Help:Formatting text/instructions

You can use the Rich Text Editor (RTE) to modify the appearance of text on a page.

Step-by-Step

 * First click the "edit" button which is found next to the title of every page. Or you can click the "Edit" link next to any section heading on a page.
 * An edit window will open with a toolbar.
 * On the left side of the toolbar are buttons to control the appearance of the text.
 * Editing_toolbar.png


 * Highlight the text you wish to modify with your cursor, and then choose:
 * [[File:Bold_button.png]] to make the text bold.
 * [[File:Italic_button.png]] to make the text italic.
 * [[File:Underline_button.png]] to underline the text.
 * [[File:Strikethrough_button.png]] to cross out or strike-through the text.
 * To return to normal text mode, re-highlight the text and click on the active button to unselect it.

Wiki Basics

 * First click the "edit" button which is found next to the title of every page. Or you can click the "Edit" link next to any section heading on a page.
 * An edit window will open.
 * Find the text you wish to modify.
 * Add     to both sides of the text to make the text bold'''.
 * Add     to both sides of the text to make the text italic''.
 * Add      to the beginning of the text and        to the end of the text that you wish to make underline.
 * Add  or   to the beginning of the text and   or    to the end of the text that you wish to make strike-through.

Using  tags
With    tags you can do all of the above and a bit more.


 * First click the "edit" button which is found next to the title of every page. Or you can click the "Edit" link next to any section heading on a page.
 * An edit window will open.
 * Find the text you wish to modify.
 * Add       to beginning of the text and       to the end of the text that you wish to make bold.
 * Alternatives of font-weight:bold; are:
 * font-weight:normal; to get  normal.
 * font-weight:lighter; to get  lighter.
 * font-weight:900; to get  900.
 * Add       to beginning of the text and       to the end of the text that you wish to make italic.
 * Alternatives of font-style:italic; are:
 * font-style:normal; to get  normal.
 * font-style:oblique; (very similar to italic, but less supported) to get  oblique.
 * Add       to beginning of the text and       to the end of the text that you wish to make underline.
 * Add       to beginning of the text and       to the end of the text that you wish to make strik-through.
 * Alternatives of text-decoration:underline; and text-decoration:line-through; are:
 * text-decoration:overline; to get  normal.
 * text-decoration:blink; (not supported by all browsers) to get  normal.

Next Steps

 * Learn how to format a page
 * Learn how to link text
 * Learn how to add a mouse-over tool-tip
 * Learn how to create a new page

Further Help and Feedback
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