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Notes to Caleb,

These are some assumptions about the new or novice users I have made that affected how I drafted this.

  1. I am guessing new/novice users may be uncomfortable switching pages... between edit and saved pages. Therefore I tried to minimize the number of times they have to do that.
  2. I tried to address a couple of different ways people learn… some by reading; some by example.
  3. There is repetition in the directions (IE: a blank line above and below) because I don't think people want to take the time to read all the instructions. I am assuming they will find the applicable topic and skip the rest.

Also, I don't like the way the final product is looking. It's not easy to read. I need to modify that some as well as proofread it. So don't be too picky yet about typos and/or errors. Email me when you've had a chance to look at it.

Before you begin:

Please notice that topics are in alphabetical order. Most topics have three sections:

  1. Numbered steps to complete the task.
  2. An example of how it will look while editing a page.
  3. The final appearance once the page is saved.

Bold

  1. Place a plus sign (+) immediately before the word or phrase to be bolded.
  2. Type the word or words.
  3. Type another plus sign (+) immediately after the word or phrase.
  • Example: \+phrase to be bolded+

Final appearance:

+phrase to be bolded+

Heading

  1. Place a blank line above the heading.
  2. Type an equals sign (=) immediately before the heading.
  3. Place a blank line below the heading.

Example: /(blank line)/

Final appearance:

Heading phrase

Notes. There must be a blank line above and below the heading. The heading will automatically be bolded.

Italic

  1. Place a slash (/) immediately before the word or phrase to be italicized.
  2. Type the word or words.
  3. Type another slash (/) immediately after the word or phrase.

Example: \/phrase to be italicized/

Final appearance:

/phrase to be italicized/

Lists(bulleted)

  1. Place a blank line above the list.
  2. Type an asterisk (*) at the beginning of each line in the list.
  3. Place a blank line below the list.

Example: /(blank line)/

Final appearance:

  • first item in the bulleted list
  • second item in the bulleted list

Lists(multi-level)

  1. Place a blank line above the list.
  2. Type one asterisk (*) at the beginning of each line to be the first level in the list.
  3. Type two asterisks (**) at the beginning of each line to be the second level in the list.
  4. Place a blank line below the list.

Example: /(blank line)/

Final appearance:

  • Item at first level in the bulleted list
    • First item at the second level in the bulleted list
    • Second item at the second level in the bulleted list

Lists(numbered)

  1. Place a blank line above the list.
  2. Type a pound symbol (#) at the beginning of each line in the list.
  3. Place a blank line below the list.

Example: /(blank line)/

Final appearance:

  1. first item in the numbered list
  2. second item in the numbered list

Line (aka Seperator)

  1. Type four dashes (-) .

Paragraphs

  1. Place a blank line above the paragraph.
  2. Type the paragraph (it does not matter if it is less than one line or multiple lines).
  3. Place a blank line below the paragraph.

Paragraphs (indented quote blocks)

  1. Place a blank line above the paragraph.
  2. Type a greater-than symbol (>) at the beginning of the paragraph.
  3. Place a blank line below the paragraph.

Example:

/(blank line)/

Final appearance:

You heard President Mubarak saying that all of these Arab leaders gathered here reject a culture of extremism and violence. Mr. Bush believes that is critical because Hamas, Hezbollah and other groups that have been blamed for attacks on Israel in the past often get financial, moral and political support elsewhere in the Arab world.

Preformatted text

Preformatted text such as code may be entered by starting each line with a single space.

Links (to an email address)

  1. Type the complete email address anywhere in the text.

Example: caleb@chiefworks.com

Links (to other pages within the same website)

  1. Type the name of the page. The name should be the WordsSmashedTogether?? with each word starting with a capital letter.

Example: SmashedWordsTogether?.

Links (to other websites)

Edit Revisions Backlinks