User talk:Phizbin

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WikiMarkup
Hey Phiz, welcome to WP! I want to give you some quick pointers on WikiMarkup that will alleviate the need to use HTML markup and simplify your life. A more complete explanation can be found at the How to edit a page page.

To create an unordered list you only need to use an asterisk (*) before each line, it will automatically create an unordered list.
 * Unordered lists

Example:
 * List item 1
 * List item 2

will create
 * List item 1
 * List item 2

This alleviates the need to use the whole  html markup. Adding a double asterisk after the first single one will create a sub-list.

Example:
 * List item 1
 * Sub item 1
 * Sub item 2
 * List item 2

will create
 * List item 1
 * Sub item 1
 * Sub item 2
 * List item 2

To create an ordered list you only need to use an pound symbol (#) before each line, it will automatically create an unordered list
 * Ordered lists

Example:
 * 1) List item 1
 * 2) list item 2

will create
 * 1) List item 1
 * 2) list item 2

This alleviates the need to use the whole  html markup. Doubling up on the pound sign will produce the same result as with a double asterisk.

Example:
 * 1) List item 1
 * 2) Sub item 1
 * 3) Sub item 2
 * 4) List item 2

will create
 * 1) List item 1
 * 2) Sub item 1
 * 3) Sub item 2
 * 4) List item 2

To start a new paragraph, just hit "ENTER" twice to create a new paragraph. You do not need to add html breaks.
 * Line breaks

To indent a line, just add a colon when you start to type.
 * Indents

Example:
 * text

will produce
 * text

This will also automatically create a line break at the end, so you can continue typing right after a line break. The more colons you add, the more indented it will be. Just indenting using a single space will produce one of the boxes you see in the examples


 * Italics and Bold

To italicize and bold words, use single quote marks, two for italics and three for bold

Example: Italics, Bold

will produce Italics, Bold

If you need any other help, feel free to ask, --Jeremy (blah blah • I did it!) 19:59, 21 July 2009 (UTC)