Help:Getting started
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Syntax
While most of the functions are available from the toolbar above the editing window, you may want to type it in using wiki syntax.
Bold text
To make text bold, surround it with three single-quotes: '''text to make bold''' will produce text that looks like text to make bold.
Italic text
To make text italic, surround it with two single-quotes; ''text to make italic'' will produce text that looks like text to make italic.
Links
There are two different types of links in a wiki:
- links that point to another page contained within the wiki (called internal links), and
- links that point to a page outside of the wiki (called external links)
To make an internal link, surround the title of the article with double brackets: [[Help:Getting started]] will produce a link that looks like Help:Contents. Note that all article titles are case sensitive. If you would like to link to the same article using different text, separate the article title and the link text with a bar (|): [[Help:Contents|Contents]] will produce a link that looks like Contents.
To make an external link, surround the URL of the page with single brackets: [http://www.gustavus.edu] will produce a link that looks like . Note that when you make an external link, you must provide the entire URL, starting with http://. Additionally, if you would like a portion of text to link to a page, separate the URL and the link text with a space: [http://www.gustavus.edu 鶹Ƶ] will produce a link that looks like .