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Merv at 03:29, 22 November 2007

2007-11-22T03:29:05Z

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			== Text basics ==

			For more advanced text editing see this page: [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Advanced_editing]

	== List basics ==		== List basics ==

Merv at 20:18, 1 October 2007

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	=Footnotes=		==Footnotes==
	Footnotes are placed in the body of the letter where the marker is to appear with a <ref> tag before them and a </ref> tag after the text of the footnote. At the bottom of the letter put <references /> and when viewed the footnotes will appear there.		Footnotes are placed in the body of the letter where the marker is to appear with a <ref> tag before them and a </ref> tag after the text of the footnote. At the bottom of the letter put <references /> and when viewed the footnotes will appear there.

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	=Tables=		== Tables ==
	Tables may be authored in wiki pages using either HTML table elements directly, or using wikicode formatting to define the table. HTML table elements and their use are well described on various web pages and will not be discussed here. The benefit of wikicode is that the table is constructed of character symbols which tend to make it easier to perceive the table structure in the article editing view compared to HTML table elements.		Tables may be authored in wiki pages using either HTML table elements directly, or using wikicode formatting to define the table. HTML table elements and their use are well described on various web pages and will not be discussed here. The benefit of wikicode is that the table is constructed of character symbols which tend to make it easier to perceive the table structure in the article editing view compared to HTML table elements.

	A good general rule of thumb is to avoid using a table unless you need to. Table markup often complicates page editing.		A good general rule of thumb is to avoid using a table unless you need to. Table markup often complicates page editing.

	== Wiki table markup summary ==		=== Wiki table markup summary ===

	{\|cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" border="1" width="600"		{\|cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" border="1" width="600"
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	*'''Content''' may (a) follow its cell mark on the same line after any optional XHTML attributes or (b) on lines below the cell mark. Content that uses wiki markup that itself needs to start on a new line, such as lists, headers, or nested tables, must of course be on its own new line.		*'''Content''' may (a) follow its cell mark on the same line after any optional XHTML attributes or (b) on lines below the cell mark. Content that uses wiki markup that itself needs to start on a new line, such as lists, headers, or nested tables, must of course be on its own new line.

	==Simple table==		=== Simple table ===

	===Plain===		==== Plain ====
	The following table lacks borders and good spacing but shows the simplest wiki markup table structure		The following table lacks borders and good spacing but shows the simplest wiki markup table structure
	{\| width="100%"		{\| width="100%"
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	===Alternative===		==== Alternative ====
	For more table-ish looking wiki markup cells can be listed on one line separated by \|\|. This does not scale well for longer cell content such as paragraphs. It works well for short bits of content however, such as our example table.		For more table-ish looking wiki markup cells can be listed on one line separated by \|\|. This does not scale well for longer cell content such as paragraphs. It works well for short bits of content however, such as our example table.

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	=Notes=		=== Notes ===
	<references/>		<references/>

Merv: /* List basics */

2007-10-01T20:16:31Z

List basics

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	== List basics ==		== List basics ==

	[[MediaWiki]] offers three types of lists. '''Ordered lists''', '''unordered lists''', and '''definition lists'''. In the following sections, ordered lists are used for examples. Unordered lists would give corresponding results.		MediaWiki offers three types of lists. '''Ordered lists''', '''unordered lists''', and '''definition lists'''. In the following sections, ordered lists are used for examples. Unordered lists would give corresponding results.

	{\|border=1 width="79%"		{\|border=1 width="79%"
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	#; banana		#; banana
	#: fruits		#: fruits
	\|}~~{{-}}~~		\|}


	=Tables=		=Tables=

Merv: Lists

2007-10-01T20:15:40Z

Lists

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Merv at 10:20, 11 September 2007

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	==Notes==		=Notes=
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Merv: /* Tables */

2007-09-11T10:19:23Z

Tables

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	==Tables==		=Tables=
	Tables may be authored in wiki pages using either HTML table elements directly, or using wikicode formatting to define the table. HTML table elements and their use are well described on various web pages and will not be discussed here. The benefit of wikicode is that the table is constructed of character symbols which tend to make it easier to perceive the table structure in the article editing view compared to HTML table elements.		Tables may be authored in wiki pages using either HTML table elements directly, or using wikicode formatting to define the table. HTML table elements and their use are well described on various web pages and will not be discussed here. The benefit of wikicode is that the table is constructed of character symbols which tend to make it easier to perceive the table structure in the article editing view compared to HTML table elements.

Merv: Adding tables

2007-09-11T10:18:29Z

Adding tables

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Merv: New page: =Footnotes= Footnotes are placed in the body of the letter where the marker is to appear with a <ref> tag before them and a </ref> tag after the text of the footnote. At the bottom o...

2007-09-01T00:04:17Z

New page: =Footnotes= Footnotes are placed in the body of the letter where the marker is to appear with a <ref> tag before them and a </ref> tag after the text of the footnote. At the bottom o...

New page

=Footnotes=
Footnotes are placed in the body of the letter where the marker is to appear with a <ref> tag before them and a </ref> tag after the text of the footnote. At the bottom of the letter put <references /> and when viewed the footnotes will appear there.

If you forget to include <references/> at the end of the article, none of the footnotes will appear.

This page itself uses footnotes, such as the one at the end of this sentence.<ref>This footnote is an example .</ref> If you [{{fullurl:{{FULLPAGENAME}}|action=edit}} view the source] of this page by clicking "Edit this page", you can see a working example of footnotes.

=== Example ===
<blockquote>
<tt>
According to scientists, the Sun is pretty big.'''<ref>'''E. Miller, ''The Sun'', (New York: Academic Press, 2005), 23-5.'''</ref>''' 
The Moon, however, is not so big.'''<ref>'''R. Smith, "Size of the Moon", ''Scientific American'', 46 (April 1978): 44-6.'''</ref>''' 
 
==Notes==
 
'''<references/>
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==Notes==
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