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<h2 style="margin:.5em; margin-top:.1em; margin-bottom:.1em; border-bottom:0; font-weight:bold;">Wikipedia Cheatsheet</h2> 
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<center>'''Works anywhere in the text''' &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;
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<tt><nowiki>''italics'', '''bold''', and '''''both'''''</nowiki></tt>
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''italics'', '''bold''', and '''''both'''''
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|[[Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Linking|Link]]{{Anchor|Internal link}} to another page
<div style="padding: 0.7em .5em; font-size:0.9em;">''see [[H:IW]] for linking to sister projects''</div>
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<tt><nowiki>[[copy edit]]</nowiki></tt><br />
<tt><nowiki>[[copy edit]]ors</nowiki></tt>
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[[copy edit]]<br />
[[copy edit]]ors
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"[[Wikipedia:Piped link|Pipe]]" a link to change the link's destination
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<tt><nowiki>[[Android (operating system)|Android]]</nowiki></tt>
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[[Android (operating system)|Android]]
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Link to a section
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<tt><nowiki>[[Frog#Locomotion]]</nowiki></tt><br />
<tt><nowiki>[[Frog#Locomotion|the movement of frogs]]</nowiki></tt>
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[[Frog#Locomotion]]<br />
[[Frog#Locomotion|the movement of frogs]]
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|[[WP:RED|Red link]]
<div style="padding: 0.7em .5em; font-size:0.9em;">''red links in articles help by showing desired [[WP:REDIRECT|redirects]] or [[WP:N|notable]] pages''</div>
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<tt><nowiki>[[something missing]]</nowiki></tt>
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[[something missing]]
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|[[Help:Citations quick reference|References and footnotes]]
<div style="padding: 0.7em .5em; font-size:0.9em;">''sources in the article will appear where <nowiki>{{reflist}}</nowiki> is put, typically under a level 2 section heading (see below) towards the bottom of the page; text between <nowiki>{{}}</nowiki> is for a [[Help:Template|template]]''</div>
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<tt><nowiki>Hello,<ref>[http://www.loc.gov/about/ Library of Congress]</ref> World.<ref>http://www.w3.org/</ref></nowiki></tt>
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Hello,<ref>[http://www.loc.gov/about/ Library of Congress]</ref> World.<ref>http://www.w3.org/</ref>

References:

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|Signature{{Anchor|Signature}}
<div style="padding: 0.7em .5em; font-size:0.9em;">''sign your contributions when posting to a [[Wikipedia:Tutorial (Talk pages)|talk page]]''</div>
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<tt><nowiki>~~~~</nowiki></tt><br /><br /><span style="font-size:0.9em;">''do not sign in an article, only on talk pages''</span>
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[[Special:Mypage|Username]] ([[Special:Mytalk|talk]]) {{CURRENTTIME}}, {{CURRENTDAY}} {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}} (UTC)
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<tt><nowiki>http://www.wikipedia.org</nowiki></tt>
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http://www.wikipedia.org
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<tt><nowiki>[http://www.wikipedia.org]</nowiki></tt>
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[http://www.wikipedia.org]
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<tt><nowiki>[http://www.wikipedia.org Wikipedia]</nowiki></tt>
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[http://www.wikipedia.org Wikipedia]
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|[[WP:STRIKE|Strike]] your [[WP:TALK|talk page]] comment
<div style="padding: 0.7em .5em; font-size:0.9em;">''to show your previous comment is outdated''</div>
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<tt><nowiki><s>This topic isn't [[WP:N|notable]].</s></nowiki></tt>
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<s>This topic isn't [[WP:N|notable]].</s>
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<div style="padding: 0.7em .5em; font-size:0.9em;">''[[WP:CON|consensus]] is how things are decided''</div>
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<tt><nowiki><!--This had consensus, discuss at talk page--></nowiki></tt>
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|[[Wikipedia:Picture tutorial|Show an image]]
<div style="padding: 0.7em .5em; font-size:0.9em;">''for uploading, see the [[Help:Introduction to uploading images|intro to uploading images]]
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<tt><nowiki>[[File:Wiki.png|thumb|Caption]]</nowiki></tt>
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[[File:Wiki.png|thumb|Caption]]
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|[[Template:Citation needed]]
<div style="padding: 0.7em .5em; font-size:0.9em;">''one of many [[WP:TC|cleanup templates]]''</div>
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<tt><nowiki>This statement is true.{{cn}}</nowiki></tt>
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This statement is true.{{cn}}
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|Add a page to a [[Wikipedia:FAQ/Categories|category]]{{Anchor|Add a page to a category}}
|<tt><nowiki>[[Category:Category name]]</nowiki></tt><br /><br /><span style="font-size:0.9em;">''place near the bottom of a page''</span>
|<span style="font-size:0.9em;">''shows''</span> "Category name" <span style="font-size:0.9em;">''in a bar at bottom when the page is previewed or saved''</span>
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|Link to a [[Wikipedia:FAQ/Categories|category]]
|<br><tt><nowiki>[[:Category:Category name]]</nowiki></tt><br /><br />
|<br>[[:Category:Wikipedia basic information]]<br>[[:Category:Wikipedia help]]


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<center>'''Works only at the beginning of lines''' &nbsp; &nbsp;
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| style="border-bottom:2px #a3b1bf solid" | You type
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|[[Wikipedia:Redirect|Redirect to another page]]{{Anchor|Redirect to another page}}
<div style="padding: 0.7em .5em; font-size:0.9em;">''redirects must be placed at the start of the first line''</div>
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<tt><nowiki>#REDIRECT [[Target page]]</nowiki></tt>
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<tt><nowiki>#REDIRECT [[Target page#anchorName]]</nowiki></tt>
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<div style="padding: 0.7em .5em; font-size:0.9em;">''a Table of Contents will automatically be generated when four headings are added to an article''</div>
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<tt><nowiki>==Level 2==</nowiki></tt><br />
<tt><nowiki>===Level 3===</nowiki></tt><br />
<tt><nowiki>====Level 4====</nowiki></tt><br />
<tt><nowiki>=====Level 5=====</nowiki></tt><br />
<tt><nowiki>======Level 6======</nowiki></tt><br /><br />
<span style="font-size:0.9em">''do not use''&nbsp; =Level 1=&nbsp; ''as it is for page titles''</span>
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==Level 2==
===Level 3===
====Level 4====
=====Level 5=====
======Level 6======
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<tt># One</tt><br />
<tt># Two</tt><br />
<tt>## Two point one</tt><br />
<tt># Three</tt>
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<div style="padding: 0.7em .5em; font-size:0.9em;">''this is used when replying on a [[Wikipedia:Tutorial (Talk pages)|talk page]], to make it easier to follow conversations. <br /> After a string of indents, or to revive a discussion, an outdent <nowiki>{{Outdent|n}}</nowiki> ([[Template:Outdent]]) can be used to reset the paragraph to the left margin.''</div>
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<tt><nowiki>{{Outdent|4}} return to left margin</nowiki></tt>
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==See also==
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[[File:Wiki_markup_cheatsheet_EN.pdf|thumb|Wiki markup quick reference (PDF download)]]
* For a full list of editing commands, see [[Help:Wiki markup|Wiki markup]]
* To experiment with editing, use the [[Wikipedia:Sandbox|sandbox]]
* For a guide to editing, see [[Wikipedia:How to edit a page|How to edit a page]]
* For a PDF, printable cheatsheet, see [[m:WMDOC/Cheatsheet]]
* For a pre-formatted collapsible cheatsheet with the most commonly used templates, see [[Template:Quicktemplates]]
* For more quick introductions, see [[:Category:Wikipedia quick introductions]]
* For a guide to editing and displaying mathematical equations and formulas, see [[Help:Displaying a formula|Displaying a formula]]

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