Help:Basic formatting

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Contents 1 Headings 2 Bold text 3 Italics 4 Line breaks 5 Lists 6 Quotations 7 Text alignment 8 Dividing line

Headings

Add headers by using double, triple or quadruple equals signs:

==New section==
===Subsection===
====Sub-subsection====

• A table of contents will automatically be added to an article that has four or more sections.

Bold text

To get bold text add triple apostrophes.

To get '''bold text''' add triple apostrophes.

Italics

To get italics add double apostrophes.

To get ''italics'' add double apostrophes.

Line breaks

The wiki does not recognise single line breaks

Use double line breaks to start a new paragraph

The wiki does not
recognise single line breaks.

Use double line breaks to start a new paragraph.

You can break lines
without starting a new paragraph.

You can break lines<br/>
without starting a new paragraph.

• Please use this sparingly
• Close markup between lines, do not start a link, italics or bold on one line and close it on the next.

Lists

• 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.

* 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.

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

# Numbered lists are also good
## very organized
## easy to follow
### easier still

• You can even create mixed lists
  1. and nest them
     • like this

* You can even create mixed lists
*# and nest them
*#* like this

Quotations

When there is a need for separating a block of text

The blockquote command will indent both margins.

<blockquote>
The '''blockquote''' command will indent both margins.  
</blockquote>

Text alignment

Centred text.

<center>Centered text.</center>

• Please note the American spelling of "center".

Dividing line

This is above the line

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and this is below it.

This is above the line
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and this is below it.

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