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Until something better comes along, a good help resource is [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Contents provided by the WikiMedia folks].
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=The basics=
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Two line breaks between paragraphs. Leading spaces mean that the line
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will be printed out in mono-space.
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Here are a bunch of examples of what you type and what you get:
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<nowiki>A [[link]] to the "link" wiki entry.</nowiki>
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A [[link]] to the "link" wiki entry.
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<nowiki>A [[My Dad|link]] to the "My Dad" wiki entry.</nowiki>
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A [[My Dad|link]] to the "My Dad" wiki entry.
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<nowiki>A [http://wso.williams.edu link] to an external site.</nowiki>
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A [http://wso.williams.edu link] to an external site.
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==This Is A New Section==
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==This Is A New Section==
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===Sub-section===
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===Sub-section===
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====Sub-sub-section====
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====Sub-sub-section====
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<nowiki>''italics'' and '''bold'''</nowiki>
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''italics'' and '''bold'''
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Lists:
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# This
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# is a
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# numbered list
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#* with an un-ordered
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#* sub-list
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# This
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# is a
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# numbered list
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#* with an un-ordered
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#* sub-list
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* This
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* is a
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* un-ordered list
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*# with a numbered
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*# sub-list
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*#* and an unordered sub-sub-list
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*#** and also an unordered sub-sub-sub-list
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* This
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* is a
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* un-ordered list
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*# with a numbered
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*# sub-list
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*#* and an unordered sub-sub-list
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*#** and also an unordered sub-sub-sub-list
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A table:
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<nowiki> {|
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! adjective||noun
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|boring||table
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|-
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|unsortable||data
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|}</nowiki>
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{|
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! adjective||noun
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|-
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|boring||table
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|-
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|unsortable||data
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|}
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You can also make a sortable table like this. Try clicking the header.
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<nowiki> {| class="sortable" id="pick-a-unique-id"
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! adjective||noun
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|-
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|exciting||table
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|-
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|sortable||data
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|-
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|appropriate||JavaScript
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|}</nowiki>
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{| class="sortable" id="pick-a-unique-id"
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! adjective||noun
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|-
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|exciting||table
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|-
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|sortable||data
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|-
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|appropriate||JavaScript
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You can also put in pretty pictures. You'll first need to [[Special:Upload|upload]] them. See also [[Help:Pictures]].
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<nowiki>[[Image:Cribbage500_margit.jpg|right|thumbnail|An image on the right with a caption.]]</nowiki>
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[[Image:Cribbage500_margit.jpg|right|thumbnail|An image on the right with a caption.]]
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If the picture already exists on the Internet, you could conceivably remote-link it, though people frown upon this practice. To do this, simply paste the URL of the picture into the page, like this:
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<nowiki>http://www.williams.edu/athletics/images/cow.gif</nowiki>
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http://www.williams.edu/athletics/images/cow.gif
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If you are going to put an email address, please use this tag. It hides the address from spam robots.
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<nowiki><email>email@wso.williams.edu</email></nowiki>
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<email>email@wso.williams.edu</email>
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=Other resources=
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Until something better comes along, a good help resource is  
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[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/How_to_edit_a_page Wikipedia's How to edit a page article].
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If you're looking for a more comprehensive reference, try this one [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Contents provided by the WikiMedia folks].

Latest revision as of 20:29, April 1, 2017


The basics

Two line breaks between paragraphs. Leading spaces mean that the line 

will be printed out in mono-space.


Here are a bunch of examples of what you type and what you get: 

A [[link]] to the "link" wiki entry.

A link to the "link" wiki entry. 


A [[My Dad|link]] to the "My Dad" wiki entry.

A link to the "My Dad" wiki entry. 


A [http://wso.williams.edu link] to an external site.

A link to an external site. 


==This Is A New Section==

This Is A New Section

===Sub-section===

Sub-section

====Sub-sub-section====

Sub-sub-section

''italics'' and '''bold'''

italics and bold


Lists: 

# This
# is a
# numbered list
#* with an un-ordered 
#* sub-list
  1. This
  2. is a
  3. numbered list
    • with an un-ordered
    • sub-list


* This
* is a
* un-ordered list
*# with a numbered 
*# sub-list
*#* and an unordered sub-sub-list
*#** and also an unordered sub-sub-sub-list
  • This
  • is a
  • un-ordered list
    1. with a numbered
    2. sub-list
      • and an unordered sub-sub-list
        • and also an unordered sub-sub-sub-list


A table: 

 {|
 ! adjective||noun
 |-
 |boring||table
 |-
 |unsortable||data
 |}
adjective noun
boring table
unsortable data



You can also make a sortable table like this. Try clicking the header. 

 {| class="sortable" id="pick-a-unique-id"
 ! adjective||noun
 |-
 |exciting||table
 |-
 |sortable||data
 |-
 |appropriate||JavaScript
 |}
adjective noun
exciting table
sortable data
appropriate JavaScript


You can also put in pretty pictures. You'll first need to upload them. See also Help:Pictures. 

[[Image:Cribbage500_margit.jpg|right|thumbnail|An image on the right with a caption.]]
An image on the right with a caption.


If the picture already exists on the Internet, you could conceivably remote-link it, though people frown upon this practice. To do this, simply paste the URL of the picture into the page, like this: 

http://www.williams.edu/athletics/images/cow.gif

http://www.williams.edu/athletics/images/cow.gif


If you are going to put an email address, please use this tag. It hides the address from spam robots. 

<email>email@wso.williams.edu</email>

<email>email@wso.williams.edu</email>

Other resources

Until something better comes along, a good help resource is Wikipedia's How to edit a page article.

If you're looking for a more comprehensive reference, try this one provided by the WikiMedia folks.

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