Sunshine Review:Tutorial (Format)
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Formatting an article makes it easier for readers to find your information. This page gives you the basics.
Appearence
Bold and italics
The most commonly used wiki tags are bold and italics. Bolding and italicizing are done by surrounding a word or phrase with multiple apostrophes ('):
- If you type ''2 for italics'', you'll see this: 2 for italics
- If you type '''3 for bold''', you'll see this: 3 for bold
- If you type '''''5 for bold italic''''', you'll see this: 5 for bold italic
On Sunshine Review, the first mention of an article's subject is written in bold. For example, the article on Livingston County, Michigan begins:
- Livingston County is one of 83 counties in Michigan.
Headings and subheadings
Headings and subheadings are an easy way to improve the organization of an article. If you can see two or more distinct topics being discussed, you can break up the article by inserting a heading for each section. If an article has at least four headings, a table of contents will be added automatically. Headings are created like this:
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== Heading == |
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Heading |
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=== Subheading === |
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Subheading |
Links
Links are important, but too many links can be distracting. Therefore, only link the first occurrence of a word. A red link goes to a page that doesn't exist yet. When you find a red link, you can start the article with something as simple as a single sentence. We can return and add information later.
Links between Sunshine Review articles
Links between Sunshine Review articles are easy to create, give users access to related information, and greatly add to Sunshine Review's utility. To link to another Sunshine Review page (called a wiki link), put it in [[ ]] brackets, like this:
- [[Sunshine Review]] = Sunshine Review
To link to an article but display a different name for the link, add the pipe "|" divider followed by the alternative name. For example:
- [[Sunshine Review|This link goes to the Sunshine Review page]] = This link goes to the Sunshine Review page
Links outside Sunshine Review
- [http://www.google.com Here's the title for the link] = Here's the title for the link
Sometimes you'll want to add a citation inside the article text.
- At the place you want to add the citation, add ref tags around your source (e.g. <ref>YOUR SOURCE</ref>). A small link like this one [1] will appear next to your text, taking you to the reference section at the bottom of the page.
- Second, copy the following text to the bottom of your page if it isn't there already. This tells the page where to add your citations:
- ==References==
- <references/>
Categories
We place articles in categories with others in a related topic. Just type [[Category:]] at the bottom of the page and put the name of the category between the colon and the brackets. For example: [[Category:State ballot measures]]
Every article should have a category, and it's very important to use the correct categories so others can easily find your work. The best way to find the proper categories is to look at articles on similar subjects and check which categories they use.
Further reading
Cite error:
<ref> tags exist, but no <references/> tag was found
