User:Ktoonen/Cheatsheet
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[edit] Text
- To write ellipses, you need to write a non-breaking space. The NBS keeps the ellipses from being the first characters on a line (being wrapped to the next line).
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- The nowiki tag does not prevent special characters from being translated. To get special characters to display themselves spelled out, use this:
| To show me |
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not |
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| I should type | … | not | … |
[edit] Redirects
- There exists a page named ZZZ, and I want the text ZZZ to link to it.
- [[ZZZ]]
- Make a link from the text XXX to the page YYY
- [[YYY|XXX]]
- Make an anchor so you can later point to text XXX
- <span id="TAG">XXX</span>
- Make a link from the text YYY to XXX — where XXX is on the same page
- [[#TAG|YYY]]
- Make a link from the text YYY to XXX — where XXX is on the page ZZZ
- [[ZZZ#TAG|YYY]]
[edit] Citations
- Unnamed reference
- Here is my text.<ref>Here is my citation.</ref>
- Name a reference so can refer to it later
- Here is my text.<ref name="foo">Here is my citation.</ref>
- Refer to a previously named reference
- <ref name="foo"/>
- Cite Journal formating.
- To make the reference list at the end, make the subheading, then enter:
- <references/>
[edit] Quotes
- To make a fancy quote like what's between the lines, type
- {{cquote|Will Work for Books}}
| “ | Will Work for Books | ” |
