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Basic Editing (As told by a WizardGOD!)

Section 1 - Text Formatting

This section is devoted to the markups that directly effect text on the page.

What you want..

(Description)

What you need..

(Markup Flags)

What you get..

(Result)

A word of caution..

(Notes)

Bold text

**A Sultry WizardGOD!**

A Sultry WizardGOD!

Not much to say.

Italic text

//A Suspicious WizardGOD!//

A Suspicious WizardGOD!

Pretty straightforward.

Bold
AND
Italic text

**//A Tea Elemental//**

//**A Tea Elemental**//

//A **Tea** Elemental//

A Tea Elemental
or

A Tea Elemental
or
A Tea Elemental

Like any action, there are a hundred ways to do the exact same thing.

Text color

%color=#0099cc%WizardGOD Magiks!

WizardGOD Magiks!

So at first glance, the markup for adding color to text may certainly look a bit confusing. The operative thing to remember is that the %'s encapsulate the intended action. You need to be sure to open and close the markup action with a %.

The next bit of information is the operation to be performed. In this case, designating color to text. Obviously, the = sign means just that.

You specify which color in one of two different ways. The first is to simply input the basic color in word form. Below is the standard list of what colors this will work for:

black	black
blue	blue
gray	gray
green	green
maroon	maroon
navy	navy
purple	purple
red	red
silver	silver
white	white
yellow	yellow

The second method is to specify the 6 character Hexadecimal (or Hex) color. For a full list, please view the Extended Hex Color Chart.

Lastly, once the full markup tag has been created, to disengage the color from the text you need only Return (or Enter) to the next line. The output will ignore the Return, but will change the color back to the default (black).

Text alignment

%left%WizardGOD to the Left!!

%center%WizardGOD to the center!!

%right%WizardGOD to the right!!

WizardGOD to the Left!!

WizardGOD to the center!!

WizardGOD to the right!!

Alignments are sort of tricky, despite their apparent ease. The alignment tags you see to the left directly effect text, links, and images. They will work in Tables, but only when preceding text/links/images. The reason I make this distinction has more to do with how Tables and their expressions function. So if you're workin' with trying to globally adjust the alignment or other attributes pertaining to a Table.. These are not the Markups you are looking for. Move along!

Monspaced text

@@A WizardGOD knows all!@@

A WizardGOD knows all!

A WizardGOD knows all!

(above for comparison)

This simple font, also called Fixed-Width, was originally created for typewriters to be a standard space typeset; each character taking up the same exact space. It's use in computers was extensive and was the base font used before someone finally thought, "This is driving me mad. I'm gonna make something better." And thus other, better looking, fonts were created.

So why is it still used even though it's a bit ugly?

....

I'm sure I'll find a use later. Perhaps to emphasis something such as a warning or a very important note? Maybe add some red and bold, as if to say, "Oi! You! Yea, you! I got some news you should be readin'."

It'll be brilliant, you'll see.

Section 2 - Linking

What you want.. *(Description)*	What you need.. *(Markup Flags)*	What you get.. *(Result)*	A word of caution.. *(Notes)*
Create a new page	[[testpage]]	testpage ?	By placing double brackets on either side of a word, it will create a link to a page. If that page has not yet been created, the link will have a superscripted ^? directly after it.
Create a new page with alternative text	[[testpage\|Test Page WizardGOD]]	Test Page WizardGOD ?	When creating a link to a new page, you can place a single pipe directly after the name of the page and the following text will be listed as the link. This can be especially useful if you are referencing related material in a page, but do not want to confuse your reader by mentioning a seemingly unrelated page name.
Create a link to an outside website with alternative text	[[http://www.google.com/\|Google!]] or [[Google Maps! -> http://maps.google.com/]]	Google! or Google Maps!	With the first listed method: Much like creating a page with alternative text, you need only input the URL in place of the page name. The second method is a bit more visually understood: This text leads to this page.

Section 3 - Sections and text orginization

What you want.. *(Description)*	What you need.. *(Markup Flags)*	What you get.. *(Result)*	A word of caution.. *(Notes)*
Invisible Comments	(:if false:) Subterfuge! (:ifend:)		Perhaps one of the more useful function (well.. expression..) within the markup. The actual "if" function is used in Conditional Expressions and helps to output a result based on certain variables. In the case of using "false" as the single option, it merely indicates that the following text/code/characters should not output to the browser and as a result should only be visible within the Edit portion of the page. Perhaps not the most convenient way to pass secret notes but.. well.. whoever said fun had to be easy, eh? Obviously the "ifend" closes the expression and encapsulates the information. If I find a cleaner way to make notes hidden in the markup, I'll keep ya posted, or maybe you'll just have to look at the code yourself? eh? o_O eh?.. Or I'll just post it.
Horizontal Line	----		Horizontal lines are commonly used to seperate different sections across the whole of the page. It tends to stand out better than simply clicking Return a couple of times and overall lets the reader know the the next bit of text isn't related to the last bit. But I'm sure you've guessed all that already.
Headings	== Large Heading === Medium Heading ==== Small Heading ===== Tiny Heading or !! Large Heading !!! Medium Heading !!!! Small Heading !!!!! Tiny Heading	Large Heading Medium Heading Small Heading Tiny Heading or Large Heading Medium Heading Small Heading Tiny Heading	Used for.. well.. headers.
Bullet lists	* WizardGOD ** WizardGOD	WizardGOD WizardGOD	Bullet lists are good for making lists, un-numbered points, and unordered lists of items.
Numbered Lists	# WizardGOD ## WizardGOD	WizardGOD WizardGOD	Used for making numbered lists and the like. Good for making step by step guides.
Linebreaks	WizardGOD says no linebreak. WizardGOD\\ demands a linebreak	WizardGOD says no linebreak. WizardGOD demands a linebreak	Linebreaks can be useful..

MISC stuff I still need to organize..

==	==table	==header
a	table	row
b	table	row

More better table:

Table	Heading	Example
Left	Center	Right
A	a B	C
	single
	multi span

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Basic Editing (As told by a WizardGOD!)

Section 1 - Text Formatting

Section 2 - Linking

Section 3 - Sections and text orginization

Large Heading

Medium Heading

Small Heading

Tiny Heading

Large Heading

Medium Heading

Small Heading

Tiny Heading