Wikipedia Edit CHEAT SHEET

[taken from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Wiki_markup]

This is just a cheat sheet: you should use the Wiki Markup page itself as your main reference.

Text Formatting

To ''italicize text'', just put 2 apostrophes on each side.

3 apostrophes will '''bold the text'''

5 apostrophes for '''''bold italics'''''

For text as {{Smallcaps|small caps}}, that uses a [[Help:Template|template]].

T italicize text, just put 2 apostrophes on each side.

3 apostrophes will bold the text

5 apostrophes for bold italics

For text as small caps, that uses a template.

Lists

Further information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:List

''Unordered [[Help:List|list]]s'' are easy to do:

** Start every line with a star. *** More stars indicate a deeper level.

**: Previous item continues.

** A new line

* in a list marks the end of the list.

* Of course you can start again.

Unordered lists are easy to do:

Start every line with a star.

More stars indicate a deeper level.

Previous item continues.

A new line

in a list

marks the end of the list.

Of course you can start again.

# ''Numbered lists'' are:

## Very organized

## Easy to follow

#: Previous item continues A new line marks the end of the list.

# New numbering starts with 1.

Numbered lists are:

Very organized
Easy to follow

Previous item continues

A new line marks the end of the list.

New numbering starts with 1.

Images

Only images that have been uploaded to Wikipedia can be used. To upload images, use the upload page. You can find the uploaded image on the image list.

A picture: [[File:wiki.png]]

References and citing sources

Main page: Wikipedia:Citing_sources

See also: APA style, Chicago style, Harvard style, and MLA style

Making a reference citing a printed or online source can be accomplished by using the ref tag. Inside the reference tag details about the reference are added. You can add additional attributes to add detail about the source and reference, a pipe (|) precedes each reference, each attribute goes inside the cite portion of the tag. (When in doubt, go to a reference section and click “edit” and see how the code is written)

What it's for	What you type
For creating the reference	<ref name="name for reference">Use a closing tag</ref> This is what I want to reference.<ref>Fabos, B. (2003). Information is everywhere. New York: Routledge. p. 116.</ref> ==References== <references />	This is what I want to reference.1 [and then the reference should appear in the very bottom references section]
When you cite a book	{{cite book}}
To cite a web source	{{cite web}}
Book ISBN	\|isbn=0-8018-6646-4 (ISBN of the book)
Web URL	\|url=http://www.wikipedia.org
Title	\|title=title of source
Author	\|author=authors, use commas for multiple
First name	\|first=first name
Last name	\|last=last name
Location	\|location=location of occurrence
Publisher	\|publisher=who published the source
Date	\|date=2007-03-04 (date of source)
Year	\|year=year of source
Accessed date	\|accessdate=2008-12-07
A complete reference tag	<ref name="WikiMarkup">{{cite web \|url=http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Help:Wiki_markup \|title=Help:Wiki markup \|publisher=Wikimedia Foundation}}</ref>
Referencing this again	<ref name="WikiMarkup"/>
Citation needed	{{citation needed}}

Wikipedia has a quick and easy way for you to just add the necessary elements and it will build the reference for you:

Look for the "Cite" button at the top of the Wikipedia edit bar:

Then under "Templates," choose the correct one (most likely " cite book"):

Finally, enter the relevant names, dates, and publisher (etc) into the dialog box:

Text Formatting

LINKS

Link to another wiki article

Renamed link

Named link with an external link icon

Lists

Images

References and citing sources