Wikis

A wiki is a collection of collaboratively authored web documents. Basically, a wiki page is a web page everyone can create together, right in the browser, without needing to know HTML. A wiki starts with one front page. Each author can add other pages to the wiki by simply creating a link to a page that doesn't exist yet.

Wikis can be used for:

• group lecture notes
• group project management
• brainstorming
• contribute to other wikis
• collaborative story-telling

Text formatting markup

Description	You type	You get
	character (inline) formatting – applies anywhere
Italic text	''italic''	italic
Bold text	'''bold'''	'''bold'''
Bold and italic	'''''bold & italic'''''	bold & italic
Escape wiki markup	<nowiki>no ''markup''</nowiki>	no ''markup''

Section formatting markup

Description	You type	You get
	section formatting – only at the beginning of the line
Headings of different levels
	== Level 2 ==	Level 2
	=== Level 3 ===	Level 3
	==== Level 4 ====	Level 4
	===== Level 5 =====	Level 5
	====== Level 6 ======	Level 6
Horizontal rule	Text above ---- Text below	Text above  Text below
Bullet list	* Start each line * with an [[Wikipedia:asterisk|asterisk]] (*). ** More asterisks gives deeper *** and deeper levels. * Line breaks<br />don't break levels. *** But jumping levels creates empty space. Any other start ends the list.	Start each line with an *. More asterisks gives deeper and deeper levels. Line breaks<br />don't break levels. But jumping levels creates empty space.  Any other start ends the list.
Numbered list	# Start each line # with a [[Wikipedia:Number_sign|number sign]] (#). ## More number signs gives deeper ### and deeper ### levels. # Line breaks<br />don't break levels. ### But jumping levels creates empty space. # Blank lines # end the list and start another. Any other start also ends the list.	Start each line with a #. More number signs gives deeper and deeper levels. Line breaks<br />don't break levels. But jumping levels creates empty space.  Blank line end the list and start another.  Any other start also  ends the list. |
Definition list	;item 1 : definition 1 ;item 2 : definition 2-1 : definition 2-2	item 1 definition 1  item 2 definition 2-1  definition 2-2
Adapting definition list to indent text	: Single indent :: Double indent ::::: Multiple indent	Single indent Double indent  Multiple indent
Mixture of different types of list	# one # two #* two point one #* two point two # three #; three item one #: three def one # four #: four def one #: this looks like a continuation #: and is often used #: instead<br />of <nowiki><br /></nowiki> # five ## five sub 1 ### five sub 1 sub 1 ## five sub 2	one two two point one two point two three  #; three item one  #: three def one four  four def one  this looks like a continuation  and is often used  instead of <br /> five five sub 1 five sub 1 sub 1 five sub 2 |
Preformatted text	Start each line with a space.  Text is '''preformatted''' and  ''markups'' '''''can''''' be done	Start each line with a space. Text is preformatted and ''markups'can be done

2 Child Pages

Page: Creating a Wiki

Page: Using Wikis