Basic text formatting

• Italicized text

  Enter this :

           *italics*
  

  to get this:

  italics

• Underlined text

  Enter this :

           _underline_
  

  to get this:

  underline

• Boldfaced text

  Enter this :

           **boldface**
  

  to get this:

  boldface

Headers and paragraphs

• Text headers

  Enter this:

           My header
  
              If you enter a single line paragraph (e.g. like the one
           above and then indent the first line of the next paragraph, 
           the text in the one-line paragraph will be transformed into
           a header.
  
              Note that the second paragraph in the section also has 
           its first line indented.
  
              Be sure to leave a blank line between paragraphs.  This
           paragraph's first line is indented, too.
  

• Inlined preformatted text

Enter this:

      Some ordinary text here.  Some 'preformatted text here'.  More ordinary text.

to get this:

Some ordinary text here. Some preformatted text here. More ordinary text.

Lists

• Bulleted lists

  Enter this:

           * First item
  
           * Second item.  Note that there is a blank line between
           each list item.
  
              * Make lists within lists by using extra indentation
  
              * Second indented item.
  
           * Third item in the main list.
  

  to get this:

  • First item
  • Second item. Note that there is a blank line between each list item.
    • Make lists within lists by using extra indentation
    • Second indented item.
  • Third item in the main list.
• Numbered lists

  Enter this:

           1 First item
  
           2 Second item.  Again, note that there is a blank line 
           between each list item.
  
           3 Third item in the main list.
  

  to get this:

1. First item
2. Second item. Again, note that there is a blank line between each list item.
3. Third item in the main list.

Note that numbered lists cannot be embedded in bulleted lists.

• Definition lists

  Enter this:

           First item -- More information about the first item.
  
           Second item -- More information about the second item.
  
           Third item -- More information about the third item.
  

  to get this:

  First item

  More information about the first item.

  Second item

  More information about the second item.

  Third item

  More information about the third item.

Links

• Links

  Enter this:

           "A link to Dwell magazine":http://www.dwellmag.com
  

  to get this:

  A link to Dwell magazine

• Email addresses

  Enter this:

           "address@example.com":mailto:address@example.com
  

  to get this:

  address@example.com

• References

  Enter this:

           I am going to refer to a footnote here <a href="cheatsheet/#1">[1]</a>.
  
           Later in the text I will have a footnotes
           section.
  
           <a name="1"></a>[1] My footnote.
  

  to get this:

  I am going to refer to a footnote here [1].

  Later in the text I will have a footnotes section.

  [1] My footnote.

Images

• Images

  Enter this:

           "Text shown when the browser does not load the image":img:logo.jpg
  

  to get this:

  

  You can use an arbitrary URL for the image, e.g.:

           "Plone logo":img:http://www.plone.org/logo.jpg
  

  

Image names should be one word, using an "_" or "-" in the name of the image, for example "image-name" will prevent you from being able to insert the image into the page. The "_" for example is mentioned above and is used to indicate that the word should be underlined.

Tables

• Tables

Enter this:

      |------------------------------------|
      | Fruit     | Nut        | Mammal    |
      |====================================|
      | Apple     | Peanut     | Squirrel  |
      |------------------------------------|
      | Orange    | Macadamia  | Woodchuck |
      |------------------------------------|
      | Banana    | Walnut     | Dolphin   |
      |------------------------------------|
      | This spans 2 columns!  | Cat       |
      |------------------------------------|
      | Pear      | This spans 2 columns!  |
      |------------------------------------|
      | This spans 3 columns!              |
      |------------------------------------|

to get this:

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