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Creating New Articles
Before creating any articles you must first activate an account. You can sign up for an account on our User Management page.
To create a new page enter the title into the search box and click on Search. The search results page will show you if the article already exists or if it can be created. If it can be created click on the red "create this page" text.
How To Format Text
Bold - three single quotes around the text:
'''Bold'''
Italic - two single quotes around the text:
''Italic''
Bold and Italic - five single quotes around the text:
'''''Bold and Italic'''''
Colored Text - using <font> tags:
<font color=red>Colored</font>
Lists
In addition to the following, <ol>, <ul> and <li> HTML Tags are allowed.
Numbered or Ordered Lists
1st-Level:
#1st-Level
2nd-Level:
##2nd-Level
3rd-Level:
###3rd-Level
Bulleted or Unordered List
1st-Level:
*1st-Level
2nd-Level:
**2nd-Level
3rd-Level:
***3rd-Level
Mixed Lists
Bullet within a Numbered List:
#*List Item
2nd-Level Bullet within a Numbered List:
#**List Item
1st-Level Bullet within a 2nd-Level Numbered List:
##*List Item
Headings
1st-Level:
==1st-Level==
2nd-Level:
===2nd-Level===
3rd-Level:
====3rd-Level====
4th-Level:
=====4th-Level=====
5th-Level:
======5th-Level======
Hyperlinks
External Link:
[http://www.google.ca Display Text]
Internal Link:
[[PageName]]
Internal Link with Text:
[[PageName|DisplayText]]
Email Link:
[mailto:email@email.com DisplayText]
Images
Thumbnail Image:
[[Image:Wiki.jpg|thumb|Caption Text]]
Image with Alternate Text:
[[Image:File.jpg|Text]]
Tables
For more information on how to create a table, please refer to this article. To convert HTML Tables to Wiki Tables, you can use this conversion tool.
In addition, <table>, <tr>, <td> and <th> HTML Tags are supported.
Code Samples and Ignoring Formatting
To display text in box, simply enclose the text in <pre> tags:
<pre>Text</pre>
Or simply insert a leading space:
Text
To ignore Wiki formatting, enclose text in <nowiki> tags:
<nowiki>Text</nowiki>
Table of Contents
A table of contents is automatically generated as soon as there are 4 or more headings in an article. If there are fewer than 4 and you want to force a table of contents, insert the following at the top or bottom of an article:
__FORCETOC__
Other Formatting
Indenting
Single Indent:
: Text Here
Double Indent:
:: Text Here
Triple Indent:
::: Text Here
Horizontal Dividing Lines
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