Edit Wikipedia pages without any specialized Wiki Markup:
To launch the Visual Editor, click on an article you want to edit, then click the pencil icon in upper right corner of the editing space (location shown below).
If you prefer to use Wiki Markup, here are the formatting options you'll use most frequently (adapted from the Wiki Markup Cheatsheet)
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Wiki Markup |
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Headings |
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==Heading Level 2== |
Heading Level 2 |
Use for article main sections |
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===Heading Level 3=== |
Heading Level 3 |
Use for article subsections |
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Font Style |
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‘‘italics’’ |
italics |
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‘‘‘bold’’’ |
bold |
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‘‘‘‘bold italics’’’’ |
bold italics |
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Lists |
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*Bulleted List |
• Bulleted List |
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#Numbered List |
1. Numbered List |
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Links |
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[[Feminism]] |
Feminism |
Link to another article within Wikipedia (this example will link to the article called Feminism) |
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[[Feminism|Feminists]] |
Feminists |
Will display text to right of | (vertical bar) |
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[www.msu.edu] |
[1] |
Link to a website outside Wikipedia |
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[www.msu.edu MSU Home] |
MSU Home |
Will display text to the right of the URL |
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www.msu.edu |
Will display link as written |
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References |
Info |
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<ref name=”reference1”> Text of Reference </ref> |
These “tags” tell Wikipedia where the text of your reference begins and ends. When you publish your article, the text between the tags will look like a footnote number such as ² The ref name is unique to each source and lets you easily reference the same source multiple times |
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<ref name=”reference1” /> |
Reference a source that you have previously named. |
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{{reflist}} |
The text between your reference tags will display only if you put this piece of code, or template, into your article. |
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