WikiSyntax < TWiki

   * Separate each paragraph with a blank line.

   * To display a word or phrase in *bold type*, surround it by asterisks: =*bold type*=

   * To display a word or phrase in _italic_, surround it by underscores: =_italic_=

   * To display a word or phrase in __bold italic__, surround it by double underscores: =__bold italic__=

   * To link to another Wiki topic, type the WikiWord for that topic. To link to a Wiki topic in another web, type the name of the web, a dot, and the <nop>WikiWord for that topic: =Test.<nop>%HOMETOPIC%=.

   * If you add a WikiWord for a topic that does not yet exist, you'll see a question mark after it, prompting you (or someone else) to edit the new topic: FreshTopic. After that's done, the <nop>WikiWord will be automatically recognized as a link to the new page.

   * For an external hyperlink, just type the URL, starting with =http://=.

   * Start a bullet point with space-space-space-asterisk-space.
      * Use a multiple of 3 spaces to start nested bullets.
   1 Start items in a numbered list with space-space-space-1-space.
   1 The "1" will be replaced by the correct number

   * To include an image inline, just type its URL. You also can attach an image to the page and display it with text =%<nop>ATTACHURL%/imagefile.jpg= .

   * To display a word or phrase in =MONOSPACED TYPE=, surround it by '=' characters. Use two for bold: ==bold mono== .

<verbatim>
   Surround code excerpts and other
   formatted text with
   &lt;verbatim&gt; and &lt;/verbatim&gt; tags.
</verbatim>

   * Use three consecutive hyphens for a horizontal rule: =---=

   * To see the markup for any page, click on *Raw text* on the lower toolbar.

   * See TextFormattingRules for more detail.

This topic: TWiki > WikiSyntax
Topic revision: r4 - 2001-08-30 - MikeMannix

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