User:Lgsamara/sandbox


 * Edit. Nearly every page on Wikipedia has an edit link on it, either in the page itself or at the top left of the screen. Click [edit] and you'll see a place where you can type and make changes. It will look a little different since Wikipedia uses a language called "markup". Don't worry if it looks intimidating. Just try a few small changes and copy what others do that gets the result you want.
 * Basic markup. Markup language is a very simple way to add formatting with symbols. These can be inserted using the editing tool bar or manually. Otherwise, just type normally.
 * Looks
 * For italics, type two apostrophes (   ) around the word like this .
 * For bold use three apostrophes:   .
 * For bold and italics use five:   .
 * Sections and lists
 * Section headers are made with the equals sign (   ) on each side.  . More equals signs make smaller sub-sections., and so on. You won't use a level 1 header, since that is the title of the page itself.
 * Bulleted lists are made by putting   at the beginning of each line.
 * Numbered lists are made by putting   at the beginning of each line.
 * Links
 * Links from one Wikipedia page to another are made with two brackets on each side of the word like  . To make a link go to a different page than the word it shows, use a pipe: .
 * Links to external websites are made with one bracket on each side like  . These are used in the External links section of an article.
 * Images are added with  . The "thumb" part is just a size and should be left in.
 * Paragraphs and references
 * Line breaks and paragraphs require hitting [return] or [enter] twice (showing an empty line in between).
 * References go between ref tags:   Place these after the punctuation in the sentence they are used.
 * Preview and save. If you want to see a draft of your changes, click [Show preview]; otherwise click [Save] and your edit will go live.
 * Page structure. Articles follow a common format. Start with the introduction, a few paragraphs summarizing the page. Make the first mention of the page's subject bold. Place the article's content in level 2 headers like , only capitalizing the first word unless it's a proper noun. The last sections can add information such as See also, References, and External links, in that order. Place those sections in level 2 headers as well.