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== Introduction ==
== Help: Cheat Sheet ==
This cheat sheet is a quick reference for the most commonly asssociated MediaWiki syntax on the English Martinus Wiki. Use this to help you format text, create links, and add citations when editing articles.
This is the official, easy-to-read guide for the English Martinus Wiki.


== Text Formatting ==
{| class="wikitable"
| Description | What you type | What it becomes |
! Element !! What you type !! What it becomes
|---|---|---|
|-
| Italics | ''text'' | *italics* |
| Italics || &lt;nowwiki&gt;''text''&lt;/nowwiki&gt; || *italics*
| Bold | '''text''' | **bold** |
|-
| Bold and Italics | '''''text''''' | ***bold and italics*** |
| Bold || &lt;nowwiki&gt;'''text'''&lt;/nowwiki&gt; || **bold**
|-
| Bold and Ital_ics || &lt;nowwiki&gt;'''''text'''''&lt;/nowwiki&gt; || ***bold and italics***
|-
| Internal Link || &lt;nowwiki&gt;[[Page Name]]&lt;/nowwiki&gt; || [Page Name]
|-
| External Link || &lt;nowwiki&gt;[http://example.com Link]&lt;/nowwiki&gt; || [Link](http://example.com)
|-
| Citation || &lt;nowwiki&gt;{{ref | LB1 | 10.1}}&lt;/nowwiki&gt; || [1] LB1, 10.1
|-
| Redirects || &lt;nowwiki&gt;#REDIRECT [[Target Page]]&lt;/nowwiki&gt; || (Redirects to Target Page)
|}


== Links ==
== Instructions ==
| Description | What you type | What it becomes |
1. Use standard MediaWiki syntax.
|---|---|---|
2. Keep tables simple and readable.
| Internal link | [[Page Name]] | [Page Name] |
3. Always use the {{ref}} template for citations.
| Internal link with custom text | [[Page Name|Display Text]] | [Display Text] |
| External link | [https://example.com Link Text] | [Link Text](https://example.com) |
| Redirect | #REDIRECT [[Target Page]] | (Redirects the reader to Target Page) |


== References (The {{ref}} Template) ==
[[Category:Help]]
As established in [[Help:References to Martinus Works]], use the following syntax to ensure citations are correctly linked to the source material:
| Description | What you type | What it becomes |
|---|---|---|
| Reference Livets Bog | {{ref | LB1 | 10.1}} | [1] Livets Bog 1, section 10.1 |
| Reference Symbol Books | {{ref | SB2 | 17.11}} | [2] Symbol Book 2, section 17.11 |
 
== Categories ==
| Description | What you type | What it becomes |
|---|---|---|
| Add a category | [[Category:Cosmology]] | (Adds the page to the Cosmology category) |

Latest revision as of 20:59, 17 April 2026

Help: Cheat Sheet

This is the official, easy-to-read guide for the English Martinus Wiki.

Element What you type What it becomes
Italics <nowwiki>text</nowwiki> *italics*
Bold <nowwiki>text</nowwiki> **bold**
Bold and Ital_ics <nowwiki>text</nowwiki> ***bold and italics***
Internal Link <nowwiki>Page Name</nowwiki> [Page Name]
External Link <nowwiki>Link</nowwiki> [Link](http://example.com)
Citation <nowwiki>Template:Ref</nowwiki> [1] LB1, 10.1
Redirects <nowwiki>#REDIRECT Target Page</nowwiki> (Redirects to Target Page)

Instructions

1. Use standard MediaWiki syntax. 2. Keep tables simple and readable. 3. Always use the Template:Ref template for citations.