Help:Tutorial 3

1. Welcome 2. Editing 3. Formatting 4. Lists 5. Links 6. Where next?

The next step is to format your text.

Making a Link


To create a link to another article, surround the link word with square brackets like this

If the page already exists, the link will be blue. If it's not been created yet the link will be red. Clicking on a red link will create a new page.

Making text italic and bold
Single quotes are used for italic and bold text.


 * Italics are made with  two single quotes 
 * Bold is made with  three single quotes 
 * Text can be made italic and bold with  five single quotes 

Making Headings
Headings are made with equals signs.


 * A top level heading is made with:

two equals signs == ==


 * Subheadings are made with:

three or more equals signs === ===


 * That means, the more equals signs, the smaller headings.

Find out more
Visit Help:Formatting for a more in-depth guide.

To learn how to make lists and indents go to page 4 of this tutorial.

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