The basics of the Wiki Markup.

As a general rule...Edit

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SignatureEdit

To sign your comments, all you need to do is write four tildes after each other, i.e. ~~~~. The signature will consist of a link to you userpage as well as a date and time stamp. You can also sign using simply your name by using three tildes, i.e. ~~~ or simply with the timestamp using five tildes, i.e. ~~~~~, however, the latter two are considered slightly rude.

Here are some visual examples:
~~~ = Hecko X
~~~~ = Hecko X 14:09, 13 February 2007 (UTC)
~~~~~ = 14:09, 13 February 2007 (UTC)

Bold/ItalicsEdit

To make something bold or italic you need to write a certain number of apostrophes at the beginning and end of your sentence, word or letter. Italics require two apostrophes, bold requires three, and bold+italics (referred to as "bolics" from this point on) requires five.

Examples on italicsEdit

Please note that it is two apostrophes next to eachother, and not quotation marks

• ''An entire sentence in italics'' = An entire sentence in italics
• A single ''word'' in italics = A single word in italics
• A single le''t''ter in italics = A single letter in italics

Examples on boldEdit

• '''An entire sentence in bold''' = An entire sentence in bold
• A single '''word''' in bold = A single word in bold
• A single le'''t'''ter in bold = A single letter in bold

Examples on bolicsEdit

• '''''An entire sentence in bolics''''' = An entire sentence in bolics
• A single '''''word''''' in bolics = A single word in bolics
• A single le'''''t'''''ter in bolics = A single letter in bolics

New LinesEdit

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has no effect on a text. A double

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the 1½ line-seperation, you can<br>
break the text instead.

The above is written in a special box to show that a single new line has no effect on a text. A double

new line does. If you don't want the 1½ line-seperation, you can
break the text instead.

Headers/SectionsEdit

The effect of the following can be seen in the table of contents. Headers are defined by the number of equal signs used on either side of a word or sentence, similar to when making something bold or italic. The only difference is that headers cannot isolate a single letter, in which case, it just look like jum==bled tex==t. For the same reason, a header must be the only thing written on a line, else, the coding will be messed up. The following should give a basic idea of how sections work.

==Section (example)==
===Subsection (example)===
====Sub-subsection (example)====

It gives the following results

Section (example)Edit

Biggest font, normal, has a line seperating the actual header from the rest of the section.

Subsection (example)Edit

Medium sized font (of the three), bold, does not have a line seperating the header and the rest of the section.

Sub-subsection (example)Edit

Smallest sixed font of the three, yet still slightly bigger than regular text, also bold and also without the seperating line.

While entirely possible to have a single-equation header (=Like This=), it is forbidden to use, at it tends to mess up a lot of things and is generally reserved for the article namespace.

Separation/Horizontal lineEdit

It is possible to manually create a separation line (called a "horizontal line"), like the one use in the section header. While rarely used, it's worth mentioning. It's done in a way similar to when adding a signature, but instead of tildes, you use four hyphens. So this ----, yields:

However, it cannot be used in the middle of a sentence, in which case it just remains as it is, four hyphens. The four hyphens must be the first thing written on a new line for it to work. Everything written after, even if on the same line, while be pushed beneath the separation line.

ListsEdit

There are two types of lists that can be created: bulleted and numbered.

To create bulleted lists, simply type the asterisk (*) by pressing Shift+8 on your keyboard before each item. Double asterisk will push the indent of the list. By typing:

;Title of List
*Item 1
*Item 2
**Item 2.1
**Item 2.2
*Item 3

it gives the following result:

Title of List

• Item 1
• Item 2
  • Item 2.1
  • Item 2.2
• Item 3

For numbered lists, simply type the hash symbol (#) by pressing Shift+3 on your keyboard before each item. Double hash will push the indent of the list. By typing:

;Title of List
#Item 1
#Item 2
##Item 2.1
##Item 2.2
#Item 3

it gives the following result:

Title of List

1. Item 1
2. Item 2
   1. Item 2.1
   2. Item 2.2
3. Item 3

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Step by step

Anyone can edit a wiki! You don't need to be signed in or have an account.

• To edit a page, simply click the Edit button which is located by the title of the page.
• Once you click the edit button, the Wikia Editor will load allowing you to make changes to the page, including adding or removing text, photos, video and more.

Editor Features

• Visual Mode: This mode is generally the default and allows you to make edits that will appear exactly as they will on the published page.
• Source Mode: This mode allows you to edit the page using wikitext.
• Edit Area: This is the main content area where you can add text, media and adjust the format of the page.
• Toolbar: The toolbar allows you to format text, making it different sizes and styles. You can expand and condense the toolbar to view more or less tools.
• Feature Modules: The right pane also includes modules that allow you to add features and media such as photos, slideshow, videos and tables. You can access templates to use on the page and add categories. The preview and publish buttons are found at the top of this area.

Basic Editing Tips

• Once the edit is opened, you can use the toolbar, features modules and free form edit area to add or adjust to the page content.
• To see how your page will appear once it's published, click on the preview button. This will pop up a window that shows the page as it is currently designed.

• If you like your preview, hit publish and your edits will be live.
• If you don't like your preview, you can keep editing until it appears as you would like it to.
• To let others know what you added, fill in a summary above the publish button.

Next Steps

• Learn how to modify text.
• Learn how to add links.
• Learn how to create a new article.

More Help

• Ask other users on the Community Central Forums
• Learn more about wikitext