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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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Here are a list of the key characters (referred to throughout both [[Main Page#Manuals|manuals]]):
Here are a list of the key characters (referred to throughout both [[Main Page#Manuals|manuals]]):


*'''Pipe (or vertical line):''' |
{| class="wikitable"
**Used to substitute the titles of entries/pages with alternate names/titles
|-
*'''Braces:''' { }
! Symbol Name
**Used in special functions, such as templates
! Symbol
*'''Square Brackets:''' [ ]
! Used to:
**Used to establish links
|-
*'''Single Quotation Marks: ' ''''
| Asterisk
**''''''Used to modify text - enclosing text with two single quotation marks at both ends will produce ''italic text'', while three will produce '''bold text'''
| <center>'''*'''</center>
*'''Forward Slash: /'''
| Used to create a bulleted list
**Different from the '''Back Slash: \'''
|-
*'''Pound: #'''
| Back Slash
**''''''Anchor
| <center>'''/'''</center>
**Also used to create a numbered list, if placed at the beginning of a line in the WikiTextEditor
| Often used in URLs, as well as in advanced wiki functions to indicate the termination of that function
*'''Asterisk: *'''
|-
**''''''Used to create a bulleted list
| Braces
[[Category:Mark's Contributions|Mark-up]][[Category:Manual Pages|Mark-up]]
| <center>'''{ }'''</center>
| Used to initiate special functions such as [[Templates]]
|-
| Colon
| <center>''':'''</center>
| Used in category tags and in some linking
|-
| Equal
| <center>'''='''</center>
| Used to create headers
|-
| Pipe (or Vertical Line)
| <center>'''<nowiki>|</nowiki>'''</center>
| Used to instigate [[Linking#Using Alternate Text|alternate text]]
|-
| Pound
| <center>'''#'''</center>
| Used to create [[Linking#Anchors (Link to a Specific Place on a Page)|anchors]], as well as numbered lists
|-
| Square Brackets
| <center>'''[ ]'''</center>
| Used to create links
|-
| Single Quotation Marks
| <center>'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>'''</center>
| Used to modify text, such as ''italic'' (<nowiki>''text''</nowiki>) or '''bold''' (<nowiki>'''text'''</nowiki>)
|-
| Underscore
| <center>'''_'''</center>
| Used to initiate some ''magic'' functions
|}
 
<br/>--[[User:Markmcumber|MarkMcCumber]] ([[User talk:Markmcumber|talk]]) 2&nbsp;July 2014 (ADT)
[[Category:Mark's Contributions|Mark-up]]<br/>[[Category:Manual Pages|Mark-up]]

Latest revision as of 11:27, 9 July 2014

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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):

Symbol Name Symbol Used to:
Asterisk
*
Used to create a bulleted list
Back Slash
/
Often used in URLs, as well as in advanced wiki functions to indicate the termination of that function
Braces
{ }
Used to initiate special functions such as Templates
Colon
:
Used in category tags and in some linking
Equal
=
Used to create headers
Pipe (or Vertical Line)
|
Used to instigate alternate text
Pound
#
Used to create anchors, as well as numbered lists
Square Brackets
[ ]
Used to create links
Single Quotation Marks
'
Used to modify text, such as italic (''text'') or bold ('''text''')
Underscore
_
Used to initiate some magic functions


--MarkMcCumber (talk) 2 July 2014 (ADT)