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- To add tags to the bottom of a page, type (:tags first tag, second tag, third tag:) at the bottom of the page. This will enable your page to be included in our categories feature.
- Put a blank line between paragraphs
- To make a list, start each line with # for numbered (ordered) lists or * for bulleted (unordered) lists.
- To make a heading, start a line with two or more ! marks; !! is a subheading, and !!! is a sub-subheading.
- To bold/italicize text, use the
and 
buttons on the formatting toolbar
- To make a link to another page, enclose the page's name in double brackets; for example [[EditBasics]] links to a page named EditBasics.
- To create a new page, click Create a New Topic in the sidebar.
- To make a link to another site, type its address, such as http://www.example.com/ .
You will also have a cheat sheet at the bottom of whatever page you are editing. So, if you forget any of these rules when you're editing a page, scroll down!
Play around with these formatting rules in the WikiSandbox.
E-mail Matt Lisle at mlisle@austin.utexas.edu for help.
