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
Sign your posts on talk pages	~~~~	Your username 20:19, 8 October 2025 (UTC)
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

HTML Table properties

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

Complete Editing Guide

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