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== Editing ==
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{{hatnote|''For the overview of how to edit a page, see [[Editing pages]].''}}
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* [[Editing pages]]
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* [[Starting a new page]]
==Editing syntax==
 
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* [[Formatting]]
===Anywhere in a line:===
 
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* [[Links]]
{|class="wikitable"
 
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* [[User page]]
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* [[Talk pages]]
!Description
 
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* [[Signatures]]
!Input
 
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* [[Extension:VisualEditor/User guide|VisualEditor]]
!Result
 
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|Italicise text
 
|<code><nowiki>''italic''</nowiki></code>
 
|''italic''
 
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|Bold text
 
|<code><nowiki>'''bold'''</nowiki></code>
 
|'''bold'''
 
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|Strike-through
 
|<code><nowiki><s>strike</s></nowiki></code>
 
|<s>strike</s>
 
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|Underline
 
|<code><nowiki><u>underline</u></nowiki></code>
 
|<u>underline</u>
 
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|Superscript
 
|<code><nowiki><sup>superscript</sup></nowiki></code>
 
|<sup>superscript</sup>
 
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|Subscript
 
|<code><nowiki><sub>subscript</sub></nowiki></code>
 
|<sub>subscript</sub>
 
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|Internal page link (within wiki)
 
:With display text
 
|<code><nowiki>[[Gamepedia staff]]</nowiki></code>
 
<code><nowiki>[[Gamepedia staff|Target Page]]</nowiki></code>
 
|[[Gamepedia staff]]
 
[[Gamepedia staff|Target page]]
 
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|Internal image link
 
|<code><nowiki>[[:File:Wiki.png]]</nowiki></code>
 
|[[:File:Wiki.png]]
 
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|Internal category link
 
|<code><nowiki>[[:Category:Images]]</nowiki></code>
 
|[[:Category:Images]]
 
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|External page link (off-wiki)
 
:With display text
 
:URL shown
 
|<code><nowiki>[http://www.curse.com/]</nowiki></code>
 
<code><nowiki>[http://www.curse.com/ Display Text]</nowiki></code><br>
 
<code><nowiki>http://www.curse.com/</nowiki></code>
 
|[http://www.curse.com/]
 
[http://www.curse.com/ Display Text]<br>
 
http://www.curse.com/
 
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|Signing comments
 
(for talk pages)
 
|<code><nowiki>~~~~</nowiki></code>
 
|[[Special:MyPage|Username]] ([[Special:MyTalk|talk]]) {{#time: h:i, j F Y}} (UTC)
 
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|Escape wiki markup
 
|<code><nowiki><nowiki>no '''markup'''</nowiki></nowiki></code>
 
|<nowiki>no '''markup'''</nowiki>
 
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=== Advanced editing ===
===Only at the beginning of a line:===
 
 
* [[Images]]
{| class="wikitable"
 
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* [[Lists]]
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* [[Tables]]
!Description
 
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* [[Categories]]
!Input
 
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* [[Templates]]
!Result
 
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* [[Subpages]]
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* [[Magic words]]
|Image Resized
 
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* [[Managing files]]
|<code><nowiki>[[File:Curse flame.png]]</nowiki></code>
 
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* [[Moving a page|Moving/renaming a page]]
<code><nowiki>[[File:Curse flame.png|50px]]</nowiki></code>
 
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* [[Redirects]]
|[[File:Curse flame.png]]<br>[[File:Curse flame.png|50px]]
 
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* [[Deleting and undeleting]]
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* [[Protected pages]]
|Image thumbnail with caption
 
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* [[Namespaces]]
(defaults to right side of page)
 
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* [[Special pages]]
|<code><nowiki>[[File:Curse flame.png|thumb|Caption Text]]</nowiki></code>
 
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* [[Bots]]
|[[File:Curse flame.png|thumb|Caption Text]]
 
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* [[Translation guidelines]]
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|Image with different landing page
 
|<code><nowiki>[[File:Curse flame.png|link=Main Page]]</nowiki></code>
 
|[[File:Curse flame.png|link=Main Page]]
 
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|Headings
 
(a table of contents is created<br>
 
with four or more of these)
 
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<code><nowiki>= First Tier =</nowiki></code><br>
 
<code><nowiki>== Second Tier ==</nowiki></code><br>
 
<code><nowiki>=== Third Tier ===</nowiki></code><br>
 
<code><nowiki>==== Fourth Tier ====</nowiki></code><br>
 
<code><nowiki>===== Fifth Tier =====</nowiki></code><br>
 
<code><nowiki>====== Sixth Tier ======</nowiki></code><br>
 
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= First Tier =
 
== Second Tier ==
 
=== Third Tier ===
 
==== Fourth Tier ====
 
===== Fifth Tier =====
 
====== Sixth Tier ======
 
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|Numbered List
 
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<code><nowiki># Point One</nowiki></code><br>
 
<code><nowiki># Point Two</nowiki></code><br>
 
<code><nowiki># Point Three</nowiki></code><br>
 
<code><nowiki>## Three Subpoint One</nowiki></code><br>
 
<code><nowiki># Point Four</nowiki></code>
 
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# Point One
 
# Point Two
 
# Point Three
 
## Three Subpoint One
 
# Point Four
 
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|Bullet List
 
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<code><nowiki>* First Point</nowiki></code><br>
 
<code><nowiki>* Second Point</nowiki></code><br>
 
<code><nowiki>* Third Point</nowiki></code><br>
 
<code><nowiki>** Third Point Subpoint One</nowiki></code><br>
 
<code><nowiki>* Fourth Point</nowiki></code>
 
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* First Point
 
* Second Point
 
* Third Point
 
** Third Point Subpoint One
 
* Fourth Point
 
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|Indented Lines or Paragraphs
 
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<code><nowiki>No Indent</nowiki></code><br>
 
<code><nowiki>: First Indent</nowiki></code><br>
 
<code><nowiki>:: Second Indent</nowiki></code><br>
 
<code><nowiki>::: and so on</nowiki></code>
 
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No Indent
 
: First Indent
 
:: Second Indent
 
::: and so on
 
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|Definition list
 
|<pre>
 
;item 1
 
: definition 1
 
;item 2
 
: definition 2-1
 
: definition 2-2
 
</pre>
 
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;item 1
 
: definition 1
 
;item 2
 
: definition 2-1
 
: definition 2-2
 
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|Horizontal rule
 
|<pre>
 
Text before
 
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Text after
 
</pre>
 
|Text before
 
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Text after
 
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|Preformatted text
 
|<pre> Start each line
 
with a ''space'',
 
otherwise it won't format.
 
</pre>
 
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Start each line
 
with a ''space'',
 
otherwise it won't format.
 
 
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