Help:Contents

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Formatting

Need to do something besides plain text? It is really easy. Here are the basic tools to create what you want.

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 Target Page
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''
Sign your posts on talk pages	~~~~	Username 05:29, 24 November 2024 (UTC)
Image	[[Image:Kingdom reborn icon.jpg]]
Thumbnail image	[[Image:Kingdom reborn icon.jpg|thumb|Caption text]]	Caption text
Applies only at the beginning of the line
Headings of different sizes A Table of Contents will automatically be generated when four headings are added to an article.	==Level 2== ===Level 3=== ====Level 4==== =====Level 5=====</nowiki></code>	Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Level 5
Bullet list	* one * two ** two point one * three	one two two point one two point two three
Numbered list	# one # two ## two point one # three	one two two point one two point two three
Indenting Text	;Definition :item 1 :item 2	Definition item 1 item 2

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.

• Help:Page Layout - How each page should be setup
• Help:Images - All about images
• Help:Categories - All about categories
• Help:Templates - All about templates

If you would like to help edit but don't know where to start, see the UOGuide Priorities page. link title