July 2007
Beginner
336 pages
7h 27m
English
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Appendix . Wikis For Dummies®
Wiki Markup
Although each wiki engine markup is slightly different, they’re all easy to use. This table highlights the differences between markup for the MediaWiki and TWiki wiki engines.
To Create This | MediaWiki Markup | TWiki Markup |
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Headings 1 through 3 | == Level 1 == === Level 2 === ==== Level 3 ==== | ---+ Level 1 ---++ Level 2 ---+++ Level 3 |
Bullets (add asterisks to make sub-bullets) | * bullet ** second-level bullet *** third-level bullet | *
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*(3, 6, 9 spaces; asterisk; space) |
1. | # |
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2. | # |
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3. | # |
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italic |
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Wiki Linking
Here are different ways to create links in MediaWiki and TWiki. Chapter 7 covers wiki linking.
MediaWiki | TWiki | Type of Link |
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Wiki words create automatic links. | Internal. |
[[name of page| display text]] | [[Name of Page]] [[Name of Page] [display text]] | Aliased internal. In MediaWiki, you can use a pipe ( |
http://www.wiley.com [[http://www.wiley.com]] | Automatic external; links automaticallyand displays link on page. | |
[http://www.wiley.com Wiley home page] | [[http://www.wiley.com Wiley home page]] | Aliased external. Name of link is displayed instead of link. |
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