== Basic text formatting ==
You can format the page using Wikitext special characters.

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!width="1000"|What it looks like
!width="500"|What you type
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You can ''italicize'' text by putting 2 
apostrophes on ''each'' side. 

3 apostrophes will '''bold''' the text. 


5 apostrophes will '''''bold and italicize''''' 
the text.

(Using 4 apostrophes doesn't do anything
special -- <br /> 3 of them '''bold''' the text as
usual; the others are ''''just'''' apostrophes 
around the text.)

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You can ''italicize'' text by putting 2 
apostrophes on ''each'' side. 

3 apostrophes will '''bold''' the text. 

5 apostrophes will '''''bold and italicize''''' 
the text.

(Using 4 apostrophes doesn't do anything
special -- <br /> 3 of them '''bold''' the text as
usual; the others are ''''just'''' apostrophes 
around the text.)
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A single newline
generally has no effect on the layout.
These can be used to separate
sentences within a paragraph.
Some editors find that this aids editing
and improves the ''diff'' function
(used internally to compare
different versions of a page).

But an empty line
starts a new paragraph.

When used in a list, a newline ''does'' affect the layout ([[#lists|see below]]).
|<syntaxhighlight lang=wikitext>
A single newline
generally has no effect on the layout.
These can be used to separate
sentences within a paragraph.
Some editors find that this aids editing
and improves the ''diff'' function
(used internally to compare
different versions of a page).

But an empty line
starts a new paragraph.

When used in a list, a newline ''does''
affect the layout ([[#lists|see below]]).
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You can break lines<br/>
without a new paragraph.<br/>
Please use this sparingly.

Please do not start a link or ''italics'' or '''bold''' text on one line and end on the next.
|<syntaxhighlight lang=wikitext>
You can break lines<br/>
without a new paragraph.<br/>
Please use this sparingly.

Please do not start a link or
''italics'' or '''bold''' text on one line
and end on the next.
</syntaxhighlight>
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|You should "sign" your comments on talk pages: <br/>
<div class="mw-notalk">
* Three tildes gives your signature: [[User:Example|Example]] <br/>
* Four tildes give your signature plus date/time: [[User:Example|Example]] 07:46, 27 November 2005 (UTC) <br/>
* Five tildes gives the date/time alone: 07:46, 27 November 2005 (UTC) <br/>
</div>
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 You should "sign" your comments 
 on talk pages:
 * Three tildes gives your
 signature: ~~~
 * Four tildes give your 
 signature plus date/time: ~~~~
 * Five tildes gives the 
 date/time alone: ~~~~~
</syntaxhighlight>
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