Changes: Help:Formatting text

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This page will give you an idea of what some of the most basic text formatting looks like. To figure out how to actually perform this formatting, please see these instructions. The style of these page elements can be changed on a per-wiki basis or a user can customize their own personal view.

Headings

Break up long articles into sections to keep the article organized and help the reader stay interested. To do this, use headings.

Format option	What it will look like
Normal text	Text in a regular paragraph format.
Heading (h2)	This is the Highest Level of Section Heading (It is meant for major sections and is usually set off by a horizontal rule across the width of the text area. It will appear after an integer in the table of contents.)
Sub-heading 1 (h3)	This is a sub-header (It can be used to subdivide a major section. It will appear after the first decimal in the table of contents.)
Sub-heading 2 (h4)	This is a smaller sub-header (It will appear after the second decimal in the table of contents.)
Sub-heading 3 (h5)	This one is even smaller (It will appear after the third decimal in the table of contents.)
Sub-heading 4 (h6)	This is the smallest sub-header option (It will appear after the fourth decimal in the table of contents.)
Page title (h1)	Only used on page titles (Please do not use this on a normal wiki page)

Lists

Lists can help to visually group related content and may be numbered or have bullet points.

Numbers: A numbered list will look like this:

First item
Second item
Third item

Bullets: A bullet list will look like this:

First item
Second item
Third item

Code

Monospace text or preformatted text may be suitable for code or raw data.

Format option	What it will look like
Code	Inline `technical text` that should be displayed in a fixed-width font
Preformatted	A large amount of text that should be displayed in a fixed-width font
Block quote	Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisici elit, sed eiusmod tempor incidunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquid ex ea commodi consequat. Quis aute iure reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint obcaecat cupiditat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum.

Styles

Changing the basic font type for emphasis or annotation.

Format option	What it will look like
Bold	This text is rendered in the bold version of the normal font.
Italic	This text is rendered in the italic version of the normal font.
Strikethrough	~~This text is rendered with a line through the normal font.~~
Underline	This text is rendered with a line beneath the normal font.
Subscripts	This is an example of a_subscript
Superscripts	This is an example of a^superscript

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+This page will give you an idea of what some of the most basic text formatting looks like. To figure out how to actually ''perform'' this formatting, please see [[Help:Formatting text/instructions|these instructions]]. The style of these page elements can be changed on a [[Help:Community CSS and JS|per-wiki basis]] or a user can [[Help:Personal CSS and JS|customize their own personal view]].
-{{Needs editor update}}
-A page can be '''formatted''' in a number of different ways, using headers, lists, and indenting. All of the following options are available in the [[Help:Editing|wiki editor]].
-==Step by step==
+== Headings ==
+Break up long articles into sections to keep the article organized and help the reader stay interested. To do this, use headings.
-[[File:Paragraph_format.png|frame|300px|The editor's format menu]]
-===Headings===
-*It is good to break up long articles into sections to help the reader stay oriented. This can be done using headings.
-*To create a header, highlight the text you wish to modify, and click on the [[File:Format_button.png|link=]] button. You will see the dropdown menu shown on the right. From the list you can choose:
 {| class="article-table"
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 |-
 ! Normal text
-| Text in a regular paragraph format
+| Text in a regular paragraph format.
 |-
-! Heading 2
+! Heading (h2)
+| <h2>This is the Highest Level of Section Heading</h2>(It is meant for major sections and is usually set off by a horizontal rule across the width of the text area. It will appear after an integer in the [[Help:Table of contents|table of contents]].)
-| <h2>is the highest level of paragraph formatting. This is meant for major section headings.</h2>
 |-
+!  Sub-heading 1 (h3)
-! Heading 3
-|<h3>is a sub-header and can be used as a sub-section heading</h3>
+| <h3>This is a sub-header</h3>(It can be used to subdivide a major section. It will appear after the first decimal in the table of contents.)
 |-
+! Sub-heading 2 (h4)
-! Heading 4
-|<h4>is a smaller sub-header</h4>
+| <h4>This is a smaller sub-header</h4>(It will appear after the second decimal in the table of contents.)
 |-
+! Sub-heading 3 (h5)
-! Heading 5
+| <h5>This one is even smaller</h5>(It will appear after the third decimal in the table of contents.)
-|<h5>is the smallest sub-header option</h5>
 |-
+! Sub-heading 4 (h6)
-! Code / preformatted
+| <h6>This is the smallest sub-header option</h6>(It will appear after the fourth decimal in the table of contents.)
-| <code>Technical text that should be displayed in a fixed-width font</code>
+|-
+! Page title (h1)
+| <h1>Only used on page titles</h1>(Please do not use this on a normal wiki page)
 |}
-===Lists ===
+==Lists ==
+Lists can help to visually group related content and may be numbered or have bullet points.
-If you would like to create a list, you can use either use bullets or numbers with [[File:Bullet&number_button.png|link=]] the button on the toolbar:
-* '''Numbers: '''Click on the numbers button [[File:Numbers.png|link=]], and a 1. will appear. Add text after. When you hit enter, the subsequent number will appear. Hit enter twice to exit the number format. A numbered list will look like this:
+* '''Numbers: ''' A numbered list will look like this:
 ::#First item
 ::#Second item
 ::#Third item
-*'''Bullets''': Click on the bullets button [[File:Bullets.png|link=]], and a blue bullet will appear. Hit enter twice to exit the bullet format. A bullet list will look like this:
+*'''Bullets: ''' A bullet list will look like this:
 ::*First item
 ::*Second item
 ::*Third item
+== Code ==
-=== Indenting and aligning ===
+Monospace text or preformatted text may be suitable for code or raw data.
-*To indent text, highlight it and use the [[File:Indent.png|link=]] button to move it to the left or right.
+{| class="article-table"
-*In the [[Help:Classic editor|classic editor]], you can align text to the left, right, or center, using the [[File:Justify_button.png|link=]] buttons.
+! style="width:25%;" | Format option
+! style="width:75%;" | What it will look like
+|-
+! Code
+| Inline <code>technical text</code> that should be displayed in a fixed-width font
+|-
+! Preformatted
+| <pre>A large amount of text that should be displayed
+in a fixed-width font</pre>
+|-
+! Block quote
+| <blockquote>{{Lorem ipsum}}</blockquote>
+|}
-== Editing in source mode ==
+== Styles ==
+Changing the basic font type for emphasis or annotation.
-*If you wish to edit in source mode, you can follow steps listed [[Help:Wikitext|here]] to format pages.
+{| class="article-table"
+! style="width:25%;" | Format option
+! style="width:75%;" | What it will look like
+|-
+! Bold
+| '''This text is rendered in the bold version of the normal font.'''
+|-
+! Italic
+| ''This text is rendered in the italic version of the normal font.''
+|-
+! Strikethrough
+| <s>This text is rendered with a line through the normal font.</s>
+|-
+! Underline
+| <u>This text is rendered with a line beneath the normal font.</u>
+|-
+! Subscripts
+| This is an example of a<sub>subscript</sub>
+|-
+! Superscripts
+| This is an example of a<sup>superscript</sup>
+|}
-== Next pages ==
+== See also ==
-*Learn how to [[Help:Links|link text]]
+* How to format text using [[Help:Wikitext|wikitext]]
-*Learn how to [[Help:New page|create a new page]]
+* How to format [[Help:Math|mathematic symbols and equations]]
-*Learn how to [[Help:Modifying text|modify text]]
+* How to [[Help:Links|link text]]
+* Instructions on [[Help:New page|creating a new page]]
-==Further help and feedback==
+== Further help and feedback ==
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