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To make a word appear in ''italics'' use a single * on each side of the word | To make a word appear in ''italics'' use a single * on each side of the word | ||
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The text goes in the [ ] and the link goes in the ( ) | The text goes in the [ ] and the link goes in the ( ) | ||
| − | [word or phrase](website.com) | + | <nowiki>[word or phrase](website.com)</nowiki> |
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To center the picture use <center> and </center> | To center the picture use <center> and </center> | ||
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| + | <center>picture.jpg</center></nowiki> | ||
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| + | To center text use <center> and </center> | ||
| − | + | <nowiki><center> word </center></nowiki> | |
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To center a video use <center> and </center> | To center a video use <center> and </center> | ||
| − | <center> videolink </center> | + | <nowiki><center> videolink </center></nowiki> |
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To create a small spaces above and below the picture, use <br> | To create a small spaces above and below the picture, use <br> | ||
| − | <br> | + | <nowiki><br> |
<center>picture.jpg</center> | <center>picture.jpg</center> | ||
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To make it appear that a picture has a caption, use the break feature, center feature and the italics feature. | To make it appear that a picture has a caption, use the break feature, center feature and the italics feature. | ||
| − | <br> | + | <nowiki><br> |
<center>picture.jpg</center> | <center>picture.jpg</center> | ||
<center>*caption*</center> | <center>*caption*</center> | ||
<br> | <br> | ||
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Revision as of 01:52, 17 August 2016
It is highly recommended that you properly format your post before submitting it. The following is a brief summary of some of the most common formatting commands.
These tips derived from tutoring sessions with @razvanelul as well as this [Markdown cheat sheet.][[1]]
To create large text, use an #
The more ##### you use the SMALLER the text will appear.
Make sure to leave a space between the # and the word you want to enhance
Largest is # word
smallest is ###### word
To make a word appear in bold font, use ** before and after the word
You do NOT need to leave spaces between the ** and the word
**word**
To make a word appear in italics use a single * on each side of the word
*word*
To link a website to a word or phrase in your post, use [ ] and ( )
The text goes in the [ ] and the link goes in the ( )
[word or phrase](website.com)
To include a picture, paste the address of the image into your post.
To include a video, paste the link into your post.
<center>picture.jpg</center>
<center> word </center>
<center> videolink </center>
To create a small spaces above and below the picture, use
<br> <center>picture.jpg</center> <br>
To make it appear that a picture has a caption, use the break feature, center feature and the italics feature.
<br> <center>picture.jpg</center> <center>*caption*</center> <br>
