Help:Editing

Wiki editingCheatsheet copied from Wikipedia's editing Cheat Sheet
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) 13:16, 24 November 2024 (UTC)
Use a wiki template	{{Example}}	{{Wikipedia:example}}
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 Help 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 />