Help:Editing
Here it is, the Nexus Wiki. You want to contribute, but don't know how? Don't worry - adding to a Wiki is as easy as writing a forum post. This page is meant to assist you in writing and formatting your Wiki articles as well es editing already existing ones.
Editing an article
Browse to an article and click the 'Edit' button in the upper left corner of the screen. Apply your changes to the text and click on 'Show preview' to see the results. If you are happy with it, click on 'Save page' and you are done.
Text formatting
Writing plain text is good, but you can enhance the reader's experience by formatting your text appropiately. Make text bold to stand out or italic to emphasize important parts. Use lists and tables to structure the information you're going to present and divide your article into sections to help the reader find, what he or she wants.
| Description | You type | You get |
|---|---|---|
| Character formatting | ||
| Italic text | ''italic'' |
italic |
| Bold text | '''bold''' |
bold |
| Bold and Italic text | '''''bold and italic''''' |
bold and italic |
| Section formatting | ||
| Headings (of different levels) | ==level 2== ===level 3=== ====level 4==== =====level 5===== ======level 6====== an article having more than 3 headings will automatically create a table of contents at the top of the page |
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| Horizontal rule | ---- |
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| Lists | ||
| Bullet List | *Item 1 *Item 2 *Item 3 **Item 3.1 **Item 3.2 *Item 4 |
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| Numbered List | #Item 1 #Item 2 #Item 3 ##Item 3.1 ##Item 3.2 #Item 4 |
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| Definition List | ;Definition term :Definition description ;term 2 :explanation :another explanation |
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| Mixing Lists |
*Item 1 *Item 2 *#Numbered Subitem 1 *#Numbered Subitem 2 ;term :description :*Item 1 :*Item 2 |
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