Help:Contents

New wiki users
Please familiarize yourself with editing in the Sandbox before editing normal pages. Click the edit link located at the top of the page.

Courtesy requests

 * 1) Please use the "Show preview" button before saving the page.
 * 2) Please sign all discussion posts with your name - use " -~ " (4 tildes).
 * 3) Read the Manual of Style before making new pages or big changes to an existing page.

Wiki markup
The wiki markup is exceedingly simple once you get a firm grasp on it. Below you'll see a list of common effects, and how to do them. If you'd like to test them out, feel free to do so in the Sandbox.

HTML tags
You can use some HTML tags too. However, you should avoid HTML in favor of Wiki markup whenever possible. The following HTML tags are allowed by MediaWiki 1.7.1 (but not all may be supported by your browser):


 * b, i, u, font, big, small, sub, sup, em, s, strike, strong, del, ins
 * br, hr
 * h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6
 * cite, div, center, caption, span, p, tt, pre, code, var, blockquote
 * ol, ul, li, dl, dt, dd
 * table, tr, td, th
 * ruby, rt, rb, rp

Organizing your writing
{| cellpadding="2" border="1" Section sections for the wiki are like headings. Headings organize your writing into sections. Subsection Using more equals signs creates a subsection. A smaller subsection Try not to skip a level, like from 2 to 4
 * width="300" | What it looks like
 * width="500" | What you type
 * width="500" | What you type

Also, sections will make a table of content right on the top of the page for easy clicking.

== Section headings == Headings organize your writing into sections.

Subsection
Using a subsection will make it obvious that it's part of the first section

A smaller subsection
Also, sections will make a table of content right on the top of the page for easy clicking. marks the end of the list.
 * - id="lists"
 * Bullet lists are easy to do:
 * Start every line with a star.
 * More stars indicate a deeper level.
 * Previous item continues.
 * Previous item continues.
 * You can start again.

marks the end of the list. A newline marks the end of the list.
 * * Bullet lists are easy to do:
 * Start every line with a star.
 * More stars indicate a deeper level.
 * Previous item continues.
 * You can start again.
 * 1) Numbered lists are:
 * 2) Very organized
 * 3) Easy to follow
 * 1) Very organized
 * 2) Easy to follow
 * 1) New numbering starts with 1.

A newline marks the end of the list. Here's a definition list: second definition:And even a third definition
 * 1) Numbered lists are:
 * 2) Very organized
 * 3) Easy to follow
 * 1) Easy to follow
 * 1) New numbering starts with 1.
 * Word:Definition of the word
 * A longer phrase needing definition:Phrase defined
 * A word:Which has a definition:Also a

Before the word that needs to be defined, put in a semi-colon, and then after the word is a colon, followed by the definition, if more than one definition, put in a colon in between.

second definition:And even a third definition
 * Here's a definition list:
 * Word:Definition of the word
 * A longer phrase needing definition:Phrase defined
 * A word:Which has a definition:Also a

Before the word that needs to be defined, put in a semi-colon, and then after the word is a colon, followed by the definition, if more than one definition, put in a colon in between.
 * list 1
 * list 2
 * Same as 2
 * Same as two, but put with a bullet.
 * definition
 * word
 * definition again
 * word
 * definition again

Often used for organizing texts that needs to be indented.
 * * list 1
 * list 2
 * Same as 2
 * Same as two, but put with a bullet.
 * definition
 * word
 * definition again
 * A colon in front of a new line.
 * A colon in front of a new line.
 * We use 1 colon to indent once.
 * We use 2 colons to indent twice.
 * 3 colons to indent 3 times, and so on.

Often used for organizing texts that needs to be indented.
 * A colon indents a new line.
 * We use 1 colon to indent once.
 * We use 2 colons to indent twice.
 * 3 colons to indent 3 times, and so on.

You can make horizontal dividing lines to separate text.

But you should usually use sections instead, so that they go in the table of contents. Very similar to the html code

to separate text.
 * You can make horizontal dividing lines

But you should usually use sections instead, so that they go in the table of contents.
 * }

Links
Making clickable links inside the wiki will prove to be helpful for other users.

Just show what I typed
A few different kinds of formatting will tell the wiki to display things as you typed them.

Images and tables
After uploading, just enter the filename, highlight it and press the "embedded image"-button of the edit toolbar.

This syntax will embed an image:  

See Wikipedia's table help page for more information about table syntax.

{| cellpadding="2" border="1" A picture, including alternate text:
 * width="300" | What it looks like
 * width="500" | What you type
 * width="500" | What you type



You can put the image in a frame with a caption:

Or you could put it in a thumbnail type of format and changing the size:

Or you could put it in a frame and then move it towards the left:
 * A picture, including alternate text:



You can put the image in a frame with caption:

Or you could put it in a thumbnail with caption:

Or you could put it in a frame and then move it towards the left: Resizing an image:

Linking to an image without the image: Image:Cabal wiki logo.png


 * Resizing an image: [[Image:Cabal wiki logo.png|150px]]

Linking to an image without the image: Image:Cabal wiki logo.png






 * }

Saving Changes
Now that you've learned the basics when it comes to editing your wiki page, you must now want to save your work.

Before you do that, you must double check your work. To do so, click on "Preview" rather than save. This is recommended all the time. When checking, be sure the links are typed in correctly, everything is spelled correctly, the wiki codes are put in correctly, and that the templates you're using is working properly. If the page is incomplete add in the stub template right at the very top. The code is.

Now that you are about to save, you will notice that there are two check boxes at the bottom. One of them says 'minor edit', and the other says 'watch this page'. If your edit was just to fix a couple of typos, or fixed a broken link, then that would be considered a minor edit. Putting something as minor edit will help filter out searches. Also, for watch this page is mainly for registered users who will get notified if someone were to make changes to the specific page.

Now, you can finally save your changes.

 The contents of page were taken from http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Editing and so this page is licensed under the GFDL, not CabalWiki's usual CC license.