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==Formatting and Styling== | ==Formatting and Styling== | ||
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An overview of wikitext formatting and styling markup is given in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Cheatsheet Cheatsheet]. Some is covered in the [[Proteopedia:Video Guide]]. More details are available at [[Help:Editing]]. Below we cover some basics to get you started. | An overview of wikitext formatting and styling markup is given in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Cheatsheet Cheatsheet]. Some is covered in the [[Proteopedia:Video Guide]]. More details are available at [[Help:Editing]]. Below we cover some basics to get you started. | ||
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*'''Boldface''', ''italics'', subtitles, etc. have convenience buttons at the top of the wikitext box. | *'''Boldface''', ''italics'', subtitles, etc. have convenience buttons at the top of the wikitext box. | ||
*If you need to push a paragraph below a graphic object (image, table, Jmol), insert <nowiki>{{Clear}}</nowiki>. | |||
*You can always see how a page is formatted by clicking on ''edit this page'' to see the wikitext, then clicking '''Cancel''' instead of making any changes. | |||
===Links=== | |||
*Internal 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 the colon was omitted. When a link is <font color='red'>red</font>, it means that the page does not exist. | *Internal 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 the colon was omitted. When a link is <font color='red'>red</font>, it means that the page does not exist. | ||
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*External links to pages outside Proteopedia are made by enclosing the http address within single square brackets. However, if the topic concerns structural biology, the link should be to a page within Proteopedia (which you may need to create -- see [[Help:Editing#How_To_Create_A_New_Page|How To Create A New Page]]). That page within Proteopedia is the correct place to put a link to an external source, such as an article in Wikipedia. If the topic does not concern structural biology, and needs no page in Proteopedia, you can link within the text of an article, or in a footnote (see below). For example, <nowiki>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Cheatsheet Wiki Markup Cheatsheet]</nowiki> makes the link [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Cheatsheet Wiki Markup Cheatsheet]. | *External links to pages outside Proteopedia are made by enclosing the http address within single square brackets. However, if the topic concerns structural biology, the link should be to a page within Proteopedia (which you may need to create -- see [[Help:Editing#How_To_Create_A_New_Page|How To Create A New Page]]). That page within Proteopedia is the correct place to put a link to an external source, such as an article in Wikipedia. If the topic does not concern structural biology, and needs no page in Proteopedia, you can link within the text of an article, or in a footnote (see below). For example, <nowiki>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Cheatsheet Wiki Markup Cheatsheet]</nowiki> makes the link [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Cheatsheet Wiki Markup Cheatsheet]. | ||
===Advanced=== | |||
*HTML (if you happen to know some) can sometimes be used. Only a very limited subset of HTML is allowed, but it often gives you more control than wiki markup. You can use unordered list or ordered list tags, or make tables in HTML. You can also use CSS styling to a limited extent. For example, to make a font 150% of the base size, <nowiki><span style="font-size:150%">Larger Font</span></nowiki>: <span style="font-size:150%">Larger Font</span>. | *HTML (if you happen to know some) can sometimes be used. Only a very limited subset of HTML is allowed, but it often gives you more control than wiki markup. You can use unordered list or ordered list tags, or make tables in HTML. You can also use CSS styling to a limited extent. For example, to make a font 150% of the base size, <nowiki><span style="font-size:150%">Larger Font</span></nowiki>: <span style="font-size:150%">Larger Font</span>. | ||
