Florian: Added MediaWiki Cheatsheet from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Cheatsheet

2017-07-19T03:51:05Z

Added MediaWiki Cheatsheet from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Cheatsheet

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<h2 style="margin:.5em; margin-top:.1em; margin-bottom:.1em; border-bottom:0; font-weight:bold;"><br/>Wikipedia Cheatsheet</h2>
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<center>'''Works anywhere in the text'''        
|- style="background:#E6F2FF; padding:0.3em; font-size: 0.9em; text-align:center;"
| style="border-bottom:2px #a3b1bf solid" width="30%" | Description
| style="border-bottom:2px #a3b1bf solid" | You type
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|Italics{{Anchor|Italic text}}, bold{{Anchor|Bold text}}, and both{{Anchor|bold and italic}}
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<tt><nowiki>''italics'', '''bold''', and '''''both'''''</nowiki></tt>
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''italics'', '''bold''', and '''''both'''''
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|[[Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Linking|Link]]{{Anchor|Internal link}} to another page
<div style="padding: 0.7em .5em; font-size:0.9em;">''see [[Help:Interwikimedia links]] for linking to sister projects''</div>
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<tt><nowiki>[[copy edit]]</nowiki></tt><br />
<tt><nowiki>[[copy edit]]ors</nowiki></tt>
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[[copy edit]]<br />
[[copy edit]]ors
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"[[Wikipedia:Piped link|Pipe]]" a link to change the link's text
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<tt><nowiki>[[Android (operating system)|Android]]</nowiki></tt>
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[[Android (operating system)|Android]]
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Link to a section
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<tt><nowiki>[[Frog#Locomotion]]</nowiki></tt><br />
<tt><nowiki>[[Frog#Locomotion|locomotion in frogs]]</nowiki></tt>
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[[Frog#Locomotion]]<br />
[[Frog#Locomotion|locomotion in frogs]]
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|[[WP:RED|Red link]]
<div style="padding: 0.7em .5em; font-size:0.9em;">''links to pages that don't exist are automatically red. Red links in articles help by showing desired [[WP:REDIRECT|redirects]] or [[WP:N|notable]] pages. ''</div>
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<tt><nowiki>[[Red link example]]</nowiki></tt>
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[[Red link example]]
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|[[Help:Citations quick reference|References and footnotes]] (first time used on page, not necessarily "first" in the text)
<div style="padding: 0.7em .5em; font-size:0.9em;">''sources in the article will appear where <nowiki>{{reflist}}</nowiki> is put, typically under a level 2 section heading (see below) towards the bottom of the page; text between <nowiki>{{}}</nowiki> is for a [[Help:Template|template]]''</div>
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<source lang="xml">
Hello,<ref name="LoC">[http://www.loc.gov/about/ Library of Congress]</ref> World.<ref>http://www.w3.org/</ref>

References: {{reflist}}
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Hello,<ref>[http://www.loc.gov/about/ Library of Congress]</ref> World.<ref>http://www.w3.org/</ref>

References:

{{reflist}}

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|References and footnotes (once the full reference is in place; otherwise it will cause an error)
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<source lang="xml">Hello again,<ref name="LoC" /></source>
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|[[Wikipedia:Signatures|Signature]]{{Anchor|Signature}}
<div style="padding: 0.7em .5em; font-size:0.9em;">''sign your contributions when posting to a [[Wikipedia:Tutorial (Talk pages)|talk page]]''</div>
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<tt><nowiki>~~~~</nowiki></tt><br /><br /><span style="font-size:0.9em;">''do not sign in an article, only on talk pages''</span>
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[[Special:Mypage|Username]] ([[Special:Mytalk|talk]]) {{CURRENTTIME}}, {{CURRENTDAY}} {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}} (UTC)
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|Plain website
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<tt><nowiki>http://www.wikipedia.org</nowiki></tt>
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http://www.wikipedia.org
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|Link a website
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<tt><nowiki>[http://www.wikipedia.org]</nowiki></tt>
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[http://www.wikipedia.org]
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|Link and name a website
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<tt><nowiki>[http://www.wikipedia.org Wikipedia]</nowiki></tt>
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[http://www.wikipedia.org Wikipedia]
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|[[WP:STRIKE|Strike]] your [[WP:TALK|talk page]] comment
<div style="padding: 0.7em .5em; font-size:0.9em;">''to show your previous comment is outdated''</div>
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<tt><nowiki><s>This topic isn't [[WP:N|notable]].</s></nowiki></tt>
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<s>This topic isn't [[WP:N|notable]].</s>
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|[[WP:Underline|Underline]] your text
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<tt><nowiki><u>This topic is notable</u></nowiki></tt>
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<u>This topic is notable</u>
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|Hide text somewhere for editors
<div style="padding: 0.7em .5em; font-size:0.9em;">''[[WP:CON|consensus]] is how things are decided''</div>
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<tt><nowiki></nowiki></tt>
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|[[Wikipedia:Picture tutorial|Show an image]]
<div style="padding: 0.7em .5em; font-size:0.9em;">''for uploading, see the [[Help:Introduction to uploading images|intro to uploading images]]
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{{Anchor|Thumbnail image}}
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<tt><nowiki>[[File:Wiki.png|thumb|Caption]]</nowiki></tt>
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[[File:Wiki.png|thumb|Caption]]
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|[[Template:Citation needed]]
<div style="padding: 0.7em .5em; font-size:0.9em;">''one of many [[WP:TC|cleanup templates]]''</div>
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<tt><nowiki>This statement is true.{{cn}}</nowiki></tt>
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This statement is true.{{cn}}
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|Add a page to a [[Wikipedia:FAQ/Categories|category]]{{Anchor|Add a page to a category}}
|<tt><nowiki>[[Category:Category name]]</nowiki></tt><br /><br /><span style="font-size:0.9em;">''place near the bottom of a page''</span>
|<span style="font-size:0.9em;">''shows''</span> "Category name" <span style="font-size:0.9em;">''in a bar at bottom when the page is previewed or saved''</span>
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|Link to a [[Wikipedia:FAQ/Categories|category]] or [[Help:Files|file]]
|<br><tt><nowiki>[[:Category:Category name]]</nowiki></tt><br><tt><nowiki>[[:File:File name]]</nowiki></tt>
|<br>[[:Category:Wikipedia basic information]]<br>[[:File:Example.jpg]]

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<center>'''Works only at the beginning of lines'''    
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| style="border-bottom:2px #a3b1bf solid" width="30%" | Description
| style="border-bottom:2px #a3b1bf solid" | You type
| style="border-bottom:2px #a3b1bf solid" width="30%" | You get
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|[[Wikipedia:Redirect|Redirect to another page]]{{Anchor|Redirect to another page}}
<div style="padding: 0.7em .5em; font-size:0.9em;">''redirects must be placed at the start of the first line''</div>
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<tt><nowiki>#REDIRECT [[Target page]]</nowiki></tt>
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[[File:Redirect arrow without text.svg|30px|link=]] [[Target page]]
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|[[Wikipedia:Redirect|Redirect to a section of another page]]
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<tt><nowiki>#REDIRECT [[Target page#anchorName]]</nowiki></tt>
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[[File:Redirect arrow without text.svg|30px|link=]] [[Target page#anchorName]]
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|[[Help:Section|Section headings]]{{Anchor|Section headings}}<br />
<div style="padding: 0.7em .5em; font-size:0.9em;">''a Table of Contents will automatically be generated when four headings are added to an article''</div>
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<tt><nowiki>==Level 2==</nowiki></tt><br />
<tt><nowiki>===Level 3===</nowiki></tt><br />
<tt><nowiki>====Level 4====</nowiki></tt><br />
<tt><nowiki>=====Level 5=====</nowiki></tt><br />
<tt><nowiki>======Level 6======</nowiki></tt><br /><br />
<span style="font-size:0.9em">''do not use''  =Level 1=  ''as it is for page titles''</span>
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==Level 2==
===Level 3===
====Level 4====
=====Level 5=====
======Level 6======
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|[[Help:List|Bulleted list]]{{Anchor|Bulleted list}}
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<tt>* One</tt><br />
<tt>* Two</tt><br />
<tt>** Two point one</tt><br />
<tt>* Three</tt>
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* One
* Two
** Two point one
* Three
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|[[Help:List|Numbered list]]{{Anchor|Numbered list}}
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<tt># One</tt><br />
<tt># Two</tt><br />
<tt>## Two point one</tt><br />
<tt># Three</tt>
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# One
# Two
## Two point one
# Three
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|Indenting text{{Anchor|Indenting text}}
<div style="padding: 0.7em .5em; font-size:0.9em;">''this is used when replying on a [[Wikipedia:Tutorial (Talk pages)|talk page]], to make it easier to follow conversations. <br /> After a string of indents, or to revive a discussion, an outdent <nowiki>{{Outdent|n}}</nowiki> ([[Template:Outdent]]) can be used to reset the paragraph to the left margin.''</div>
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<tt><nowiki>no indent (normal)</nowiki></tt><br />
<tt><nowiki>:first indent</nowiki></tt><br />
<tt><nowiki>::second indent</nowiki></tt><br />
<tt><nowiki>:::third indent</nowiki></tt><br />
<tt><nowiki>::::fourth indent</nowiki></tt><br />
<tt><nowiki>{{Outdent|4}} return to left margin</nowiki></tt>
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no indent (normal)<br />
:first indent
::second indent
:::third indent
::::fourth indent
{{Outdent|4}} return to left margin
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==See also==

[[File:Wiki_markup_cheatsheet_EN.pdf|thumb|Wiki markup quick reference (PDF download)]]
* For a full list of editing commands, see [[Help:Wiki markup|Wiki markup]]
* To experiment with editing, use the [[Draft:Sandbox|sandbox]]
* For a guide to editing, see [[Wikipedia:How to edit a page|How to edit a page]]
* For a PDF, printable cheatsheet, see [[m:WMDOC/Cheatsheet]]
* For a pre-formatted collapsible cheatsheet with the most commonly used templates, see [[Template:Quicktemplates]]
* For more quick introductions, see [[:Category:Wikipedia quick introductions]]
* For a guide to editing and displaying mathematical equations and formulas, see [[Help:Displaying a formula|Displaying a formula]]
* For a searchable "How to edit Wikipedia, or to ask a question, see [[Wikipedia:Help Desk]]
* If you don't want to use wikitext markup, try [[Wikipedia:VisualEditor|VisualEditor]] instead.
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