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Is this your first visit to UOGuide? Be sure to read our introduction page on how you can help out the site.

First time contributor? Take a look at Creating an Item Page for some of the basics.

Ask a Question

If you need any help, add a comment to the Help Talk Page. A reply will be made to your comment, so check back regularly.

Sandbox

Feel free to use the Sandbox for getting a feel of the editing system. Don't worry about overwriting what is already there. It is meant as a playground to get you started.

Formatting

Need to do something besides plain text? It is really easy. Here are the basic tools to create what you want.

Description	You type	You get
Applies anywhere
Italicize text	`''italic''`	italic
Bold text	`'''bold'''`	bold
Bold and italic	`'''''bold & italic'''''`	bold & italic
Internal link (within UOGuide)	`[[Name of Page]]` `[[Name of Page\|Display Text]]`	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`	[1] display text http://www.example.com
Escape wiki markup	`''markup''` `<nowiki>no ''markup''</nowiki>`	markup no ''markup''

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Image	[[Image:Kingdom reborn icon.jpg]]
Thumbnail image	[[Image:Kingdom reborn icon.jpg\|thumb\|Caption text]]	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 2==` `===Level 3===` `====Level 4====` `=====Level 5=====`</nowiki></code>	Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Level 5
Bullet list	`* one` `* two` `** two point one` `* three`	one two two point one two point two three
Numbered list	`# one` `# two` `## two point one` `# three`	one two two point one two point two three
Indenting Text	`;Definition` `:item 1` `:item 2`	Definition item 1 item 2

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. link title

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 __NOTOC__
+Is this your first visit to UOGuide? Be sure to read our [[UOGuide:Introduction|introduction page]] on how you can help out the site.
 First time contributor? Take a look at [[Creating an Item Page]] for some of the basics.
+===Ask a Question===
 If you need any help, add a comment to the [[Help_talk:Contents|Help Talk Page]]. A reply will be made to your comment, so check back regularly.
+===Sandbox===
-Use the [[UOGuide:Sandbox|Sandbox]] for "testing" purposes.
+Feel free to use the [[UOGuide:Sandbox|Sandbox]] for getting a feel of the editing system. Don't worry about overwriting what is already there. It is meant as a playground to get you started.
 ==Formatting==
-Formatting content on UOGuide is really easy. Here are some basic notations from the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Quick_guide Wikipedia] quick format guide:
+Need to do something besides plain text? It is really easy. Here are the basic tools to create what you want.
 {| style="border:1px solid #9F3215; font-size:95%; margin:auto; text-align:left;"
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 |-
 | colspan="3" style="background:#9F3215; color:#FFFFFF; font-family:sans-serif; font-size:0.9em; padding:3px 5px; text-align:center;" | Applies anywhere
-|-
-| style="padding:3px 3px 15px 3px;" | No table of contents
-| style="padding:3px 3px 15px 3px;" | <code><nowiki>__NOTOC__</nowiki></code>
-| &nbsp;
 |-
 | style="padding:3px 3px 15px 3px;" | Italicize text
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 | style="padding:3px 3px 15px 3px;" | Internal link<br />(within UOGuide)
 | style="padding:3px 3px 15px 3px;" | <code><nowiki>[[Name of Page]]</nowiki></code><br /><code><nowiki>[[Name of Page|Display
-Text]]</nowiki></code><br /><code><nowiki>#REDIRECT [[Target Page]]</nowiki></code>
+Text]]</nowiki></code><br />
 | style="padding:3px 3px 15px 3px;" | [[Name of Page]]<br />[[Name of Page|Display Text]]<br />[[Target Page]]
 |-
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 |-
 | style="padding:3px 3px 15px 3px;" | Headings<br />of different sizes<br />''A Table of Contents will''<br />''automatically be generated''<br />''when four headings are''<br />''added to an article.''
-| style="padding:3px 3px 15px 3px;" | <code><nowiki>=Level 1=</nowiki></code><br /><code><nowiki>==Level 2==</nowiki></code><br /><code><nowiki>===Level 3===</nowiki></code><br /><code><nowiki>====Level 4====</nowiki></code><br /><code><nowiki>=====Level 5=====</nowiki></code><br /><code><nowiki>======Level 6======</nowiki></code>
+| style="padding:3px 3px 15px 3px;" | <code><nowiki>==Level 2==</nowiki></code><br /><code><nowiki>===Level 3===</nowiki></code><br /><code><nowiki>====Level 4====</nowiki></code><br /><code><nowiki>=====Level 5=====</nowiki></code></nowiki></code>
 | style="padding:3px 3px 15px 3px;" |
-=Level 1=
 ==Level 2==
 ===Level 3===
 ====Level 4====
 =====Level 5=====
-======Level 6======
 |-
 | style="padding:3px 3px 15px 3px;" | Bullet list
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 * two
 ** two point one
+** two point two
 * three
 |-
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 # two
 ## two point one
+## two point two
 # three
 |-
-| style="padding:3px 3px 15px 3px;" | Definition list
+| style="padding:3px 3px 15px 3px;" | Indenting Text
 | style="padding:3px 3px 15px 3px;" | <code>&#59;Definition</code><br /><code>&#58;item 1</code><br /><code>&#58;item 2</code>
 | style="padding:3px 3px 15px 3px;" |
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 :item 1
 :item 2
-|-
-| style="padding:3px 3px 15px 3px;" | Unformatted text
-| style="padding:3px 3px 15px 3px;" | <code>&nbsp;&nbsp;a space at the</code><br /><code>&nbsp;&nbsp;beginning of each line</code><br /><code>&nbsp;&nbsp;creates unformatted</code><br /><code>&nbsp;&nbsp;monospaced text</code>
-| style="padding:3px 3px 15px 3px;" |
- a space at the
- beginning of each line
- creates unformatted
- monospaced text
-|-
-| style="padding:3px 3px 15px 3px;" | Horizontal line
-| style="padding:3px 3px 15px 3px;" | <nowiki>----</nowiki>
-| style="padding:3px 3px 15px 3px;" |
-----
 |}
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 {{Categorize|Help}}
+[http://www.example.com link title]