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  • You can edit the content using the wiki syntax. Normal caracters like * ' " =, that have special functions depending sometimes on their position. For example the syntax ''italic'' will return italic.
  • Mediawiki skips the new blank lines. If you want to start a new paragraph, you only have to drop a new blank line between the two sections of your text. You are also free to use HTML tags like <br>.
  • Some compatible HTML tags with MediaWiki: <code>, <div>, <span> and <font>.
Description Syntax Result
everywhere
italic ''italic'' italic
Bold '''bold''' bold
Bold and italic '''''bold and italic''''' bold and italic
Skip markup wiki <nowiki>no ''markup''</nowiki> no ''markup''
Only at the start of a line
Heading sizes

==level 1==
===level 2===
====level 3====
=====level 4=====

level 1

level 2

level 3

level 4
Horizontal bar ----
Normal lists

* one
* two
* three
(par ex

  • one
  • two
  • three
Ordered lists

# one
# two
# three

  1. one
  2. two
  3. three
Definition lists

;Definition
:item 1
:item 2

Definition
item 1
item 2
Preformatted text

  one space on
  the start on a new line
  created
  a preformatted text

Note: To insert XML/HTML code you should use the HTML "pre" tag:

<pre>
<p>hello</p>
</pre>

one space on
the start of a new line
created
a preformatted text
<p>hello</p> 
New pages, internal and external links
links to another

wiki page
Creating a new page

I've created the [[social computing]] page
  • It's a link that points to another wiki page
  • If the link is displayed in red, the page doesn't exist yet. If you click on the link, you can start inserting the content, save it, and then the page will be created.
  • To create a new page simply create a new link, e.g. from your home page. Alternatively search for a page using the menu on top right. If the page doesn't exist, you can create it by clicking on the red link.

I've created the social computing page

changing the title of the link
I've created the <nowiki>[[Help:Contents|daily page]] tomorrow
</nowiki>
  • The wiki will display the title of the link, in other words all that is placed after a pipe (|)

I've created the daily page tomorrow

external links

The best way to make it is to add a title to the link

[http://www.nupedia.com Nupedia]
  • The [ ] defines an external link
  • No pipe symbol is needed, only a space between the url and the title.

Nupedia

Signature

The best way is to use your personal page (once logged, click on your username and add a content. Then, just use ~'s.

Signature: ~~~ 
Date: ~~~~~
Signature and Date: ~~~~

Signature: DSchneider
Date: 21 mar 2006 à 19:10 (MET)
Signature and Date: Daniel K. Schneider 13:00, 26 April 2007 (MEST)

Images
Simple
[[Image:Greenway_model.gif]]

Greenway model.gif

Framed with a legend
[[Image:Greenway_model.gif|frame|none|Greenway model]]
Greenway model
Thumbnail 50pixels
[[Image:Greenway_model.gif|thumb|50px|Greenway model]]
  • The user can click on the picture to enlarge
  • By default, the picture will float to the right. If you want it left, add the |left parameter.
Greenway model
  • The user can click on the picture to enlarge
  • By default, the picture will float to the right. If you want it left, add the |left parameter.
Thumbnail 50pixels, do not float
[[Image:Greenway_model.gif|thumb|none|50px|Greenway model]]
  • The user can click on the picture to enlarge
  • Image will not float, i.e. text will not wrap around.
Greenway model
  • The user can click on the picture to enlarge
  • Image will not float, i.e. text will not wrap around.