Here is a quick summary of the basic text entry rules. Try Edit to see formatting source of any page. Use WikiSandbox to practice.

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Paragraph ^

1. Add a blank line, then
2. type your text
3. when you get over on the right hand side of the text area just keep typing.

Or if you wish do entry linebreaks with <Return>, that's ok too.

When the browser displays the text, it will fill the lines and break them on the nearest word boundary until a blank line is reached.

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horizontal separators <HR> ^

Four or more "-" (hyphens) on a line will generate a horizontal line.

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Page reference ^

• With a WikiWord (word with mixed capitalization) you automatically create a HyperLink reference to another page, the WikiWord if it exists, or a prefixed "?" if it doesn't. (Follow ?-link to create page.)
• if you add << and a valid page reference then this page will get an automatic back link to your page, like I did with PeterSommerlad

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(! !=H2) Heading level 2 ^

Top heading in text, H1 reserved for page title

(! ! !=H3) ^

Subheading in text.

(! ! ! !=H4) ^

Sub-subheading, smallest useful

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Lists (start-of-line notation) ^

• (*)bullet
  • (**) nested bullet level 2, etc.

1. (#) number
   1. (##) nested number level 2, etc.
2. (2.) explicit number version (common in imported text, but note that numbering will then be re-generated as the page is served)

Definition list

(:) level 1

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Inline styles ^

• ' ' 'strong text' ' ' (usually displays as bold) and ' 'emphasized text' ' (usually italic)

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URL related ^

• WikiWord page link and a forced link in link ([link]) brackets
• with an exclamation mark it shouldn't create the [link] (![link])also with WikiWord (!WikiWord)
• Internet protocol specified links http://something, mailto:someone (http|ftp|mailto|file|gopher|telnet|news)
• those links can also be nicefied: MailMe or see my working place.
• special for books: ISBN 0471958697

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automatically filtered in rendering or saving ^

• < > and &
• cr cr/lf

Monospaced text ^

So-called preformatted text can be inserted for special effects:

• Begin a line with one or more <spaces> and the text is assumed to be preformatted.

 This line is preformatted (it starts with a space)
 and so is this one.

Note that the browser doesn't merge them as before. because by adding the space the text is,

 again, preformatted.

You might also notice that the font changed from a proportional one to a fixed one but that is a matter determined by the browser and not this server.

a blockquote should be this? (block starts with "" )

to mark deleted text and added text use plus and minus with brackets surrounding the text within a line (- [deleted text]-).

> quoting as in emails should also work (line starts with >)

> let us see

this is no more quoted.