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<h2 style="margin:.5em; margin-top:.1em; margin-bottom:.1em; border-bottom:0; font-weight:bold;">Wiktenauer Cheatsheet</h2> 
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| style="border-bottom:2px #a3b1bf solid" width="30%" | Description
| style="border-bottom:2px #a3b1bf solid" width="40%" | You type
| style="border-bottom:2px #a3b1bf solid" width="30%" | You get
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Italics{{Anchor|Italic text}}, bold{{Anchor|Bold text}}, and both{{Anchor|bold and italic}}
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<code><nowiki>''italics'', '''bold''', and '''''both'''''</nowiki></code>
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''italics'', '''bold''', and '''''both'''''
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Rubrics{{Anchor|Rubrics}} in normal or bold weight
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<code><nowiki>{{red|red text}}</nowiki></code> and <code><nowiki>{{blue|blue text}}</nowiki></code> <br/> <code><nowiki>{{red|red text|b=1}}</nowiki></code> and <code><nowiki>{{blue|blue text|b=1}}</nowiki></code>
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{{red|red text}} and {{blue|blue text}} <br/> {{red|red text|b=1}} and {{blue|blue text|b=1}}
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Link{{Anchor|Internal link}} to another page
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<code><nowiki>[[sword]]</nowiki></code> <br/> <code><nowiki>[[sword]]s</nowiki></code>
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[[sword]] <br/> [[sword]]s
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"Pipe" a link to change the link's text
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<code><nowiki>[[Johannes Liechtenauer|Liechtenauer]]</nowiki></code>
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[[Johannes Liechtenauer|Liechtenauer]]
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Link to a section
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<code><nowiki>[[Johannes Liechtenauer#Treatise]]</nowiki></code> <br/> <code><nowiki>[[Johannes Liechtenauer#Treatise|Recital]]</nowiki></code>
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[[Johannes Liechtenauer#Treatise]] <br/> [[Johannes Liechtenauer#Treatise|Recital]]
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| Red link
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<code><nowiki>[[something missing]]</nowiki></code>
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[[something missing]]
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| References and footnotes
<div style="padding: 0.7em .5em; font-size:0.9em;">''footnotes in the article will appear where {{tl|reflist}} is put, typically under a level 2 section heading (see below) labeled "References" at the bottom of the page; text between <nowiki>{{ }}</nowiki> is for a [[Help:Template|template]]''</div>
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Hello,<code><nowiki><ref></nowiki></code>Library of Congress<code><nowiki></ref></nowiki></code> World.<code><nowiki><ref>http://www.w3.org/</ref></nowiki></code>

<code><nowiki>{{reflist}}</nowiki></code>
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Hello,<ref>Library of Congress</ref> World.<ref>http://www.w3.org/</ref>

{{reflist}}
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| 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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<code><nowiki>~~~~</nowiki></code><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 link to a website
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<code><nowiki>http://www.wiktenauer.com</nowiki></code>
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http://www.wiktenauer.com
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Numbered link to a website
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<code><nowiki>[http://www.wiktenauer.com]</nowiki></code>
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[http://www.wiktenauer.com]
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Link and name for a website
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<code><nowiki>[http://www.wiktenauer.com Wiktenauer]</nowiki></code>
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[http://www.wiktenauer.com Wiktenauer]
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| Strike your 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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<code><nowiki><s>This topic isn't notable.</s></nowiki></code>
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<s>This topic isn't notable.</s>
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| Hide text somewhere for editors
<div style="padding: 0.7em .5em; font-size:0.9em;">''consensus is how things are decided''</div>
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<code><nowiki><!--This had consensus, discuss at talk page--></nowiki></code>
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<!--This had consensus, discuss at talk page-->
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| [[wikipedia:wikipedia:picture tutorial|Show an image]]{{Anchor|Image}}
<div style="padding: 0.7em .5em; font-size:0.9em;">''for uploading, see the [[wikipedia:help:introduction to uploading images|intro to uploading images]]''</div>

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<code><nowiki>[[</nowiki></code>File:Wiktenauer logo.png<code><nowiki>|100px]]</nowiki></code>
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[[File:Wiktenauer logo.png|100px|right]]
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Show an image with a caption{{Anchor|Thumbnail image}}
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<code><nowiki>[[</nowiki></code>File:Wiktenauer logo.png<code>|thumb|left|</code>Caption<code><nowiki>]]</nowiki></code>
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[[File:Wiktenauer logo.png|thumb|left|Caption]]
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| [[template:Citation needed]]
<div style="padding: 0.7em .5em; font-size:0.9em;">''one of many cleanup templates''</div>
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This statement is true.<code><nowiki>{{cn}}</nowiki></code>
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This statement is true.{{cn}}
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| Add a page to a category{{Anchor|Add a page to a category}}
| <code><nowiki>[[category:Category name]]</nowiki></code><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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| style="border-bottom:2px #a3b1bf solid" width="30%" | Description
| style="border-bottom:2px #a3b1bf solid" width="40%" | You type
| style="border-bottom:2px #a3b1bf solid" width="30%" | You get
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| Pre-formatted text
<div style="padding: 0.7em .5em; font-size:0.9em;">''placing a space before the first character on a line creates a block of pre-formatted text; since nothing on the site uses this feature, when this appears it usually indicates a space where one shouldn't be''</div>
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<code><span style="color:#f9f9f9;">_</span>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet</code>
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 Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, 
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| 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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<code><nowiki>#REDIRECT [[</nowiki></code>Target page<code><nowiki>]]</nowiki></code>
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[[File:Redirect arrow without text.svg|30px|link=]][[Target page]]
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| Redirect to a section of another page
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<code><nowiki>#REDIRECT [[</nowiki></code>Target page#anchorName<code><nowiki>]]</nowiki></code>
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[[File:Redirect arrow without text.svg|30px|link=]][[Target page#anchorName]]
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| Section headings{{Anchor|Section headings}}
<div style="padding: 0.7em .5em; font-size:0.9em;">''a Table of Contents will automatically be generated when at least four headings are added to an article; you can make one appear with less than four headings with the ''<code><nowiki>__FORCETOC__</nowiki></code>'' magic word''</div>
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<code><nowiki>= Level 1 =</nowiki></code><br/>
<code><nowiki>== Level 2 ==</nowiki></code><br/>
<code><nowiki>=== Level 3 ===</nowiki></code><br/>
<code><nowiki>==== Level 4 ====</nowiki></code><br/>
<code><nowiki>===== Level 5 =====</nowiki></code><br/>
<code><nowiki>====== Level 6 ======</nowiki></code><br/><br/>
<span style="font-size:0.9em">''do not use'' <code><nowiki>= Level 1 =</nowiki></code> ''as it is for page titles''</span>
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= Level 1 =
== Level 2 ==
=== Level 3 ===
==== Level 4 ====
===== Level 5 =====
====== Level 6 ======
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| Bulleted list{{Anchor|Bulleted list}}
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<code>* One</code><br/>
<code>* Two</code><br/>
<code>** Two point one</code><br/>
<code>* Three</code>
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* One
* Two
** Two point one
* Three
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| Numbered list{{Anchor|Numbered list}}
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<code># One</code><br/>
<code># Two</code><br/>
<code>## Two point one</code><br/>
<code># Three</code>
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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;"><p>''this is used when replying on a talk page, to make it easier to follow conversations''</p><p>''technically, it's an abuse of the HTML <code><nowiki><dd></nowiki></code> tag''</p></div>
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<code><nowiki>no indent (normal)</nowiki></code><br/>
<code><nowiki>:first indent</nowiki></code><br/>
<code><nowiki>::second indent</nowiki></code><br/>
<code><nowiki>:::third indent</nowiki></code>
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no indent (normal)<br/>
:first indent
::second indent
:::third indent
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| Mixed list
<div style="padding: 0.7em .5em; font-size:0.9em;">''all three lists can be stacked together arbitrarily, as long as the symbols line up correctly''</div>
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<code><nowiki>None</nowiki></code><br/>
<code><nowiki>: Indent</nowiki></code><br/>
<code><nowiki>:* Indent bullet</nowiki></code><br/>
<code><nowiki>:*# Indent number</nowiki></code><br/>
<code><nowiki>:* Indent bullet</nowiki></code><br/>
<code><nowiki>:*# Indent bullet number</nowiki></code><br/>
<code><nowiki>:*# Indent bullet number</nowiki></code><br/>
<code><nowiki>:*#: Indent bullet number indent</nowiki></code><br/>
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<code><nowiki>:*# Indent bullet number</nowiki></code><br/>
<code><nowiki>:*#: Indent bullet number indent</nowiki></code><br/>
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== See also ==

[[File:Welcome2WP English Flap 081810.pdf|thumb|Wiki markup quick reference (PDF download)]]

* For a full list of editing commands, see [[wikipedia:help:wiki markup|Wiki markup]]
* For a guide to editing, see [[wikipedia:wikipedia:How to edit a page|How to edit a page]]
* For a pre-formatted collapsible cheatsheet with the most commonly used templates, see [[wikipedia:template:Quicktemplates]]
* For more quick introductions, see [[wikipedia:category:wikipedia quick introductions]]
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