Help:Toolbar

In compatible browsers, an edit toolbar can be automatically displayed with the edit box, provided that this has been set in the preferences. It appears automatically for editors who are not logged in. This functions partly as a typing aid and partly as a reminder of the available functions. All the functions are available simply by typing the code directly into the edit box (such as [[link]]) - this may be easier.

The toolbar works with Internet Explorer, the Mozilla Suite/SeaMonkey, Firefox, Konqueror, Safari, and Opera.

For example: To turn a piece of text into an internal link, select it and press the third button.

In Mozilla browsers and IE, you can format existing text by highlighting the text you want to format and clicking the relevant button on the toolbar. If you click a button without selecting any text, sample text will be inserted at the cursor's position (like so: Bold text). In other browsers, clicking on the button presents an explanation for that feature. (Pre-release 9.0 versions of Opera browser also seem to support the advanced functionality.)

Wikitext is the markdown language that our articles are written in, here's a cheatsheet on how to use wikitext.

Editor

This wiki's main markdown editor is mw:Extension:WikiEditor.

Overview of functions

Icon	Function	What it shows when editing	What it shows on the page	Help
	Bold or strong emphasis	'''abc'''	abc
	Italic or emphasis	''abc''	abc
	Insert link	[[Help|Internal link]] or [http://www.example.com External link]	Internal link or External link
	Insert file	[[File:Goat.jpg|40x40px|thumb|It's a goat!]]		Help:Images
	Insert reference	<ref>Cite your reference here.</ref>		Help:References

Advanced options

Click > Advanced for more options on quick insertion of wikitext.

> Special Characters has a list of Unicode characters that you can click to insert. Fun symbols ♥♣♦♠. You can add characters from different languages as well — תודה!

> Help has some quick tips on writing wikitext.

Icon	Function	What it shows when editing	What it shows on the page	Help
	Adding headings	====Example====	Example	Help:Sections
	Insert unordered list	* Bulleted list item	Bulleted list item
	Insert numbered list	# Numbered list item	Numbered list item
	Delete formatting	<nowiki>Insert '''non-formatted text''' here</nowiki>	Insert '''non-formatted text''' here
	Inserts a new line	a<br />bc	a bc
	Makes text big	<big>Big text</big>	Big text
	Makes text smaller.	<small>Small text</small>	Small text
	Makes text superscript	goat<sup>Superscript text</sup>	goatSuperscript text
	Makes text subscript	goat<sub>Subscript text</sub>	goatSubscript text
	Insert a gallery	<gallery> goat.jpg|It's a goat. cheese.jpg|Some cheese! </gallery>	It's a goat. Some cheese!	Setting up a "Gallery"
	Insert redirect	#REDIRECT [[Target page name]]	Go to Fun:Recursion to see an example of a redirect in action.	Help:Redirects
	Inserts a table	{| class="wikitable" |- | Example |- | Example |}	Example Example	Help:Tables

Old editor

All of the toolbar options, and further editing options, are available in Bananeweizen's Firefox extension.

List of functions

Icon	Function	What it shows when editing	What it shows on the page
	Bold or strong emphasis	'''abc'''	abc
	Italic or emphasis	''abc''	abc
	Internal link	[[User:Human]]	User:Human
	External link	[http://richarddawkins.net/article,2394,Lying-for-Jesus,Richard-Dawkins]	[1]
	Section heading	== abc ==	abc
	Insert image	[[Image:stilton.jpg]]
	Insert media	[[Media:abc.ogg]]	Media:abc.ogg (No media file on here yet)
	Mathematical formula (Not functional as of August 2020)	<math>\frac{20}{21} sinx + \frac{11}{42} tanx - \frac{3}{14} arctanx </math>	${\frac {20}{21}}sinx+{\frac {11}{42}}tanx-{\frac {3}{14}}arctanx$
	Ignore wiki formatting	<nowiki>abc '''[[Bold text]]'''</nowiki>	abc '''[[Bold text]]'''
	Sign talk comments (with time stamp)	--~~~~
	Horizontal line	----
	Smiley list	[[File:Shakinghead.gif]]