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== Recommended text formatting standards. ==
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== Recommended text formatting ==
  
 
Keep formatting simple. The purpose of this Wiki is to collect content. When the content is ready to be published, a documentation professional will format the entire content to consistent standards.
 
Keep formatting simple. The purpose of this Wiki is to collect content. When the content is ready to be published, a documentation professional will format the entire content to consistent standards.
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* Center
 
* Center
 
* Headings
 
* Headings
* Bulleted and Numbered Lists
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* Indents, Bulleted and Numbered Lists
* Indents
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__NOTOC__
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{| border=1  style="width:600px; text-align:left"
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|-
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|+ '''Creating Headings in the Wiki'''
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! style="width:200px;" |'''Description'''
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! '''What you see'''
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! '''What you type'''
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|-
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| Top level heading using equal signs
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|
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=Heading 1=
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| align="center" |<nowiki> =Heading 1= </nowiki>
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|-
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| style="width:200px;" |Second level heading using double equal signs
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|
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==Heading 2==
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| align="center" |<nowiki> ==Heading 2== </nowiki>
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|-
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| style="width:200px;" |Third level heading using triple equal signs
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|
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===Heading 3===
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| align="center" |<nowiki> ===Heading 3=== </nowiki>
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|-
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| style="width:200px;" |Fourth level heading using quadruple equal signs
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|
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====Heading 4====
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| align="center" |<nowiki> ====Heading 4==== </nowiki>
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|}
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{| border=1  style="width:600px; text-align:left"
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|+ '''Various types of Outline Styles in the Wiki'''
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|-
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! style="width:200px;" |'''Description'''
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! '''What you see'''
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! '''What you type'''
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|-
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| style="width:200px;" |Indenting using colons
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|
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: First level
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:: Second level
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::: Third level
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::: Third level
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:: More second level
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::: Third level
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| <pre>
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: First level
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:: Second level
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::: Third level
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::: Third level
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:: More second level
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::: Third level
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</pre>
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|-
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| style="width:200px;" |Bulleted List using asterisks
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|
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* First level
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** Second level
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*** Third level
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*** Third level
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** More second level
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*** Third level
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| <pre>
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* First level
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** Second level
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*** Third level
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*** Third level
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** More second level
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*** Third level
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</pre>
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|-
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|-
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| style="width:200px;" |Numbered List using "pound signs"
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|
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# First level
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## Second level
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### Third level
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### Third level
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## More second level
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### Third level
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| <pre>
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# First level
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## Second level
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### Third level
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### Third level
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## More second level
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### Third level
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</pre>
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|-
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|}

Revision as of 04:09, 17 December 2007

Recommended text formatting

Keep formatting simple. The purpose of this Wiki is to collect content. When the content is ready to be published, a documentation professional will format the entire content to consistent standards.

Recommended formatting:

  • Bold
  • Italic
  • Center
  • Headings
  • Indents, Bulleted and Numbered Lists


Creating Headings in the Wiki
Description What you see What you type
Top level heading using equal signs

Heading 1

=Heading 1=
Second level heading using double equal signs

Heading 2

==Heading 2==
Third level heading using triple equal signs

Heading 3

===Heading 3===
Fourth level heading using quadruple equal signs

Heading 4

====Heading 4====


Various types of Outline Styles in the Wiki
Description What you see What you type
Indenting using colons
First level
Second level
Third level
Third level
More second level
Third level
 
: First level
:: Second level
::: Third level
::: Third level
:: More second level
::: Third level
Bulleted List using asterisks
  • First level
    • Second level
      • Third level
      • Third level
    • More second level
      • Third level
 
* First level
** Second level
*** Third level
*** Third level
** More second level
*** Third level 
Numbered List using "pound signs"
  1. First level
    1. Second level
      1. Third level
      2. Third level
    2. More second level
      1. Third level
 
# First level
## Second level
### Third level
### Third level
## More second level
### Third level