Help:Contents
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Formatting
Formatting content on UOGuide is really easy. Here are some basic notations from the Wikipedia quick format guide:
Description | You type | You get |
Applies anywhere | ||
No table of contents | __NOTOC__
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Italicize text | ''italic''
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italic |
Bold text | '''bold'''
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bold |
Bold and italic |
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bold & italic |
Internal link (within UOGuide) |
[[Name of Page]] [[Name of Page|Display
Text]] #REDIRECT [[Target Page]]
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Name of Page Display Text Target Page |
External link (to other websites) |
[http://www.example.com] [http://www.example.com display text] http://www.example.com
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[1] display text http://www.example.com |
Escape wiki markup | ''markup'' <nowiki>no ''markup''</nowiki>
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markup no ''markup'' |
Sign your posts on talk pages |
~~~~ | Username 22:54, 31 October 2024 (UTC) |
Image | [[Image:Kingdom reborn icon.jpg]] | |
Thumbnail image | [[Image:Kingdom reborn icon.jpg|thumb|Caption text]] | |
Applies only at the beginning of the line | ||
Headings of different sizes A Table of Contents will automatically be generated when four headings are added to an article. |
=Level 1= ==Level 2== ===Level 3=== ====Level 4==== =====Level 5===== ======Level 6======
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Level 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5Level 6 |
Bullet list | * one * two ** two point one * three
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Numbered list | # one # two ## two point one # three
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Definition list | ;Definition :item 1 :item 2
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Unformatted text | a space at the beginning of each line creates unformatted monospaced text
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a space at the beginning of each line creates unformatted monospaced text |
Horizontal line | ---- |
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Editing Guidelines
If you become a regular contributor to the site it is recommended you familiarize yourself with the general editing guidelines. It will help keep pages consistent throughout the site and make editing easier for yourself and other people.
- Help:Page Layout - How each page should be setup
- Help:Images - All about images
- Help:Categories - All about categories
- Help:Templates - All about templates
If you would like to help edit but don't know where to start, see the UOGuide Priorities page.