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---+ TWiki Editing Shorthand

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 Formatting Command:
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 You write:
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<th width="25%">
 You get:
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 *Paragraphs:* %BR%
 Blank lines will create new paragraphs.
</td><td>
<verbatim>
1st paragraph

2nd paragraph
</verbatim>
</td><td>

1st paragraph

2nd paragraph
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td>
 *Headings:* %BR%
Three or more dashes at the beginning of a line, followed by plus signs and the heading text. One plus creates a top level heading, two pluses a second level heading, etc. The maximum heading depth is 6.

You can create a table of contents with the [[VarTOC][%<nop>TOC%]] variable. If you want to *exclude* a heading from the TOC, put =!!= after the =---+=.

%X% Empty headings are allowed, but won't appear in the table of contents.
</td><td>
<verbatim>
---++ Sushi
---+++ Maguro
---+++!! Not in TOC
</verbatim>
</td><td>

<nop><h2>Sushi</h2>
<nop><h3>Maguro</h3>
<nop><h3>Not in TOC</h3>
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 *Bold Text:* %BR%
 Words get shown in *bold* by enclosing them in =*= asterisks.
</td><td>
<verbatim>
*Bold*
</verbatim>
</td><td>

*Bold*
</td>
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<tr valign="top">
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 *Italic Text:* %BR%
 Words get shown in _italic_ by enclosing them in =_= underscores.
</td><td>
<verbatim>
_Italic_
</verbatim>
</td><td>

_Italic_
</td>
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<tr valign="top">
<td>
 *Bold Italic:* %BR%
 Words get shown in __bold italic__ by enclosing them in =__= double-underscores.
</td><td>
<verbatim>
__Bold italic__
</verbatim>
</td><td>

__Bold italic__
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td>
 *Fixed Font:* %BR%
 Words get shown in =fixed font= by enclosing them in =<nop>=<nop>= equal signs.
</td><td>
<verbatim>
=Fixed font=
</verbatim>
</td><td>

=Fixed font=

</td>
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<td>
 *Bold Fixed Font:* %BR%
 Words get shown in ==bold fixed font== by enclosing them in ==<nop>== double equal signs.
</td><td>
<verbatim>
==Bold fixed==
</verbatim>
</td><td>

==Bold fixed==
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td>
%T% You can follow the closing bold, italic, or other (=* _ __ = ===) indicator
with normal punctuation, such as commas and full stops.

%X% Make sure there is no space between the text and the indicators.
</td><td>
<verbatim>
_This works_,
_this does not _
</verbatim>
</td><td>

_This works_,%BR%
_this does not _
</td>
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 *Verbatim (Literal) Text:* %BR%
 Surround code excerpts and other formatted text with =&lt;verbatim&gt;= and =&lt;/verbatim&gt;= tags.%BR%
%T% =verbatim= tags disable HTML code. Use =&lt;pre&gt;= and =&lt;/pre&gt;= tags instead if you want the HTML code within the tags to be interpreted.%BR%
__%X% NOTE:__ Preferences variables (* Set NAME = value) are set within verbatim tags.
</td><td>
<verbatim>
<verbatim>
class CatAnimal {
  void purr() {
    <code here>
  }
}
</verbatim>
</verbatim>
</td><td>
<verbatim>
class CatAnimal {
  void purr() {
    <code here>
  }
}
</verbatim>
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td>
 *Separator (Horizontal Rule):* %BR%
Three or more three dashes at the beginning of a line..
</td><td>
<verbatim>
-------
</verbatim>
</td><td>

-------
</td>
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<td>
 *Bulleted List:* %BR%
Multiple of three spaces, an asterisk, and another space.%BR%
%H% For all the list types, you can break a list item over several lines by indenting lines after the first one by *at least 3 spaces*.
</td><td>
<verbatim>
   * level 1
      * level 2
   * back on 1
   * A bullet
     broken over
     three lines
   * last bullet
</verbatim>
</td><td>

   * level 1
      * level 2
   * back on 1
   * A bullet
     broken over
     three lines
   * last bullet
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td>
*Numbered List:* %BR%
Multiple of three spaces, a type character, a dot, and another space. Several types are available besides a number:
| *Type* | *Generated Style* | *Sample Sequence* |
| 1. | Arabic numerals | 1, 2, 3, 4... |
| A. | Uppercase letters | A, B, C, D... |
| a. | Lowercase letters | a, b, c, d... |
| I. | Uppercase Roman Numerals | I, II, III, IV... |
| i. | Lowercase Roman Numerals | i, ii, iii, iv... |
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<verbatim>
   1. Sushi
   1. Dim Sum
   1. Fondue

   A. Sushi
   A. Dim Sum
   A. Fondue

   i. Sushi
   i. Dim Sum
   i. Fondue
</verbatim>
</td><td>

   1. Sushi
   1. Dim Sum
   1. Fondue

   A. Sushi
   A. Dim Sum
   A. Fondue

   i. Sushi
   i. Dim Sum
   i. Fondue
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 *Definition List:* %BR%
 Three spaces, a dollar sign, the term, a colon, a space, followed by the definition.

 Deprecated syntax: Three spaces, the term with no spaces, a colon, a space, followed by the definition.
</td><td>
<verbatim>
   $ Sushi: Japan
   $ Dim Sum: S.F.
</verbatim>
</td><td>

   $ Sushi: Japan
   $ Dim Sum: S.F.
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 *Table:* %BR%
Each row of the table is a line containing of one or more cells. Each cell starts and ends with a vertical bar '|'. Any spaces at the beginning of a line are ignored.
   * =| <nop>*bold*<nop> |= header cell with text in asterisks
   * =|   center-aligned   |= cell with at least two, and equal number of spaces on either side
   * =|      right-aligned |= cell with more spaces on the left
   * =| 2 colspan ||= and multi-span columns with multiple <tt>|</tt>'s right next to each other
   * =|^|= cell with caret indicating follow-up row of multi-span rows
   * You can split rows over multiple lines by putting a backslash ='\'= at the end of each line
   * Contents of table cells wrap automatically as determined by the browser
   * Use =%<nop>VBAR%= or =&amp;#124;= to add =&#124;= characters in tables.
   * Use =%<nop>CARET%= or =&amp;#94;= to add =&#94;= characters in tables.
%T% The %SYSTEMWEB%.TablePlugin provides the =|^|= multiple-span row functionality and additional rendering features
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<verbatim>
| *L* | *C* | *R* |
| A2 |  B2  |  C2 |
| A3 |  B3  |  C3 |
| multi span |||
| A5-7 |  5  |  5 |
|^| six | six |
|^| seven | seven |
| split\
  | over\
  | 3 lines |
| A9 |  B9  |  C9 |
</verbatim>
</td><td>

| *L* | *C* | *R* |
| A2 |  B2  |  C2 |
| A3 |  B3  |  C3 |
| multi span |||
| A5-7 |  5  |  5 |
|^| six | six |
|^| seven | seven |
| split\
  | over\
  | 3 lines |
| A9 |  B9  |  C9 |
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 *<nop>WikiWord Links:* %BR%
 <nop>CapitalizedWordsStuckTogether (or WikiWords) will produce a link automatically if preceded by whitespace or parenthesis. %BR%
%T% If you want to link to a topic in a different web write =Otherweb.TopicName=. %BR%
To link to a topic in a subweb write =Otherweb.Subweb.TopicName=.%BR%
%H% The link label excludes the name of the web, e.g. only the topic name is shown. As an exception, the name of the web is shown for the <nop>%HOMETOPIC% topic. %BR%
%X% Dots ='.'= are used to separate webs and subwebs from topic names and therefore cannot be used in topic names.

It's generally a good idea to use the TWikiVariables %<nop>SYSTEMWEB% and %<nop>USERSWEB% instead of TWiki and Main.
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<verbatim>
WebStatistics

Sandbox.WebNotify

Sandbox.WebHome

Sandbox.Subweb.TopicName
</verbatim>
</td><td>

WebStatistics

Sandbox.WebNotify

Sandbox.%HOMETOPIC%

<a href="#MyAnchor" title="simulated link">TopicName</a>
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 *Anchors:* %BR%
 You can define a reference inside a TWiki topic (called an anchor name) and link to that. To __define__ an anchor write =#AnchorName= at the beginning of a line. The anchor name must be a WikiWord of no more than 32 characters. To __link to__ an anchor name use the =[<nop>[MyTopic#MyAnchor]]= syntax. You can omit the topic name if you want to link within the same topic.
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<verbatim>
[[WikiWord#NotThere]]

[[#MyAnchor][Jump]]

#MyAnchor To here
</verbatim>
</td><td>

[[WikiWord#NotThere]]

[[#MyAnchor][Jump]]

#MyAnchor To here
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#HeRe
 *Forced Links:* %BR%
 You can create a forced internal link by enclosing words in double square brackets.
%BR% 
Text within the brackets may contain optional spaces; the topic name is formed by capitalizing the initial letter and by removing the spaces; for example, =[<nop>[text formatting FAQ]]= links to topic TextFormattingFAQ.  You can also refer to a different web and use anchors.
%BR%
%T% To "escape" double square brackets that would otherwise make a link, prefix the leading left square bracket with an exclamation point.
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<verbatim>
[[wiki syntax]]

[[Main.TWiki groups]]

escaped:
![[wiki syntax]]
</verbatim>
</td><td>

[[wiki syntax]]

[[%USERSWEB%.TWiki groups]]

escaped:
![[wiki syntax]]
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 *Specific Links:* %BR%
 You can create a link where you specify the link text and the URL separately using nested square brackets =[<nop>[reference][text]]=. Internal link references (e.g. WikiSyntax) and URLs (e.g. http://TWiki.org/) are both supported.
The rules described under __Forced Links__ apply for internal link references.
 %BR% %T% Anchor names can be added as well, to create a link to a specific place in a topic.
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<verbatim>
[[WikiSyntax][wiki syntax]]

[[http://gnu.org][GNU]]
</verbatim>
</td><td>

[[WikiSyntax][wiki syntax]]

[[http://gnu.org][GNU]]
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 *Prevent a Link:* %BR%
 Prevent a WikiWord from being linked by prepending it with an exclamation point.
</td><td>
<verbatim>
!SunOS
</verbatim>
</td><td>
!SunOS
</td>
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 *Disable Links:* %BR%
 You can disable automatic linking of WikiWords by surrounding text with =&lt;noautolink&gt;= and =&lt;/noautolink&gt;= tags.%BR%
%H% It is possible to turn off all auto-linking with a NOAUTOLINK preferences setting.
</td><td>
<verbatim>
 <noautolink>
 RedHat & SuSE
 </noautolink>
</verbatim>
</td><td>

 <noautolink>
 RedHat & SuSE
 </noautolink>
</td>
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<td>
*Mailto Links:* %BR%
E-mail addresses are linked automatically. To create e-mail links that have more descriptive link text, specify subject lines or message bodies, or omit the e-mail address, you can write =[<nop>[mailto:user@domain][descriptive text]]=.
</td><td>
<verbatim>
a@b.com

[[mailto:a@b.com]\
[Mail]]

[[mailto:?subject=\
Hi][Hi]]
</verbatim>
</td><td>

a@b.com

[[mailto:a@b.com]\
[Mail]]

[[mailto:?subject=Hi][Hi]]
</td>
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<td>
 *Literal content:* %BR%
 TWiki generates HTML code from TWiki shorthand.
 *Experts* surround anything that must be output literally in the HTML code, without the application of
 TWiki shorthand rules, with =&lt;literal&gt;..&lt;/literal&gt;= tags. %X% any HTML
 within literal tags *must* be well formed i.e. all tags must be properly closed before
 the end of the literal block. %I% TWiki Variables are expanded within literal blocks.
</td><td>
<pre>
&lt;literal&gt;
| Not | A | Table |
&lt;literal&gt;
</pre>
</td>
<td>
<literal>
| Not | A | Table |
</literal>
</td>
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<tr>
<td>
 *Protected content:* %BR%
 *Experts* protect text from mangling by WYSIWYG editors using
 =&lt;sticky&gt;..&lt;/sticky&gt;= tags. Sticky tags don't have any effect on normal
 topic display; they are only relevant when content has to be
 protected from a WYSIWYG editor (usually because it isn't well-formed HTML, or because it
 is HTML that WYSIWYG would normally filter out or modify). Protected
 content appears as plain text in the WYSIWYG editor.
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<pre>
&lt;sticky&gt;
&lt;div&gt;
This div is required
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/sticky&gt;
</pre>
</td>
<td>
<sticky>
<div>
This div is required
</div>
</sticky>
</td>
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__Related topics:__ WikiSyntax, WikiWord, WikiNotation, TextFormattingRules, TWikiRenderingShortcut, TWikiShorthand
Topic revision: r5 - 2010-06-12 - TWikiContributor
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