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You can type plain text in this box, change text, or delete text. The '''history''' tab of every page keeps a record of all changes made to that page. If necessary, using the history tab, you can undo a change by reverting the page to an earlier step in its history.
You can type plain text in this box, change text, or delete text. The '''history''' tab of every page keeps a record of all changes made to that page. If necessary, using the history tab, you can undo a change by reverting the page to an earlier step in its history.
==Formatting and Styling==
*Paragraphs: Separate paragraphs with a blank line. If you want greater separation, use several blank lines.
*Links to other pages within Proteopedia are made by enclosing the exact title of the page within double square brackets. For example, <nowiki>[[Help:Contents]]</nowiki> generates the link [[Help:Contents]], while <nowiki>[[Help:contents]]</nowiki> produces the red link [[Help:contents]] because "C" must be capitalized to match the page title. When a link is red, it means that the page does not exist.


==Make A Personal Sandbox==
==Make A Personal Sandbox==
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A good way to get started is to create a page ''Sandbox 1'' in your User space. Here is how.
A good way to get started is to create a page ''Sandbox 1'' in your User space. Here is how.


[[Image:Wikitext2.png|right]]
 
The ''wikitext'' of a Proteopedia article is the editable text and markup that appears in the box after you click the tab ''edit this page'' (see image at right).
#Click the tab ''edit this page'' at the top of your User page.
#Click the tab ''edit this page'' at the top of your User page.
#A box will appear containing the biography
#A box will appear containing the biography
#In the wikitext box
#In the wikitext box