Help:Editing

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  • Simply writing text into the edit box will come through as normal text on the wiki.
  • Buttons at top of wiki editor allow:
    • bold and italics of text
    • linking to other articles within this wiki
    • linking to outside hyperlinks
    • creating a heading
    • embedding images
    • incorporating math symbols into article
    • ignoring wiki formating
    • adding your signature
    • adding a horizontal line
  • Bullets are formed by *, to have sub-bullets add * (e.g. a second layer would be **)
  • A numbered list will automatically have numbers if you use #
  • sub-headings are created by additional = on either side (e.g. ==heading== created by button and ===subheading===)
  • Table of contents are automatically created when three headings are made
    • TOC can be forced using: ___FORCETOC___
    • TOC can also be forced OFF using: ___NOTOC___
  • To upload images to include in the page click Upload file in toolbox and select image to upload. To include image in another page [[Image:your filename.jpg]] or click the picture frame for automatic formatting