'''Paragraphs''' * Don't Indent paragraphs * Words wrap and fill as needed * Use blank lines as separators * Four or more minus signs make a horizontal rule '''Lists''' * tab-* for first level * tab-tab-* for second level, etc. * Use * for bullet lists, 1. for numbered lists (mix at will) * tab-Term:-tab Definition for definition lists * One line for each item * Other leading whitespace signals preformatted text, changes font. '''Fonts''' * Indent with one or more spaces to use a monospace font: This is in monospace This is not '''Indented Paragraphs''' ''(Quotes)'' * tab-space-:-tab -- often used (with emphasis) for quotations. (See SimulatingQuoteBlocks) '''Emphasis''' * Use doubled single-quotes ('') for emphasis (usually italics) * Use tripled single-quotes (''') for strong emphasis (usually bold) * Use five single-quotes ('''''), or triples within doubles, for some other kind of emphasis (BoldItalicInWiki), but be careful about the bugs in the Wiki emphasis logic... * Emphasis can be used multiple times within a line, but cannot cross line boundaries '''References''' * JoinCapitalizedWords to make local references * [1], [2], [3], [4] refer to remote references. Click EditLinks on the edit form to enter URLs * Or precede URLs with "http:", "ftp:" or "mailto:" to create links automatically as in: http://c2.com/ * URLs ending with .gif are inlined ''if inserted as a remote reference'' '''Mark-Up Language''' * Don't bother * < and > are themselves * The & characters will not work * If you really must use HTML, start each line with a bar (|). Note that this featured must be enabled by the system administrator.