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Is this your first visit to UOGuide? Be sure to read our introduction page on how you can help out the site.

Watch the Video Tutorial - If you are brand new and have never edited a wiki before.
Ask a Question - If you need any help, post a message in the UOGuide Discussion Forum. A reply will be made to your comment, so check back regularly.
Sandbox - Feel free to use the Sandbox for getting a feel of the editing system. Don't worry about overwriting what is already there. It is meant as a playground to get you started.

Editing Toolbar

The toolbar makes it quick and easy to format articles.

When you are editing a page on UOGuide a helpful toolbar is located above the page text area. There are two modes for using the buttons:

Insert - Place your cursor at the location you want and press the icon, the code will be inserted at the cursor location.
Select - Highlight the text you want to format and press the icon, the code will surround the selected text.

Icons

- Bold Text
- Italic Text
- Opens a menu to create an internal or external site link
- Opens a menu to embed an image
- Opens a menu to create a cited reference

Advanced

Heading - Inserts a section heading of the size you select
- Create bullet list
- Create numbered list
- Prevent text being altered by wiki formatting
- Insert a line break
- Make text larger
- Make text smaller
- Raise text a little (superscript)
- Lower text a little (subscript)
- Creates an image gallery
- Inserts code to create page redirect
- Opens a menu to create a table
- Opens a menu to search and replace text in the article

Special Characters

Shows characters for many different languages. The symbols section is probably the most useful out of these.

Help

Shows a quick reference to explain common formatting code.

Wiki Formatting

Here are more detailed explanations and examples of how wiki formatting works.

Description

You Type

You Get

Applies anywhere

Italicize Text

''italic''

italic

Bold Text

'''bold'''

bold

Bold and Italic

'''''bold & italic'''''

bold & italic

Internal Link
(within UOGuide)

[[Name of Page]]
[[Name of Page|Display Text]]

Name of Page
Display Text

External Link
(to other websites)

[http://www.example.com]
[http://www.example.com display text]
http://www.example.com

[1]
display text
http://www.example.com

Escape Wiki Markup

''markup''
<nowiki>no ''markup''</nowiki>

markup
no ''markup''

Line Break

one{{Line Break}}two

one
two

Monospace Text

This text is not Monospace.
{{Monospace|This text is Monospace.}}

This text is not Monospace.
This text is Monospace.

Sign Posts
on talk pages

~~~~

Username 19:24, 24 November 2024 (UTC)

Image

[[File:Kingdom_reborn_icon.jpg]]

Thumbnail Image

[[File:Kingdom_reborn_icon.jpg|thumb|Caption text]]

Caption text

Applies only when placed at the beginning of a new line

Section Headings

==Level 1==
===Level 2===
====Level 3====
=====Level 4=====

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Level 4

Bulleted List

* one
* two
** two point one
** two point two
* three

one
two
- two point one
- two point two
three

Numbered List

# one
# two
## two point one
## two point two
# three

one
two
1. two point one
2. two point two
three

Indenting Text

Definition
: item 1
: item 2

Definition

item 1

item 2

Create Table

{|
!Weapon
!Weight
!Swing Delay
|-
|Katana
|6 stones
|2.5 seconds
|-
|Longsword
|7 stones
|3.5 seconds
|}

{\|	Table start
\|-	Table Row
!	Table Row for Header
\|	Table Cell
\|}	Table end

Weapon	Weight	Swing Delay
Katana	6 stones	2.5 seconds
Longsword	7 stones	3.5 seconds

Editing Guidelines

Important Note: If you are a new contributor it is not nesessary to read any of the following pages. You are encouraged to contribute as best you can. If you become a regular contributor and want to learn a lot more about UOGuide editing there is the following:

Help:Article Layout - The ideal layout for articles
Help:Creating an Item Page - A tutorial on creating a new page
Help:Images - All about images
Help:Categories - All about categories
Help:Templates - All about templates
Help: Guild Website Hosting - All a guild needs to know about their website
Help: User Page - All a user needs to know about their own page

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+<video type="youtube" id="tdsyRR0afV8" annotation=no position="right" frame="true" />
 __NOTOC__
 Is this your first visit to UOGuide? Be sure to read our [[UOGuide:Introduction|introduction page]] on how you can help out the site.
+* '''Watch the Video Tutorial''' - If you are brand new and have never edited a wiki before.
+* '''Ask a Question''' - If you need any help, post a message in the [http://forum.uoguide.com/viewforum.php?f=3 UOGuide Discussion Forum]. A reply will be made to your comment, so check back regularly.
+* '''Sandbox''' - Feel free to use the [[UOGuide:Sandbox|Sandbox]] for getting a feel of the editing system. Don't worry about overwriting what is already there. It is meant as a playground to get you started.
-===Ask a Question===
+==Editing Toolbar==
-If you need any help, add a comment to the [[Help_talk:Contents|Help Talk Page]]. A reply will be made to your comment, so check back regularly.
+[[File:Uoguide_editing_toolbar.jpg|thumb|The toolbar makes it quick and easy to format articles.]]
-===Sandbox===
+When you are editing a page on UOGuide a helpful toolbar is located above the page text area. There are two modes for using the buttons:
-Feel free to use the [[UOGuide:Sandbox|Sandbox]] for getting a feel of the editing system. Don't worry about overwriting what is already there. It is meant as a playground to get you started.
+* '''Insert''' - Place your cursor at the location you want and press the icon, the code will be inserted at the cursor location.
+* '''Select''' - Highlight the text you want to format and press the icon, the code will surround the selected text.
+===Icons===
+[[File:uoguide toolbar icon bold.png|link=]] - Bold Text<br />
+[[File:uoguide toolbar icon italic.png|link=]] - Italic Text<br />
+[[File:uoguide toolbar icon link.png|link=]] - Opens a menu to create an internal or external site link<br />
+[[File:uoguide toolbar icon file.png|link=]] - Opens a menu to embed an image<br />
+[[File:uoguide toolbar icon reference.png|link=]] - Opens a menu to create a cited reference
+====Advanced====
+'''Heading''' - Inserts a section heading of the size you select<br />
+[[File:uoguide toolbar icon bulletlist.png|link=]] - Create bullet list<br />
+[[File:uoguide toolbar icon numberlist.png|link=]] - Create numbered list<br />
+[[File:uoguide toolbar icon nowiki.png|link=]] - Prevent text being altered by wiki formatting<br />
+[[File:uoguide toolbar icon newline.png|link=]] - Insert a line break<br />
+[[File:uoguide toolbar icon largetext.png|link=]] - Make text larger<br />
+[[File:uoguide toolbar icon smalltext.png|link=]] - Make text smaller<br />
+[[File:uoguide toolbar icon superscript.png|link=]] - Raise text a little (superscript)<br />
+[[File:uoguide toolbar icon subscript.png|link=]] - Lower text a little (subscript)<br />
+[[File:uoguide toolbar icon gallery.png|link=]] - Creates an image gallery<br />
+[[File:uoguide toolbar icon redirect.png|link=]] - Inserts code to create page redirect<br />
+[[File:uoguide toolbar icon table.png|link=]] - Opens a menu to create a table<br />
+[[File:uoguide toolbar icon search.png|link=]] - Opens a menu to search and replace text in the article
-==Formatting==
+====Special Characters====
-Need to do something besides plain text? It is really easy. Here are the basic tools to create what you want.
+Shows characters for many different languages. The symbols section is probably the most useful out of these.
+====Help====
+Shows a quick reference to explain common formatting code.
+==Wiki Formatting==
+Here are more detailed explanations and examples of how wiki formatting works.
 {| class="uoguidetable leftalign"
@@ Line 18: / Line 47: @@
 ! colspan="3" style="font-weight:normal;" | Applies anywhere
 |-
-| Italicize text
+| '''Italicize Text'''
 | {{Monospace|<nowiki>''italic''</nowiki>}}
 | ''italic''
 |-
-| Bold text
+| '''Bold Text'''
 | {{Monospace|<nowiki>'''bold'''</nowiki>}}
 | '''bold'''
 |-
-| Bold and italic
+| '''Bold and Italic'''
 | {{Monospace|<nowiki>'''''bold & italic'''''</nowiki>}}
 | '''''bold & italic'''''
 |-
-| Internal link{{Line Break}}(within UOGuide)
+| '''Internal Link'''{{Line Break}}(within UOGuide)
 | {{Monospace|<nowiki>[[Name of Page]]</nowiki>{{Line Break}}<nowiki>[[Name of Page|Display
 Text]]</nowiki>}}
 | [[Name of Page]]{{Line Break}}[[Name of Page|Display Text]]
 |-
-| External link{{Line Break}}(to other websites)
+| '''External Link'''{{Line Break}}(to other websites)
 | {{Monospace|<nowiki>[http://www.example.com]</nowiki>{{Line Break}}<nowiki>[http://www.example.com display text]</nowiki>{{Line Break}}<nowiki>http://www.example.com</nowiki>}}
 | [http://www.example.com]{{Line Break}}[http://www.example.com display text]{{Line Break}}http://www.example.com
 |-
-| Escape wiki markup
+| '''Escape Wiki Markup'''
 | {{Monospace|<nowiki>''markup''</nowiki>{{Line Break}}<nowiki><nowiki>no ''markup''</nowiki></nowiki>}}
 | ''markup''{{Line Break}}<nowiki>no ''markup''</nowiki>
 |-
-| Line Break
+| '''Line Break'''
 | {{Monospace|<nowiki>one{{Line Break}}two</nowiki>}}
 | one{{Line Break}}two
 |-
-| Monospace text
+| '''Monospace Text'''
 | {{Monospace|This text is not Monospace.{{Line Break}}<nowiki>{{Monospace|This text is Monospace.}}</nowiki>}}
 | This text is not Monospace.{{Line Break}}{{Monospace|This text is Monospace.}}
 |-
-| Sign your posts <br />on talk pages
+| '''Sign Posts''' <br />on talk pages
 | <nowiki>~~~~</nowiki>
 | [[User:Username|Username]] {{CURRENTTIME}}, {{CURRENTDAY}} {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}} (UTC)
 |-
-| Image
+| '''Image'''
 | <nowiki>[[File:Kingdom_reborn_icon.jpg]]</nowiki>
 | [[File:Kingdom_reborn_icon.jpg]]
 |-
-| Thumbnail image
+| '''Thumbnail Image'''
 | <nowiki>[[File:Kingdom_reborn_icon.jpg|thumb|Caption text]]</nowiki>
 | [[File:Kingdom_reborn_icon.jpg|thumb|Caption text]]
 |-
-! colspan="3" style="font-weight:normal;" | Applies only at the beginning of the line
+! colspan="3" style="font-weight:normal;" | Applies only when placed at the beginning of a new line
 |-
-| Headings{{Line Break}}of different sizes{{Line Break}}''A Table of Contents will''{{Line Break}}''automatically be generated''{{Line Break}}''when four headings are''{{Line Break}}''added to an article.''
+| '''Section Headings'''
 | {{Monospace|<nowiki>==Level 1==</nowiki>{{Line Break}}<nowiki>===Level 2===</nowiki>{{Line Break}}<nowiki>====Level 3====</nowiki>{{Line Break}}<nowiki>=====Level 4=====</nowiki>}}
 |
@@ Line 73: / Line 102: @@
 =====Level 4=====
 |-
-| Bulleted list
+| '''Bulleted List'''
 | {{Monospace|* one{{Line Break}}* two{{Line Break}}** two point one{{Line Break}}** two point two{{Line Break}}* three}}
 | style="padding:3px 3px 15px 3px;" |
@@ Line 82: / Line 111: @@
 * three
 |-
-| Numbered list
+| '''Numbered List'''
 | {{Monospace|# one{{Line Break}}# two{{Line Break}}## two point one{{Line Break}}## two point two{{Line Break}}# three}}
 |
@@ Line 91: / Line 120: @@
 # three
 |-
-| Indenting Text
+| '''Indenting Text'''
 | {{Monospace|Definition{{Line Break}}: item 1{{Line Break}}: item 2}}
 |
@@ Line 98: / Line 127: @@
 : item 2
 |-
-|Tables
+| '''Create Table'''
 |
 <pre>
@@ Line 148: / Line 177: @@
 |}
 ==Editing Guidelines==
-If you become a regular contributor to the site it is recommended you familiarize yourself with the general editing guidelines. It will help keep pages consistent throughout the site and make editing easier for yourself and other people.
+'''<font color="red">Important Note</font>''': If you are a new contributor it is not nesessary to read any of the following pages. You are encouraged to contribute as best you can. If you become a regular contributor and want to learn a lot more about UOGuide editing there is the following:
-* [[Help:Page Layout]] - How each page should be setup
+* [[Help:Article Layout]] - The ideal layout for articles
 * [[Help:Creating an Item Page]] - A tutorial on creating a new page
 * [[Help:Images]] - All about images
@@ Line 157: / Line 186: @@
 * [[Help: User Page]] - All a user needs to know about their own page
-If you would like to help edit but don't know where to start, see the [[UOGuide:Priorities|UOGuide Priorities]] page.
+{{Help}}
-{{Categorize|Help}}

Help Pages on UOGuide
General	Contents • Images • Categories • Templates
Formatting	Article Layout • Guild Page • User Page • Item Page