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Description	You type	You get
Applies anywhere
Italicise text	''italic''	italic
Bold text	'''bold'''	bold
Bold and italic	'''''bold & italic'''''	bold & italic
Internal link (to Audacity Manual):
to page displayed as name of the page	[[name of page]]	name of page
to page displayed as custom display text	[[name of page|display text]]	display text
to heading on page displayed as custom display text	[[name of page#heading|display text]]	display text
Redirect to another page - strongly discouraged except as temporary measure	#REDIRECT [[Target page]]	↳ Target page
External link (to other web sites)	[http://www.example.org] [http://www.example.org display text] http://www.example.org	[1] display text http://www.example.org
Applies only at the beginning of the line
Headings A Table of Contents (TOC) is automatically generated when four headings are added to an article. To force a TOC to appear, type __TOC__. On all Reference pages, we use __NOTOC__ to ensure there is no TOC.	== Level 1 == === Level 2 === ==== Level 3 ==== ===== Level 4 ===== ====== Level 5 ======	Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Level 5
Bullet list	* 1st point * 2nd point ** sub point about 2nd point * 3rd point	1st point 2nd point sub point about 2nd point 3rd point
Numbered list	# 1st step # 2nd step ## substep of 2nd step # 3rd step	1st step 2nd step substep of 2nd step 3rd step
Bullet list inside numbered list NB: Adding to an existing numbered point after the embedded bullet points will not indent properly. Use HTML <ul> inside <ol> instead.	# 1st step # 2nd step #* If (a) applies do this #* If (b) applies do this # 3rd step	1st step 2nd step If (a) applies do this If (b) applies do this 3rd step
Thumbnail image	[[Image:StereoMini-RCA.jpg|thumb|Caption text]]	Caption text

Tables

Column heading 1	Column heading 2	Column heading 3
Row heading 1	Cell 2	Cell 3
Row heading A	Cell B	Cell C

Special wikicode can be used as a shortcut to create a table. The pipe (vertical bar) codes function exactly the same as HTML table markup, so a knowledge of HTML table code will help in understanding pipe code. The shortcuts are as follows:

• The entire table is encased with curly brackets and a vertical bar character (a pipe). So use {| to begin a table, and |} to end it. Each one needs to be on its own line:

{| class="wikitable"
  table code goes here
|}

• An optional table caption is included with a line starting with a vertical bar and plus sign "|+" and the caption after it:

{| class="wikitable"
|+ caption
  table code goes here
|}

• To start a new table row, type a vertical bar and a hyphen on its own line: "|-". The codes for the cells in that row will start on the next line.

{| class="wikitable"
|+ The table's caption
|-
  cell code goes here
|-
  cell code goes here
|}

• Type the codes for each table cell in the next row, starting with a bar:

{| class="wikitable"
|+ The table's caption
|-
| cell codes go here
|-
| cells in the next row go here
| more cells in the same row here
|}

• Cells can be separated with either a new line and new bar, or by a double bar "||" on the same line. Both produce the same output:

{| class="wikitable"
|+ The table's caption
|-
|Cell 1 || Cell 2 || Cell 3
|-
|Cell A 
|Cell B
|Cell C
|}

• a row of column headings is identified by using "!" instead of "|", and using "!!" instead of "||". Header cells typically render differently than regular cells, depending on the browser. They are often rendered in a bold font and centered.

{| class="wikitable"
|+ The table's caption
! Column heading 1 !! Column heading 2 !! Column heading 3
|-
|Cell 1 || Cell 2 || Cell 3
|-
|Cell A
|Cell B
|Cell C
|}

Templates

To insert a template into the text, type:

{{nameOfTemplate|Text to be displayed}}

For example, when you type:

Click on {{menu|File > Open}}

Click on File > Open
is displayed.

If the text to be displayed include the equals sign, the text must either be preceded by "1=" or wrapped in <nowiki> </nowiki> tags.

For example, type:

{{note|1=The following example explains why 1 + 1 = 2}}

to display

The following example explains why 1 + 1 = 2

For this reason it is easier and more readable to use a template inside a template, rather than a <span class=...> </span> structure.

For example, it is easier to type:

{{note|Use {{menu|File > Save Project As}} to make a copy of your project}}

than to type:

{{note|1=Use <span class="menu">File > Save Project As</span> to make a copy of your project}}

both produce:

Use File > Save Project As to make a copy of your project