Help:Formatting text

This article describes this wiki's markup syntax for text formatting and also describes formatting conventions within COLLADA articles.

Basic wiki markup

Use the following notation for formatting in this wiki:

To do this:	Use this:	Example:
Indicate a heading line	Surround it with equal signs; start with double equal signs and then add more equal signs for lower-level headings.	==Editing tips==
Link to another article, such as COLLADA document	Surround with double square brackets	[[COLLADA document]]
Bold text	three single quotation marks	'''bold'''
Italicize text	two single quotation marks	''bold''
Bullet Indented bullet	left-justified asterisk (*)	*Single bullet **Multiple asterisks for nested lists
Numbered list item Another numbered item	Left-justified pound sign (#)	#First item. #Second item.
Indent a line: Here's an indent.	Left-justified colon (more for more indents)	:Here's an indent.
Code example box Like this.	Indent a line one or more spaces.	Like this

Tips and tricks

TIP: To see the formatting markup for any page, click the Edit tab.

TIP: You can experiment with editing and saving in the sandbox! So please do!

Username and date signatures using tildes

To flag entries on talk pages (or anywhere it seems important), the standard is to flag with your username and date. The wiki software can fill that in automatically for you.

What	Syntax	Output
Your wiki username and date (this is the recommended style)	four tildes: ~~~~	Fsmith 14:59, 21 May 2007 (PDT)
Your username only	three tildes	Fsmith
Date only	five tildes	14:59, 21 May 2007 (PDT)

Formatting conventions for COLLADA articles

To do this:	Format	Example:
COLLADA elements	no formatting	The <image> element...
New terms, emphasized text, and attribute names	''italics''	The name attribute of the <foo> element, also called the imaginary new term, must not, under any circumstances...
Code inline with other text	maybe '''bold''', maybe <code>code</code>	Use dae:getFoo to get the foo...

See also

• Help:Adding an article
• Help:Editing wiki articles

External links

• Short editing cheatsheet (Wikipedia; same wiki software)
• Advanced editing
• How to edit a page (Wikipedia)
• Help:Editing (Wikipedia)