Help:Editing

Wiki editingCheatsheet copied from Wikipedia's editing Cheat Sheet
Use a wiki template	{{Example}}
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 wiki page	[[Name of page]] [[Name of page|Text to display]]	Name of page Text to display
Link to a page not on the wiki	[http://simplemachines.org] [http://simplemachines.org Simple Machines Home Page]	[1] Simple Machines Home Page
Add an image	[[File:Yes_check.png|thumb|alt=Alt text|Caption]]	Caption
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.	~~~~	Username (talk) 20:48, 21 November 2024 (UTC)
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.	#REDIRECT [[Target page]]	Target page
Section headings A Table of Contents will automatically be generated when four headings are added to an article. =Level 1= should not be used.	== Level 2 == === Level 3 === ==== Level 4 ==== ===== Level 5 ===== ====== Level 6 ======	Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Level 5 Level 6
Bulleted list	* One * Two ** Two point one * Three	One Two Two point one Three
Numbered list	# One # Two ## Two point one # Three	One Two Two point one Three
Dictionary list	; term 1 : definition of term 1 ; term 2 : definition of term 2	term 1 definition of term 1 term 2 definition of term 2
Indenting text This is generally used when replying on a Talk Page, as it keeps conversations easy to browse.	no indent (normal) :first indent ::second indent :::third indent	no indent (normal) first indent second indent third indent

See also

• For a full list of editing commands, see Wiki markup
• To experiment with editing, use the sandbox
• For a guide to editing, see How to edit a page
• For a PDF, printable cheatsheet, see m:WMDOC/Cheatsheet
• For a pre-formatted collapsible cheatsheet with the most commonly used templates, see Quicktemplates
• See Wikimedia's editing guide
• How do you introduce a line break without starting a new paragraph? Use <br />