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==Pre-formatted text==
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There are a number of ways to include pre-formatted text (e.g. [[source code]] fragments); all of these techniques also use a fixed-width [[font]] for the text:
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* Start each line with a space character; normal markups can be used; e.g.:
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* Use the [[Hypertext Markup Language|HTML]] <nowiki><nowiki></nowiki> tag, with a space character before the <nowiki><nowiki></nowiki>. (Remember to add a matching closing tag after the pre-formatted text block).
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* Use the HTML <nowiki><pre></nowiki> tag (again, remember the closing tag).
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Note that the HTML <nowiki><blockquote></nowiki> tag only indents the block; text within it will still be justified.
  
 
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[[Image:Pdp-11-40.jpg|thumb|200px|left|Caption text]]
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[[Image:Pdp1115.jpg|thumb|150px|left|Caption text]]
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Leaving out the '150px' inserts the image full-size. The optional keywords 'left' and 'right' can be added to control the horizontal placement.
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New images can be uploaded via the 'Upload file' page (link on the left-hand side of all pages).
  
Leaving out the '200px' inserts the image full-size. The optional keywords 'left' and 'right' can be added to control the horizontal placement.
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[[Category: Help]]

Revision as of 16:39, 8 October 2019

This is a brief introduction to MediaWiki source syntax. For a more comprehensive guide, see here.

Text

Description You type You get
Applies anywhere
Italicise text

''italic''

italic

Bold text

'''bold'''

bold

Bold and italic

'''''bold & italic'''''

bold & italic

Internal link

(within the Computer History wiki)

[[name of page]]
[[name of page|display text]]

name of page
display text

External link

(to other websites)

[http://www.example.org]
[http://www.example.org display text]
http://www.example.org

[1]
display text
http://www.example.org

Sign your posts
on talk pages

~~~~

Your username 23:04,
28 March 2024 (UTC)

Items below only apply at the beginning of a line
Headings

A Table of Contents will automatically be generated when four headings are added to an article.

== Level 1 ==
=== Level 2 ===
==== Level 3 ====
===== Level 4 =====
====== Level 5 ======

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Level 4
Level 5
Indented items

(used mostly on Talk: pages)

: foo
:: bar

foo
bar
Bullet list

* one
* two
** two point one
* three

  • one
  • two
    • two point one
  • three
Numbered list

# one
# two
## two point one
# three

  1. one
  2. two
    1. two point one
  3. three

Pre-formatted text

There are a number of ways to include pre-formatted text (e.g. source code fragments); all of these techniques also use a fixed-width font for the text:

  • Start each line with a space character; normal markups can be used; e.g.:

" This is '''pre-formatted''' text"

produces:

This is pre-formatted text
  • Use the HTML <nowiki> tag, with a space character before the <nowiki>. (Remember to add a matching closing tag after the pre-formatted text block).
  • Use the HTML <pre> tag (again, remember the closing tag).

Note that the HTML <blockquote> tag only indents the block; text within it will still be justified.

Tables

{| class="wikitable"
! Table !! Prototype
|-
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | Headers
|-
| aa || rowspan="2" | yy
|-
| bb
|-
| cc || zz
|}

produces:

Table Prototype
Headers
aa yy
bb
cc zz

Images

[[Image:Pdp1115.jpg|thumb|150px|left|Caption text]]

produces:

Caption text

Leaving out the '150px' inserts the image full-size. The optional keywords 'left' and 'right' can be added to control the horizontal placement.

New images can be uploaded via the 'Upload file' page (link on the left-hand side of all pages).