Help:Tips

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Contents 1 Quick Tips 1.1 1. Creating New Sections & Subsections: 1.2 2. Bold: 1.3 3. Italicize: 1.4 4. HTML 1.5 5. Strike: 1.6 6. Underline: 1.7 7. Superscripts 1.8 8. Subscripts 1.9 9. Centering Text 1.10 10. Block Quote 1.11 11. Invisible Comments 1.12 12. Bulleted Lists 1.13 13. Numbered Lists 1.14 14. Indenting The Line 1.15 15. Dividing Lines 1.16 16. Links 1.16.1 Internal Links 1.16.2 Piped Links

Quick Tips

In need of improvment This article covers an essential topic in the WikiMotorSports Project and is in need of additions and improvements. Its easier than you think. Anyone can edit see the quick guide for tips and tricks. Please follow the guidelines in the Manual of Style and complete this article to the highest level of quality.

1. Creating New Sections & Subsections:

Placing equals signs around the title like this "==='section title goes here'===": creates a new section.
2-5 equals signs can be used producing Level One to level 4 Subsections.
Do not skip levels as the Wiki software also uses these headings to automatically generate a Table of Contents.

2. Bold:

3 apostrophes in front and after the text will ' ' 'BOLD' ' ' the text.

3. Italicize:

2 apostrophes either side of the text will ' 'italicize' ' the text.

4. HTML

HTML Tags may be used to modify the font, color and size. Use HTML tags inside the Wiki markup.

5. Strike:

To Strike out a text put the code <strike>before and then</strike> after the text.

6. Underline:

To Underline a text put the code <u>before and then</u> after the text.

7. Superscripts

To Superscript a text put the code ^{^{before and then}} after the text.

8. Subscripts

To Subscript a text put the code _{_{before and then}} after the text.

9. Centering Text

To Center a text put the code after the text.

10. Block Quote

The block quote command will indent both margins (left and right). Use

<blockquote>before the text area and</blockquote>

after the text area.

11. Invisible Comments

Insible Comments only appear when you are in editing mode. They are useful notes for other editors to read.

Use <!-- around --> your text area.

12. Bulleted Lists

Start each line with a star (asterisk) *. More stars indicate a deeper level.

• (one asterisk)
  • (two asterisks)
    • (three asterisks)
      • (four asterisks)

13. Numbered Lists

Numbered Lists can be created by adding a # symbol at the front of the sentence.

1. This automatically creates
2. a numbered list

The list can be indented and moved down a level if you use more # at the start of each line.

1. (using 1 # symbol)
   1. Or indent the list (using 2 # symbols)
   2. like this
      1. and this (using 3 # symbols)
2. Or return to the original numbering (using 1 # symbols)
3. Like this

14. Indenting The Line

Using colons ( : ) at the beginning of a sentence will indent the line. More colons indents the line more.

One colon does this.

Two colons here

3 colons here.

15. Dividing Lines

Using 4 dashes ---- on a line on their own will create a dividing line.

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Like the one above.

16. Links

Internal Links

You can create links to pages that are existing or non-existing. The Wiki will allow you to create content for a new page if the page doesn't already exist. If it's an already existing page, then Wiki will automatically link you to it. To create a link to a page, enter [[in front and then]] behind the page name.

Piped Links

Piped links allow you to have different linked text to the name of the link. Example: [[Stock Car Speed Association|SCSA]] will give you a link that looks like this: SCSA

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