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---# TWiki Shorthand Basics If you can enter text, you're ready for TWiki. With a few simple, intuitive TextFormattingRules, you'll be able to use plain text to create well-styled postings, instantly. Here's a fast-track guide to shorthand basics... %STARTINCLUDE% * Separate each *paragraph* with a blank line. * To display a word or phrase in *bold type*, put it in asterisks: =*bold type*=. * To display a word or phrase in _italic_, put it in underscores: =_italic_=. * To display a word or phrase in __bold italic__, put it in _double_ underscores: =__bold italic__=. * To link to another Wiki topic, type the WikiWord for that topic. To link to a Wiki topic in another web, type the name of the web, and a dot, first: =Sandbox.<nop>%HOMETOPIC%=. * If you enter a WikiWord for a topic that doesn't exist, it'll appear highlighted, with question mark at the end, prompting you (or someone else) to start off the new topic by clicking the *?* - NewTopic (click the *?*, but don't save, to preserve the example!). * When entering <nop>WikiName signatures - like, <nop>%USERNAME% - include "%MAINWEB%." as a prefix, since all TWiki member pages are in the %MAINWEB% web: =%MAINWEB%.YourName=. * For an external link, type the full URL: =http://twiki.org/=. * To prevent a <nop>WikiWord from becoming a link, type =<nop>= first, ==<nop>NoLinkPlease==. * To indent with a bullet, enter =[space][space][space][asterisk][space]=. * Use multiples of 3 spaces to start *nested bullets*. * That's 3-6-9-... 1 Start items in a *numbered list* with =[space][space][space][1][space]=. 1 The "1" (or *any number*) will be replaced by the correct number, in order. 1 To add a new paragraph without restarting list numbering, use the %<nop>BR% variable, like below:%BR% Text added (in new paragraph) 1 and list numbering continues. * Always start *counting* spaces for bullets and such from the beginning of a new line. * To include an image, type its URL. You also can Attach an image to the page and display it with text <br /> =%<nop>ATTACHURL%/yourimagefilename.jpg= . * To display a word or phrase in =MONOSPACED TYPE=, put it in equal signs: =<nop>=like this==. <br />Use =<nop>=<nop>=two=== for bold: ==bold mono==. * Use ==<verbatim>== to enclose code excerpts, filenames, and other unformatted text, with the opening and closing tags on their own separate lines: <blockquote style="background-color:#f5f5f5"> <pre> <b><verbatim></b> unformatted text! <b></verbatim></b> </pre> </blockquote> * Three (or more) consecutive *hyphens* expand into a horizontal rule:%BR% =---= * See TextFormattingRules for the complete set of formatting rules.