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Clicklaw Wikibooks Contributor Guide (view source)
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==The edit toolbar== | ==The edit toolbar== | ||
Clicklaw Wikibooks uses a simple markup language to control how content looks, but to start off, you don't need to | Clicklaw Wikibooks uses a simple markup language to control how content looks, but to start off, you don't need to know much about this markup language. Buttons along the top of the edit window frame do most of the formatting and wiki markup for you. | ||
Select a portion of text while in the edit screen, and then click one of the buttons to apply that formatting. The buttons you see below have the following functions: | Select a portion of text while in the edit screen, and then click one of the buttons to apply that formatting. The buttons you see below have the following functions: | ||
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[[File:Editing tools explained.gif]] | [[File:Editing tools explained.gif]] | ||
==Lists== | |||
The edit toolbar does not have a button for making lists. Lists are simple to create, however, and make certain types of information easier to absorb. To make a numbered list, separate line items with a paragraph break, and start each line with a pound symbol "<nowiki>#</nowiki>". To make a list with bullets, replace the pound symbol with an asterix. | |||
Example: | Example: | ||