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+ | ===Examples=== | ||
+ | <!-- | ||
+ | :'''The rest of this page is deprecated but will be updated periodically.''' | ||
+ | :'''Please direct edits to the [[meta:MediaWiki User's Guide: Editing overview|Meta-Wikimedia version of this page]]''' | ||
+ | |||
+ | --> | ||
+ | {| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | ! What it looks like | ||
+ | ! What you type | ||
+ | |- valign="top" | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | Start your [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style (headings)|sections]] as follows: | ||
+ | |||
+ | <!-- The following code messes up the table of contents | ||
+ | and makes the section edit links much less useful, | ||
+ | so please do not use it. | ||
+ | == New section == | ||
+ | === Subsection === | ||
+ | ==== Sub-subsection ==== | ||
+ | --> | ||
+ | <!-- The following should look almost the same, using | ||
+ | HTML headings markup instead of wiki headings. | ||
+ | However, it messes up the section edit links, | ||
+ | so please do not use it. | ||
+ | <h2>New section</h2> | ||
+ | <h3>Subsection</h3> | ||
+ | <h4>Sub-subsection</h4> | ||
+ | --> | ||
+ | <!-- The following just uses bolding and font changes, | ||
+ | so it should be safe. However, it might not | ||
+ | look exactly right, especially when people | ||
+ | use non-standard CSS stylesheets. | ||
+ | --> | ||
+ | '''<font style="font-size:120%">New section</font>''' | ||
+ | |||
+ | '''<font style="font-size:110%">Subsection</font>''' | ||
+ | |||
+ | '''<font style="font-size:100%">Sub-subsection</font>''' | ||
+ | |||
+ | * Start with a second-level heading (<tt><nowiki>==</nowiki></tt>); don't use first-level headings (=). | ||
+ | * Don't skip levels (for example, second-level followed by fourth-level). | ||
+ | * A [[#Placement_of_the_Table_of_Contents_.28TOC.29|Table of Contents]] will automatically be added to an article that has four or more sections. | ||
+ | *If appropriate, place subsections in an appropriate order. If listing countries, place them in alphabetical order rather than, say, relative to population of [[OECD]] countries, or some random order. | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | <pre><nowiki> | ||
+ | ==New section== | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===Subsection=== | ||
+ | |||
+ | ====Sub-subsection==== | ||
+ | </nowiki></pre> | ||
+ | |- valign="top" | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | 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 function ''diff'' | ||
+ | (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]]). | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | <pre><nowiki> | ||
+ | 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 function ''diff'' | ||
+ | (used internally to compare | ||
+ | different versions of a page). | ||
+ | |||
+ | But an empty line | ||
+ | starts a new paragraph. | ||
+ | </nowiki></pre> | ||
+ | |- valign="top" | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | You can break lines<br> | ||
+ | without starting a new paragraph. | ||
+ | |||
+ | * Please use this sparingly. | ||
+ | * Close markup between lines, do not start a [[link]] or ''italics'' or '''bold''' on one line and close it on the next. | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | <pre><nowiki> | ||
+ | You can break lines<br> | ||
+ | without starting a new paragraph. | ||
+ | </nowiki></pre> | ||
+ | |- id="lists" valign="top" | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | * It's easy to create a list: | ||
+ | ** Start every line with a star ([[asterisk]]). | ||
+ | *** More stars means deeper levels. | ||
+ | **** A newline in a list | ||
+ | marks the end of a list item. | ||
+ | |||
+ | * An empty line starts a new list. | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | <pre><nowiki> | ||
+ | * It's easy to create a list: | ||
+ | ** Start every line with a star. | ||
+ | *** More stars means deeper levels. | ||
+ | **** A newline in a list | ||
+ | marks the end of a list item. | ||
+ | |||
+ | * An empty line starts a new list. | ||
+ | </nowiki></pre> | ||
+ | |- valign="top" | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | # Numbered lists are also good | ||
+ | ## very organized | ||
+ | ## easy to follow | ||
+ | ### easier still | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | <pre><nowiki> | ||
+ | # Numbered lists are also good | ||
+ | ## very organized | ||
+ | ## easy to follow | ||
+ | ### easier still | ||
+ | </nowiki></pre> | ||
+ | |- valign="top" id="definition" | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | ; Definition list : list of definitions | ||
+ | ; item : the item's definition | ||
+ | ; another item | ||
+ | : the other item's definition | ||
+ | |||
+ | * Begin with a semicolon. One item per line; a newline can appear before the colon, but using a space before the colon improves parsing. | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | <pre><nowiki> | ||
+ | ; Definition list : list of definitions | ||
+ | ; item : the item's definition | ||
+ | ; another item | ||
+ | : the other item's definition | ||
+ | </nowiki></pre> | ||
+ | |- valign="top" | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | * You can even create mixed lists | ||
+ | *# and nest them | ||
+ | *#* like this | ||
+ | *#*; can I mix definition list as well? | ||
+ | *#*: yes | ||
+ | *#*; how? | ||
+ | *#*: it's easy as | ||
+ | *#*:* a | ||
+ | *#*:* b | ||
+ | *#*:* c | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | <pre><nowiki> | ||
+ | * You can even create mixed lists | ||
+ | *# and nest them | ||
+ | *#* like this | ||
+ | *#*; can I mix definition list as well? | ||
+ | *#*: yes | ||
+ | *#*; how? | ||
+ | *#*: it's easy as | ||
+ | *#*:* a | ||
+ | *#*:* b | ||
+ | *#*:* c | ||
+ | </nowiki></pre> | ||
+ | |- valign="top" | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | : A colon indents a line or paragraph. | ||
+ | A manual newline starts a new paragraph. | ||
+ | |||
+ | * This is primarily for displayed material, but is also used for discussion on [[Wikipedia:Talk page|Talk page]]s. | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | <pre><nowiki> | ||
+ | : A colon indents a line or paragraph. | ||
+ | A manual newline starts a new paragraph. | ||
+ | </nowiki></pre> | ||
+ | |- valign=top | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | When there is a need for separating a block of text | ||
+ | <blockquote> | ||
+ | the '''blockquote''' command will indent both margins when needed instead of the left margin only as the colon does. | ||
+ | </blockquote> | ||
+ | This is useful for (as the name says) inserting blocks of quoted (and cited) text. | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | <pre><nowiki> | ||
+ | <blockquote> | ||
+ | The '''blockquote''' command will indent | ||
+ | both margins when needed instead of the | ||
+ | left margin only as the colon does. | ||
+ | </blockquote> | ||
+ | </nowiki></pre> | ||
+ | |- valign=top | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | (See formula on right): | ||
+ | |||
+ | *This is useful for: | ||
+ | ** pasting preformatted text; | ||
+ | ** algorithm descriptions; | ||
+ | ** program source code; | ||
+ | ** [[ASCII art]]; | ||
+ | ** chemical structures; | ||
+ | * '''WARNING''': If you make it wide, you [[page widening|force the whole page to be wide]] and hence less readable, especially for people who use lower resolutions. Never start ordinary lines with spaces. | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | <pre><nowiki> | ||
+ | IF a line starts with a space THEN | ||
+ | it will be formatted exactly | ||
+ | as typed; | ||
+ | in a fixed-width font; | ||
+ | lines will not wrap; | ||
+ | ENDIF | ||
+ | </nowiki></pre> | ||
+ | |- valign="top" | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | <center>Centered text.</center> | ||
+ | |||
+ | * Please note the American spelling of "center." | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | <pre><nowiki> | ||
+ | <center>Centered text.</center> | ||
+ | </nowiki></pre> | ||
+ | |- valign="top" | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | A [[horizontal dividing line]]: | ||
+ | this is above it | ||
+ | ---- | ||
+ | and this is below it. | ||
+ | |||
+ | * Mainly useful for | ||
+ | **disambiguation - but to be used sparsely, only when separating completely different, unrelated (groups of) meanings | ||
+ | **separating threads on Talk pages. | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | <pre><nowiki> | ||
+ | A [[horizontal dividing line]]: | ||
+ | this is above it | ||
+ | ---- | ||
+ | and this is below it. | ||
+ | </nowiki></pre> | ||
+ | |} |
Revision as of 21:09, 3 February 2006
Examples
What it looks like | What you type |
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Start your sections as follows: New section Subsection Sub-subsection
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==New section== ===Subsection=== ====Sub-subsection==== |
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 function diff (used internally to compare different versions of a page). But an empty line starts a new paragraph.
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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 function ''diff'' (used internally to compare different versions of a page). But an empty line starts a new paragraph. |
You can break lines
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You can break lines<br> without starting a new paragraph. |
marks the end of a list item.
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* It's easy to create a list: ** Start every line with a star. *** More stars means deeper levels. **** A newline in a list marks the end of a list item. * An empty line starts a new list. |
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# Numbered lists are also good ## very organized ## easy to follow ### easier still |
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; Definition list : list of definitions ; item : the item's definition ; another item : the other item's definition |
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* You can even create mixed lists *# and nest them *#* like this *#*; can I mix definition list as well? *#*: yes *#*; how? *#*: it's easy as *#*:* a *#*:* b *#*:* c |
A manual newline starts a new paragraph.
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: A colon indents a line or paragraph. A manual newline starts a new paragraph. |
When there is a need for separating a block of text
This is useful for (as the name says) inserting blocks of quoted (and cited) text. |
<blockquote> The '''blockquote''' command will indent both margins when needed instead of the left margin only as the colon does. </blockquote> |
(See formula on right):
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IF a line starts with a space THEN it will be formatted exactly as typed; in a fixed-width font; lines will not wrap; ENDIF |
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<center>Centered text.</center> |
A horizontal dividing line: this is above it and this is below it.
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A [[horizontal dividing line]]: this is above it ---- and this is below it. |