category:Category name]] | Categories should be placed at the end of pages. The category name will display in a bar at the bottom when the page is previewed or saved. |
| Signature
Sign your contributions when posting to a Talk Page.
Do not sign when contributing to an article.
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~~~~ | |
| Insert a reference into a page so it will be automatically formatted |
Hello,<ref>The Encyclopedia Britannica</ref> World.<ref>http://www.cnn.com</ref>
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Hello,<ref>The Encyclopedia Britannica</ref> World.<ref>http://www.cnn.com</ref> References: <references/> |
| Works only at the beginning of lines | ||
| Description | You type | You get |
| Redirect to another page
Redirects must be placed at the start of the first line.
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#REDIRECT [[Target page]] | |
| Redirect to a section of another page
Redirects must be placed at the start of the first line.
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#REDIRECT [[Target page#anchorName]] |
Image:Redirect arrow without text.svg Target page#anchorName |
| Section headings A Table of Contents will automatically be generated when four headings are added to an article.
Do not use =Level 1=; it is reserved for page titles.
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== Level 2 == |
Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5Level 6 |
| Bulleted list |
* One |
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| Numbered list |
# One |
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| Indenting text
This is used when replying on a talk page, to make it easier to follow conversations.
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no indent (normal) |
no indent (normal)
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| Adding templates |
{{Example}} | |
| Adding references | ||
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Cheatsheet for citing a website or publication | ||
