Help:Editing

You can emphasize text by putting two apostrophes on each side. Three apostrophes will emphasize it strongly. Five apostrophes is even stronger.

You can ''emphasize text'' by putting two
apostrophes on each side. Three apostrophes
will emphasize it '''strongly'''. Five
apostrophes is '''''even stronger'''''.

A single newline has no effect on the layout.

But an empty line starts a new paragraph.

A single newline
has no effect
on the layout.

But an empty line
starts a new paragraph.

You can break lines
without starting a new paragraph.
Please use this sparingly.

You can break lines<br>
without starting a new paragraph.<br>
Please use this sparingly.

You should "sign" your comments on talk pages:

Three tildes gives your user name: Christopher Barth

Four tildes give your user name plus date/time: Christopher Barth 07:46, 27 November 2005 (UTC)

Five tildes gives the date/time alone: 07:46, 27 November 2005 (UTC)

You should "sign" your comments on talk pages:
: Three tildes gives your user name: ~~~
: Four tildes give your user name plus date/time: ~~~~
: Five tildes gives the date/time alone: ~~~~~

You can use HTML tags, too, if you want. Some useful ways to use HTML:

Put text in a typewriter font. The same font is generally used for computer code.

Strike out or underline text, or write it in small caps.

Superscripts and subscripts: x², x₂

You can use <b>HTML tags</b>, too, if you
want. Some useful ways to use HTML:

Put text in a <tt>typewriter font</tt>.
The same font is generally used for
<code>computer code</code>.

<strike>Strike out</strike> or
<u>underline</u> text, or write it
<span style="font-variant:small-caps">
in small caps</span>.

Superscripts and subscripts:
x<sup>2</sup>, x<sub>2</sub>

Section headings

Headings organize your writing into sections. The Wiki software can automatically generate a table of contents from them.

Subsection

Using more equals signs creates a subsection.

A smaller subsection

Don't skip levels, like from two to four equals signs. Start with two equals signs; don't use single equals signs.

== Section headings ==

Headings organize your writing into sections.
The Wiki software can automatically generate
a table of contents from them.

=== Subsection ===

Using more equals signs creates a subsection.

==== A smaller subsection ====

Don't skip levels, like from two to four equals signs.
Start with two equals signs; don't use single equals signs.

• Unordered lists are easy to do:
  • Start every line with a star.
    • More stars indicate a deeper level.
• A newline
• in a list

marks the end of the list.

• Of course you can start again.

* ''Unordered lists'' are easy to do:
** Start every line with a star.
*** More stars indicate a deeper level.
*A newline
*in a list  
marks the end of the list.
*Of course you can start again.

1. Numbered lists are also good:
   1. Very organized
   2. Easy to follow

A newline marks the end of the list.

1. New numbering starts with 1.

# Numbered lists are also good:
## Very organized
## Easy to follow
A newline marks the end of the list.
#New numbering starts with 1.

• You can even do mixed lists
  1. and nest them
     • or break lines
       in lists.

* You can even do mixed lists
*# and nest them
*#* or break lines<br>in lists.

Another kind of list is a definition list:

word 

definition of the word

longer phrase

phrase defined

Another kind of list is a '''definition list''':
; word : definition of the word
; longer phrase 
: phrase defined

A colon indents a line or paragraph.

A newline after that starts a new paragraph.

:A colon indents a line or paragraph.
A newline after that starts a new paragraph.

You can make horizontal dividing lines to separate text.

But you should usually use sections instead, so that they go in the table of contents.

You can make horizontal dividing lines
to separate text.
----
But you should usually use sections instead,
so that they go in the table of contents.

Commenting page source:
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• Used to leave comments in a page for future editors.

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Here's a link to a page named Commencement. You can even say commencements and the link will show up right.

You can put formatting around a link. Example: Collegian.

The first letter will automatically be capitalized, so collegian goes to the same place as Collegian. Capitalization matters after the first letter.

The weather in Gambier is a page that doesn't exist yet. You can create it by clicking on the link.

Here's a link to a page named [[Commencement]].
You can even say [[commencement]]s
and the link will show up right.

You can put formatting around a link.
Example: ''[[Collegian]]''.

The ''first letter'' will automatically be capitalized,
so [[collegian]] is the same as [[Collegian]].
Capitalization matters after the first letter.

[[The weather in Gambier]] is a page that doesn't exist
yet. You can create it by clicking on the link.

You can link to a page section by its title:

• Help:Editing#Editing basics.
• Help:Editing#Tips and tricks.

If multiple sections have the same title, add a number. #Example section 3 goes to the third section named "Example section".

You can link to a page section by its title:

*[[Editing#Editing basics]].
*[[Editing#Tips and tricks]].

If multiple sections have the same title, add
a number. [[#Example section 3]] goes to the
third section named "Example section".

You can make a link point to a different place with a piped link. Put the link target first, then the pipe character "|", then the link text.

• Index to Help Documents
• Introduction to Editing

You can make a link point to a different place
with a piped link. Put the link
target first, then the pipe character "|", then
the link text.

*[[Help:Contents|Index to Help Documents]]
*[[Help:Editing#Editing basics|
Introduction to Editing]]

You can make an external link just by typing a URL: http://www.kenyon.edu

You can give it a title: Kenyon College

Or leave the title blank: [1]

You can make an external link just by typing a URL:
http://www.kenyon.edu

You can give it a title:
[http://www.kenyon.edu Kenyon College]

Or leave the title blank:
[http://www.kenyon.edu]

You can redirect the user to another page with a special link. For example, you might want to redirect USA to United States.

#REDIRECT [[United States]]

Category links don't show up, but add the page to a category.

Add an extra colon to actually link to the category: Category:KCpedia Help

Category links don't show up, but add the page
to a category. [[Category:KCpedia Help]]

Add an extra colon to actually link to the category:
[[:Category:KCpedia Help]]

Link to books using their ISBN. This is preferred to linking to a specific online bookstore, because it gives the reader a choice of vendors. ISBN links do not need any extra markup, provided you use one of the indicated formats.

ISBN 012345678X

ISBN 0-12-345678-X

ISBN 012345678X

ISBN 0-12-345678-X

The nowiki tag ignores Wiki ''markup'' like [[Philander Chase]]. It reformats text by removing newlines and multiple spaces. It still interprets special characters: →

<nowiki>
The nowiki tag ignores Wiki ''markup'' like [[Philander Chase]].
It reformats text by removing newlines    and multiple spaces.
It still interprets special characters: &rarr;
</nowiki>

The pre tag ignores Wiki ''markup'' like [[Philander Chase]].
It also doesn't     reformat text.
It still interprets special characters: →

<nowiki>
<pre>
The pre tag ignores Wiki ''markup'' like [[Philander Chase]].
It also doesn't     reformat text.
It still interprets special characters: →

</nowiki></pre>

Leading spaces are another way to preserve formatting.

Putting a space at the beginning of each line
stops the text   from being reformatted. It still
interprets Wiki markup like Philander Chase and special
characters: →

Leading spaces are another way to preserve formatting.

 Putting a space at the beginning of each line
 stops the text   from being reformatted. It still
 interprets Wiki ''markup'' like [[Philander Chase]] and special
 characters: →

A picture: 
[[Image:P-douglass.jpg]]

With alternative text:
[[Image:P-douglass.jpg|David Bates Douglass]]

• Alternative text, used when a mouse hovers over the image, when the image is loaded in a text-only browser, or when spoken aloud, is strongly encouraged.

Floating to the right side of the page and with a caption:
[[Image:P-douglass.jpg|frame|David Bates Douglass]]

• The frame tag automatically floats the image right.
• The caption is also used as alternate text.

Floating to the right side of the page ''without'' a caption:
[[Image:P-douglass.jpg|right|David Bates Douglass]]

A link to KCpedia's page for the image: Image:P-douglass.jpg

Or a link directly to the image itself: Media:P-douglass.jpg

A link to KCpedia's page for the image:
[[:Image:P-douglass.jpg]]

Or a link directly to the image itself:
[[Media:P-douglass.jpg]]

Use media: links to link to sounds or videos: A sound file

Use '''media:''' links to link to sounds
or videos: [[media:Sg_mrob.ogg|A sound file]]

<center>
{| border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=5
| This
| is
|- 
| a
| '''table'''
|}
</center>

{{Transclusion demo}}

This template takes two parameters, and creates underlined text with a hover box:

Hover your mouse over this text

Go to this page to see the H:title template itself.

This template takes two parameters, and creates
underlined text with a hover box:

{{H:title|This is the hover text|
Hover your mouse over this text}}

Go to [[template:H:title|this page]] to see the H:title template itself.