Help:Editing

Basic Syntax cheat sheet

Description	You type	You get
Applies anywhere
Italicise text	`''italic''`	italic

Bold text	`'''bold'''`	bold

Bold and italic	`'''''bold & italic'''''`	bold & italic

Internal link (within ADSIC)	`[[State]]` `[[State\|State Scores]]`	State State Scores

Redirect to another page	`#REDIRECT [[Target page]]`	↳ [Redirect]

External link (to other websites)	`[http://www.example.org]` `[http://www.example.org display text]` `http://www.example.org`	[1] display text http://www.example.org

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Applies only at the beginning of the line
Headings A Table of Contents will automatically be generated when four headings are added to an article.	`== Level 1 ==` `=== Level 2 ===` `==== Level 3 ====` `===== Level 4 =====` `====== Level 5 ======`	Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Level 5

Bullet list	`* one` `* two` `** two point one` `* three`	one two two point one three

Numbered list	`# one` `# two` `## two point one` `# three`	one two two point one three

Thumbnail image	[[Image:domo.gif\|thumb\|Caption text]]	Caption text

Attribute	Allowed Values	Description

align	`left center right`	Aligns the table. Deprecated. Use styles instead.

bgcolor	`rgb(x,x,x) #xxxxxx [colorname]`	Specifies the background color of the table. Deprecated. Use styles instead.

border	`pixels (e.g. 2px)`	Specifies the border width. Setting border="0" gives no borders

cellpadding	`pixels %`	Specifies the space between the cell walls and contents

cellspacing	`pixels %`	Specifies the space between cells

frame	`void above below hsides lhs rhs vsides box border`	Specifies which sides of the border surrounding a table will be visible Note: The "border" attribute can be used in conjunction with the "frame" attribute to specify the width of the border!

rules	`none groups rows cols all`	Specifies the horizontal/vertical divider lines. Note: Must be used in conjunction with the "border" attribute!

summary	`text`	Specifies a summary of the table for speech-synthesizing/non-visual browsers

width	`% pixels`	Specifies the width of the table

On wikipedia there is a much more extensive guide for editing. It can be found [here].