PESWiki:Quick guide

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Below is the Quick guide for what you can do after clicking the "edit" button in the heading of the section you want to modify. If a link is red, that means the page has not yet been created. You are free to create it by clicking on it and submitting content. To edit content on any page, simply click on the "edit" link next to it, or click on the "Edit this page" link at the top of the page.

Each page has a "history" link to show previous interations of the page to which it can revert in the case of inappropriate changes being submitted. Sandbox is a place to give the commands a whirl. The sandbox is designed for you to make mistakes and for it to be okay. It all starts with the "edit" button. Remember, even on regular pages, you are given a "preview" option to see how your content is going to appear before you save it to go live.

Remember after making the modification, press the "preview" and then save. For step by step introduction to becoming a PESWikin, see the PESWiki tutorial. Those pages will discuss the useful features of the wiki software, the pieces of style and content guidance, information about the PESWiki community, or important PESWiki policies and convention.

Description	You type	You get
Applies anywhere
Italicise text	`''italic''`	italic

Bold text	`'''bold'''`	bold

Bold and italic	`'''''bold & italic'''''`	bold & italic

Internal link (within PESWiki)	`[[name of page]]` `[[name of page\|display text]]`	name of page display text

Redirect	`#redirect [[Target page]]`	1. redirect Target page

External link (to other websites)	`[http://www.example.com]` `[http://www.example.com display text]` `http://www.example.com`	[1] (http://www.example.com) display text (http://www.example.com) http://www.example.com

Escape wiki markup	`with ''markup''` `<nowiki>without ''markup''</nowiki>`	with markup without ''markup''
Applies only at the beginning of the line
Headings of different sizes	`=level 0=` `==level 1==` `===level 2===` `====level 3====` `=====level 4=====`	Level 0 Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4

Bullet list	`* one` `* two` `** two point one` `* three`	one two two point one three

Numbered list	`# one` `# two` `## two point one` `# three`	one two two point one three

Definition list	`;Definition` `:item 1` `:item 2`	Definition item 1 item 2

Thumbnail image	[[Image:name.extension\|thumbnail\|size in pixels\|Caption text]] ex: [[Image:PES Logo 95x94.gif\|thumb\|94px\|Caption text]]	Caption text
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