What it looks like

What to type

An empty line

starts a new paragraph.

An empty line

starts a new paragraph.

A single newline usually doesn't affect the layout. Use two backslashes
to break a line.

A single newline
usually doesn't affect the layout.  
Use two backslashes\\
to break a line.

A single backslash joins the next line to the previous one.

A single backslash \
joins the next line \
to the previous one.

Use three backslashes

for two line breaks.

Use three backslashes\\\
for two line breaks.

• Lists are created by using asterisks
  • More asterisks produce deeper lists
    • The list is terminated

by the first line that is not a list

1. Numbered lists
2. are also possible
   • and lists can nest

* Lists are created by using asterisks
** More asterisks produce deeper lists
*** The list is terminated
by the first line that is not a list

# Numbered lists
# are also possible
** and lists can nest

-> An arrow (->) indents content.

   Line up text to continue the indent.

-->Longer arrows (-->) indent further.

-<A reverse arrow (-<) creates a \
hanging indent, the first line \
is outdented and remaining lines \
are indented.
--< Longer reverse arrows indent \
further.

Definition list

list of definitions

item

the item's definition

another item

that item's definition

: Definition list : list of definitions
: item : the item's definition
: another item : that item's definition

 Lines that begin with
 a space are formatted exactly
 as typed, in a fixed-width font.

Note that very long lines of preformatted text can cause the whole page to be wide.

 Lines that begin with
 a space are formatted exactly
 as typed, in a fixed-width font.

This text is centered.

This text is right justified.

%center% This text is centered.

%right% This text is right justified.

Four or more dashes at the beginning of a line

produce a horizontal line.

Four or more dashes
at the beginning of a line
----
produce a horizontal line.

What it looks like

What to type

Practice editing in the wiki sandbox.

• Text in double brackets become links to other pages.
• Words are automatically capitalized in page titles.

Practice editing
in the [[wiki sandbox]].

Practice editing in the WikiSandbox?.

Which one? Oh, in the Main.WikiSandbox?.

• When linking to a page in a different wikigroup, provide the group name, followed by a separator, and then the page name.
• If the separator you use is a slash, only the page name will appear.
• If the separator you use is a dot, the full string will appear.

Practice editing
in the [[Main/WikiSandbox]].

Which one?
Oh, in the [[Main.WikiSandbox]].

Practice editing in the practice area.

Practice editing in the practice area?.

Practice editing in the practice area.

• Text after a pipe (|) is used as the link text, or use the alternate (and perhaps more understandable) arrow (text -> link) notation.

Practice editing in the
[[WikiSandbox | practice area]].

Practice editing in the
[[Main.WikiSandbox | practice area]].

Practice editing in the
[[practice area -> WikiSandbox]].

Practice editing in the wiki sandboxes.

Practice editing in the sandbox.

• Endings become part of the link text.
• Parentheses hide parts of the link name.

Practice editing in the
[[wiki sandbox]]es.

Practice editing in the
[[(wiki) sandbox]].

What's an aardvark, anyway?

• Pmwiki can use InterMap prefixes? that have specific meanings.
• Parentheses can hide those too.

%newwin%What's an
[[(Wikipedia:)aardvark]], anyway?

Links to external sources can be entered

1. bare url: http://google.com
2. link text: Google
3. as reference: [1]

Links to external sources can be entered
# bare url:  http://google.com
# link text: [[http://google.com | Google]]
# as reference: [[http://google.com |#]]

Links can open in another window, as in http://www.pmwiki.org.

Links can open in another window,
as in %newwin% http://www.pmwiki.org.

Emphasize, strongly, very strongly.

• These are all apostrophes (single-quote marks), not double-quotes.

''Emphasize'', '''strongly''', 
'''''very strongly'''''. 

Monospaced text

This is a
  preformatted
    text block

@@Monospaced text@@ 

 
[@This is a
  preformatted
    text block@]

• Text with ^superscripts
• Text with _subscripts
• deleted strikethrough text
• inserted underline text
• big, bigger text
• small, smaller text

* Text with '^superscripts^'
* Text with '_subscripts_'
* deleted {-strikethrough-} text
* inserted {+underline+} text
* [+big+], [++bigger++] text
* [-small-], [--smaller--] text

WikiStyles? allow text to be different colors.

• Use lowercase letters for RGB colors (#ff7f00, not #FF7F00).

[[WikiStyles]] allow %red% text
%blue% to %green% be 
%color=#ff7f00% different %%colors.

Major Subheading

Major Subheading With Smaller Text

Minor Subheading

And More

Subheadings

• Headings are useful for creating a "well-structured" page. They're not just for making big text.

!! Major Subheading
!! [-Major Subheading With Smaller Text-]
!!! Minor Subheading
!!!! And More
!!!!! Subheadings

Not shown

• The (:title:) directive sets the page's title to something other than its name.

(:title Basic Editing:)

All of the text in this block is purple.

• Purple cows and purple flowers
• Purple people eater
• Now this list is red
• and this text is centered
• and this text is right justified
• And this is normal

>>purple<<
All of the text in this block
is purple.
* Purple cows and purple flowers
* Purple people eater
>>red<<
* Now this list is red
>>center<<
* and this text is centered
>>right<<
* and this text is right justified
>><<
* And this is normal