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==Using the source editor==
==Using the source editor==
MediaWiki uses a markup language called [[mediawikiwiki:wikitext|wikitext]] to format articles. The visual editor is actually converting your changes into wikitext behind-the-scenes, which you can see by switching to the source editor.
MediaWiki uses a markup language called [[mediawikiwiki:wikitext|wikitext]] to format articles. The visual editor actually works by converting your changes into wikitext behind-the-scenes, which you can see by switching to the source editor while editing.
===Text styles===
===Text styles===
Text can be ''italicised'', '''bolded''', or '''''both''''' by surrounding it in quotes:
Text can be ''italicised'', '''bolded''', or '''''both''''' by surrounding it in quotes:
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==Navigation==
==Navigation==
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[[Category:Help]]
[[Category:Wiki help]]