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Here's a basic overview of wiki markup. You may want to print out a [[:File:Welcome2WP English Flap 081810.pdf|cheatsheet]], or leave this page open in another window.
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<center>'''Works anywhere in the text''' &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;
|-<!--COLUMN HEADINGS--> style="background:#E6F2FF; padding:0.3em; font-size: 0.9em; text-align:center;"
| style="border-bottom:2px #a3b1bf solid" width="30%" | Description
| style="border-bottom:2px #a3b1bf solid" | You type
| style="border-bottom:2px #a3b1bf solid" width="30%" | You get
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|Italics, bold, and both
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<tt><nowiki>''italics'', '''bold''', and '''''both'''''</nowiki></tt>
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''italics'', '''bold''', and '''''both'''''
|-<!--HORIZONTAL LINE-->
|colspan="3" style="border-top:1px solid #cee0f2;"|
|-<!--2ND ROW 1ST COLUMN-->
|[[Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Linking|Link]] to another page
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<tt><nowiki>[[copy edit]]</nowiki></tt>
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[[copy edit]]
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"[[Wikipedia:Piped link|Pipe]]" a link to change the link's text
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<tt><nowiki>[[Android (operating system)|Android]]</nowiki></tt>
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[[Android (operating system)|Android]]
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|Signature (only for talk pages, not articles)
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<code><nowiki>~~~~</nowiki></code>
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[[Special:Mypage|Username]] ([[Special:Mytalk|talk]]) {{CURRENTTIME}}, {{CURRENTDAY}} {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}} (UTC)
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|Link and name a website
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<tt><nowiki>[http://www.wikipedia.org Wikipedia]</nowiki></tt>
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[http://www.wikipedia.org Wikipedia]
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|[[Wikipedia:Picture tutorial|Show an image]]
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<tt><nowiki>[[</nowiki></tt>File:Wikipedia wordmark.svg<tt>|thumb|</tt>Caption<tt><nowiki>]]</nowiki></tt>
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[[File:Wikipedia wordmark.svg|thumb|Caption]]
|-<!--WORKS ONLY AT THE BEGINNING OF LINES-->
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<center>'''Works only at the beginning of lines''' &nbsp; &nbsp;
|-<!--COLUMN HEADINGS--> style="background:#E6F2FF; padding:0.3em; font-size: 0.9em; text-align:center;"
| style="border-bottom:2px #a3b1bf solid" width="30%" | Description
| style="border-bottom:2px #a3b1bf solid" | You type
| style="border-bottom:2px #a3b1bf solid" width="30%" | You get
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|[[Help:Section|Section headings]]
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<tt><nowiki>==Level 2==</nowiki></tt><br />
<tt><nowiki>===Level 3===</nowiki></tt>
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==Level 2==
===Level 3===
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|[[Help:List|Bulleted list]]
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<tt>* One</tt><br />
<tt>* Two</tt><br />
<tt>** Two point one</tt><br />
<tt>* Three</tt>
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* One
* Two
** Two point one
* Three
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|[[Help:List|Numbered list]]
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<tt># One</tt><br />
<tt># Two</tt><br />
<tt>## Two point one</tt><br />
<tt># Three</tt>
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# One
# Two
## Two point one
# Three
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|Indenting text
<div style="padding: 0.7em .5em; font-size:0.9em;">''this is used when replying on a [[Wikipedia:Tutorial (Talk pages)|talk page]], to make it easier to follow conversations''</div>
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<tt><nowiki>no indent (normal)</nowiki></tt><br />
<tt><nowiki>:first indent</nowiki></tt><br />
<tt><nowiki>::second indent</nowiki></tt><br />
<tt><nowiki>:::third indent</nowiki></tt>
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no indent (normal)<br />
:first indent
::second indent
:::third indent
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