====== Tips on using this wiki ====== [[wiki:syntax|There is a detailed tutorial here.]] If you create a new page, be sure to stick this at the bottom (it is convenient):


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Result:\\ Back to [[Start]] Page ====== Tips Topics ====== *[[wiki_tips#How to create a carriage return]] *[[wiki_tips#How To Create a Page Link]] *[[wiki_tips#How to Post Code]] *[[wiki_tips#How to Colour Your Text]] ---- ==== How to create a carriage return ==== You can create one by either double spacing (that is, putting a blank line between the lines of text), or like this:


Put two backslash characters: \\ at the end of your line

Effect:\\ First Line\\ Second Line ==== How To Create a Page Link ==== If you want to create a link to text in the page, try this:


Here is your link code - swap "wiki_tips" for the name of the page:
[[wiki_tips#A_Header]]
[[wiki_tips#Another_Header]]


Finally, create a header somewhere; headers are also link anchors:
(A Header has at least two equal signs around it.)  //You can only link to headers.//
===A Header===\\
==Another Header==

Result:\\ [[wiki_tips#A_Header]]\\ [[wiki_tips#Another_Header]] ===A Header=== ==Another Header== ==== How to Post Code ==== Now, you can't just plop your tex code onto the page, else the wiki will interpret it as wiki formatting code.\\ Instead, put your code in code tags like these ... \\ Whatever is between the code tags will get rendered literally, and some bit of colour syntax highlighting will even get applied! If you just want to "codify" inline, a single character or word, wrap the words in html tags: some word ...but be sure to close it. The effect is like this. ==== How to Colour Your Text ==== To colour your text, use tags:


Blue Text
Text with Background Colour
Blue Text with Background Colour

Result:\\ Blue Text\\ Text with Background Colour\\ Blue Text with Background Colour ---- Back to [[Start]] Page