From ChibaWiki
How to edit a page
- Click on the edit page tab at the top of the page.
- Make changes to the content.
- Click on the save page button.
Formatting
Bold and Italics
| Description
| You type:
| You get:
|
| Italics
| ''italic''
| italic
|
| Bold
| '''bold'''
| bold
|
| Bold Italics
| '''''bold italics'''''
| bold italics
|
Paragraphs
MediaWiki ignores normal line breaks. To start a new paragraph, leave an empty line. You can also start a new line with the HTML tags <br> or <br/>.
Headings
| You type
| You get
|
|
== Heading ==
|
Level 1
|
|
=== Subheading ===
|
Level 2
|
Indents and Lists
| Description
| You type:
| You get:
|
| Indent text
| :Single indent
::Double indent
:::::Multiple indent
| :Single indent
- Double indent
- Multiple indent
|
| Bullet List
|
* one
* two
* three
** three and one-third
** three and two-thirds
|
- one
- two
- three
- three and one-third
- three and two-thirds
|
| Numbered List
|
# one
# two<br />spanning several lines<br />without breaking the numbering
# three
## three point one
## three point two
|
- one
- two
spanning several lines
without breaking the numbering
- three
- three point one
- three point two
|
Add a Link
Add an Image
Getting Started
First, you need to upload a file.
Then, you can add an image by typing the following:
[[Image:{name}|{options}]]
Options can be any of the following, separated by | .
- thumb, thumbnail, frame, or frameless: Controls how the image is formatted
- left, right, center, none: Controls the alignment of the image on the page
- baseline, sub, super, top, text-top, middle, bottom, text-bottom: Controls the vertical alignment of the image on the page.
- {width}px</nowki>: Resizes the image to the given width in pixels
* <nowiki>link={destination}: Links to a title or URL
- alt={alternative text}: For changing the alternative text of an image
Examples of Image Formatting
| Description
| You type:
| You get:
|
| Image with alt text
| [[Image:1000logo.gif|Logo]]
| 
|
| Link to description
| [[:Image:1000logo.gif|Logo]]
| Logo
|
| Link to file
| [[Media:1000logo.gif|Logo]]
| Logo
|
Thumbnail
(centered w/caption)
| [[Image:1000logo.gif|center|thumb|Logo]]
|
|
| Border
| [[Image:1000logo.gif|border]]
|
|
Frameless
| [[Image:1000logo.gif|frameless]]
|
|
Resize
(50px)
| [[Image:1000logo.gif|50px]]
| 
|
Gallery of Images
You can make a gallery of thumbnails with the <gallery> tag.
Type:
<gallery>
Image:{filename}|caption}
Image:{filename}|caption}
{...}
</gallery>
Preview a page
You can preview your page before saving it by clicking on the Show preview button at the bottom of your edit window.
