Help:Contents

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* Lists are easy to do:
** start every line
* with a star
** more stars mean
*** deeper levels

• Lists are easy to do:
  • start every line
• with a star
  • more stars mean
    • deeper levels

*A newline
*in a list  
marks the end of the list.
Of course
*you can
*start again.

• A newline
• in a list

marks the end of the list. Of course

• you can
• start again.

# Numbered lists are good
## very organized
## easy to follow

1. Numbered lists are good
   1. very organized
   2. easy to follow

* You can also
**break lines
**like this

• You can also
  • break lines
  • like this

; Definition lists
; item : definition
; semicolon plus term
: colon plus definition

Definition lists

item 

definition

semicolon plus term

colon plus definition

* Or create mixed lists
*# and nest them
*#* like this
*#*; definitions
*#*: work:
*#*; apple
*#*; banana
*#*: fruits

• Or create mixed lists
  1. and nest them
     • like this

       definitions

       work:

       apple

       banana

       fruits

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.)

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.)

A single newline
generally has no effect on the layout.
These can be used to separate
sentences within a paragraph.

But an empty line
starts a new paragraph.

When used in a list, a newline ''does'' 
affect the layout.

A single newline generally has no effect on the layout. These can be used to separate sentences within a paragraph.

But an empty line starts a new paragraph.

When used in a list, a newline does affect the layout.

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.

You can break lines
without a new paragraph.
Please use this sparingly.

Please do not start a link or italics or bold on one line and close it on the next.

: A colon (:) indents a line or paragraph.
A newline starts a new paragraph. <br>
Often used for discussion on talk pages.
: Use 1 colon to indent once.
:: Use 2 colons to indent twice.
::: 3 colons to indent 3 times, and so on.

A colon (:) indents a line or paragraph.

A newline starts a new paragraph.
Often used for discussion on talk pages

Use 1 colon to indent once.

Use 2 colons to indent twice.

3 colons to indent 3 times, and so on.

You can make horizontal dividing lines (----)
to separate text.
----
But you should usually use sections instead,
so that they go in the table of contents.

You can make horizontal dividing lines (----) to separate text.

But you should usually use sections instead, so that they go in the table of contents.

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>

You should "sign" your comments and addings:
- Three tildes gives your signature: Katrin
- Four tildes give your signature plus date/time: Katrin 18:25, 25 March 2007 (CEST)
- Five tildes gives the date/time alone: 18:25, 25 March 2007 (CEST)

<nowiki>
You can add footnotes and references like this

:There are over six billion people in the
world.<ref>CIA World Factbook, 2006.</ref>

References: <references/>

You can add footnotes and references like this

There are over six billion people in the world.^[1]

1. ? CIA World Factbook, 2006.

Here's a link to a page named Official position. You can even say official positions and the link will show up correctly.

Here's a link to a page named [[Official position]].
You can even say [[official position]]s
and the link will show up correctly.

You can put formatting around a link. Example: Official position.

You can put formatting around a link.
Example: ''[[Official position]]''.

The first letter of articles is automatically capitalized. Capitalization matters after the first letter.

The ''first letter'' of articles is automatically
capitalized. Capitalization matters after the
first letter.

The weather in London is a page that doesn't exist yet. You could create it by clicking on the link.

[[The weather in London]] is a page that doesn't exist
yet. You could create it by clicking on the link.

You can make a link point to a different place with a piped link. Put the link target first, then the pipe character "|", then the link text.

• About Links

Or you can use the "pipe trick" so that text in parentheses or text after a comma does not appear.

• Spinning
• Boston

*[[Help:Link|About Links]]

*[[Spinning (textiles)|]]
*[[Boston, Massachusetts|]]

You can make an external link just by typing a URL: http://www.photographicnegatives.net

You can give it a title: Negatives

Or leave the title blank: [1]

You can make an external link just by typing a URL:
http://www.photographicnegatives.net


You can give it a title:
[http://www.photographicnegatives.net Negatives]

Or leave the title blank:
[http://www.photographicnegatives.net]

Linking to an e-mail address works the same way: mailto:someone@example.com or someone

Linking to an e-mail address works the same way:
mailto:someone@example.com or 
[mailto:someone@example.com someone]