Help:Primer
From Retro-Wiki
This page is a short introduction for beginners how to create and edit pages in the retro Wiki. This primer covers only the most commonly used markup. Please refer to the WikiMedia documentation if you need more.
First, click on [edit]. Then in the edit box you can use markup as described below.
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Paragraphs
Type text and separate pargagraphs by empty lines. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit. Nulla nonummy vulputate lorem. Aenean facilisis, nunc eget dictum eleifend, sapien tellus euismod est, non tincidunt sapien dui nec nunc.
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit. Nulla nonummy vulputate lorem. Aenean facilisis, nunc eget dictum eleifend, sapien tellus euismod est, non tincidunt sapien dui nec nunc.
Type text and separate pargagraphs by empty lines. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit. Nulla nonummy vulputate lorem. Aenean facilisis, nunc
Bold, Italics, Underline
Mark the text and hit one ot more of the icons on top of the edit box.
Headlines and Titles
Enclose headlines and titles by "=" (level 1), "==" (level 2), and so on.
= lebel 1 = == level 2 == == level 2 == = level 1 = = Level 1 =
The table of contents on top if a page is automatically created based on these headlines.
Unnumbered Lists
Write one single line per list item (the line may be as long as necessary), prefixed by "*" (level 1), "**" (level 2), and so on.
- Line 1
- Line 2
- Line 21
- Line 22
- line 3
* Line 1 * Line 2 ** Line 21 ** Line 22 * line 3
Numbered Lists
Write one single line per list item (the line may be as long as necessary), prefixed by "#" (level 1), "##" (level 2), and so on.
- Line 1
- Line 2
- Line 21
- Line 22
- line 3
# Line 1 # Line 2 ## Line 21 ## Line 22 # line 3
Indented Boxes
Simply start each line with a space character
Links
Enlose internal links in "[[" and "]]" and exteral links in "[" and "]". Separate the URL and the description by a "|".
[[Magazines | Internal link]] [http://www.janko.at/Retros/index.htm | External Link]
Images
Upload an image first and assign a name to it. Then refer to this image as follows:
[[Image:bk.gif]]
Other Files
Upload an file first and assign a name to it. Then refer to this image as follows:
[[Media:something.pdf]]
Chess Diagrams
Please do not upload images to create chess diagrams. Instead, use the diagram feature of the Retro Wiki as described here.
Tables
t.b.d.
Templates
t.b.d.
