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The [[Editors|WikiTextEditor]] uses a '''Mark-up Language''' to enable functions and modify the text, which essentially means the insertion of special characters that communicate specific commands to the [[MediaWiki]] software. | The [[Editors|WikiTextEditor]] uses a '''Mark-up Language''' to enable functions and modify the text, which essentially means the insertion of special characters that communicate specific commands to the [[MediaWiki]] software. | ||
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The WikiTextEditor uses a Mark-up Language to enable functions and modify the text, which essentially means the insertion of special characters that communicate specific commands to the MediaWiki software.
Here are a list of the key characters (referred to throughout both manuals):
- Pipe (or vertical line): |
- Used to substitute the titles of entries/pages with alternate names/titles
- Braces: { }
- Used in special functions, such as templates
- Square Brackets: [ ]
- Used to establish links
- Single Quotation Marks: ' '
- Used to modify text - enclosing text with two single quotation marks at both ends will produce italic text, while three will produce bold text
- Forward Slash: /
- Different from the Back Slash: \
- Pound: #
- Anchor
- Also used to create a numbered list, if placed at the beginning of a line in the WikiTextEditor
- Asterisk: *
- Used to create a bulleted list