Wiki+Basics

=Welcome to Wiki Basics= toc

=Introduction= Wiki articles are a great way to spread information. it is much more efficient then Email, because anyone can edit the page, so the information isn't scattered across everyone's inbox.

Wikis can accomplish more then you may think. they can house camping plans, coordinate a conference, or spread information about the ecosystem. Learning Basic wiki construction is not hard at all, and can be understood in minutes. Here you can learn Basic construction.

=Basic commands=

Basic text
As with most website creation, there are many kinds of text. if you've ever used a text editor, you'll know that the four basic texts are normal, //italic,// **Bold,** and __underlined__. Normal text is unmodified, and the most common. you can bold text using the key. Italicize your text using, and underline using.

Pictures and video
Adding picture and video is explained in detail here.

Hyperlinking
If you've ever been to Wikipedia, all the words underlined and blue are hyperlinks. Clicking on them will bring you to another page. To get a word hyperlinked, highlight it and select this option. You will get a window that looks like this. To link to another wiki page, select "wiki link" and drop down "page name" to find the page. then hit "OK" to link. To link to an external page, copy the text in the address bar, paste it on to the link, and hit "OK" to link.

=Table of contents creation=

A table of contents looks like this. This searches your page for heading sizes, and organizes them like so. they are extremely easy to make, and all they require is you to type: code toc code Then you're done!

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