Help:Editing

http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Editing Template:Pp-semi

Template:Shortcut Wikipedia Cheatsheet
Works anywhere in the text
Description	You type	You get
Italic textTemplate:Anchor	''italic''	italic
Bold textTemplate:Anchor	'''bold'''	bold
Bold and italic textTemplate:Anchor	'''''bold & italic'''''	bold & italic
Link to another Wikipedia pageTemplate:Anchor	[[Name of page]] [[Name of page|Text to display]]	Name of page Text to display
Add an imageTemplate:Anchor	[[File:Wiki.png|thumb|alt=Alt text|Caption]]	File:Wiki.png Caption
Add a page to a categoryTemplate:Anchor	[[Category:Category name]]	Categories should be placed at the end of pages. The category name will display in a bar at the bottom when the page is previewed or saved.
SignatureTemplate:Anchor Sign your contributions when posting to a Talk Page. Do not sign when contributing to an article.	~~~~	Username (talk) 16:58, 21 November 2024 (UTC)
Works only at the beginning of lines
Description	You type	You get
Redirect to another pageTemplate:Anchor Redirects must be placed at the start of the first line.	#REDIRECT [[Target page]]	Target page
Section headingsTemplate:Anchor A Table of Contents will automatically be generated when four headings are added to an article. =Level 1= should not be used.	== Level 2 == === Level 3 === ==== Level 4 ==== ===== Level 5 ===== ====== Level 6 ======	Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Level 5 Level 6
Bulleted listTemplate:Anchor	* One * Two ** Two point one * Three	One Two Two point one Three
Numbered listTemplate:Anchor	# One # Two ## Two point one # Three	One Two Two point one Three
Indenting textTemplate:Anchor This is generally used when replying on a Talk Page, as it keeps conversations easy to browse.	no indent (normal) :first indent ::second indent :::third indent	no indent (normal) first indent second indent third indent
Adding references
Cheatsheet for citing a website or publication Referencing for beginners

See also

File:Wiki markup cheatsheet EN.pdf

• For a full list of editing commands, see Wiki markup
• To experiment with editing, use the sandbox
• For a guide to editing, see How to edit a page
• For a PDF, printable cheatsheet, see m:WMDOC/Cheatsheet