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TWiki Text Formatting

Working in TWiki is as easy as typing in text - exactly like email. You don't need to know HTML, though you can use it if you prefer. Links to topics are created automatically when you enter WikiWords. And TWiki shorthand gives you all the power of HTML with a simple coding system that takes no time to learn. It's all layed out below - refer back to this page in a pop-up window from the Edit screen.
 
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TWiki Editing Shorthand

 
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Formatting Command:
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Paragraphs:
Blank lines will create new paragraphs.
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Headings:
At least three dashes at the beginning of a line, followed by plus signs and the heading text. One plus creates a level 1 heading (most important), two pluses a level 2 heading; the maximum is level 6. Note: A Table of Content can be created automatically with the %TOC% variable, see TWikiVariables.
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Bold Text:
Words get bold by enclosing them in * asterisks.
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Words get italic by enclosing them in _ underscores.
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Bold Italic:
Words get _bold italic by enclosing them in _ double-underscores.
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Fixed Font:
Words get shown in fixed font by enclosing them in = equal signs.
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Bold Fixed Font:
Words get shown in bold fixed font by enclosing them in double equal signs.
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Note: Make sure to "stick" the * _ = == signs to the words, e.g. take away spaces.
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Verbatim Mode:
Surround code excerpts and other formatted text with <verbatim> and </verbatim> tags.
Note: Use <pre> and </pre> tags instead if you want that HTML code is interpreted.
Note: Each tag must be on a line by itself.
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Separator:
At least three dashes at the beginning of a line.
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List Item:
Three spaces and an asterisk.
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Nested List Item:
Six, nine, ... spaces and an asterisk.
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Ordered List:
Three spaces and a number.
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Definition List:
Three spaces, the term, a colon, a space, followed by the definition.
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Table:
Optional spaces followed by the cells enclosed in vertical bars.
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WikiWord Links:
CapitalizedWordsStuckTogether (or WikiWords) will produce a link automatically.
Note: In case you want to link to a topic in a different Insights Collaboration TWiki web write Webname.TopicName.
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Forced Links:
You can create a forced internal link by enclosing words in double square brackets.
Note: Text within the brackets may contain optional spaces; the topic name is formed by capitalizing the initial letter and by removing the spaces; i.e. [[text formatting FAQ]] links to topic TextFormattingFAQ. You can also refer to a different web and use anchors.
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Specific Links:
Create a link where you can specify the link text and the link reference separately, using nested square brackets like [[reference][text]]. Internal link references (i.e. WikiSyntax) and external link references (i.e. http://TWiki.org/) are supported. The same Forced Links rules apply for internal link references. Anchor names can be added as well, like [[WebHome#MyAnchor][go home]] and [[http://www.yahoo.com/#somewhere][Yahoo!]].
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Anchors:
You can define a link reference inside a Insights Collaboration TWiki topic (called an anchor name) and link to that. To define an anchor write #AnchorName at the beginning of a line. The anchor name must be a WikiWord. To link to an anchor name use the [[MyTopic#MyAnchor]] syntax. You can omit the topic name if you want to link within the same topic.
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Prevent a WikiWord from being linked by prepending it with the <nop> tag.
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