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Create a new blog entry or new wiki page.

To edit a blog entry or wiki page, view the entry or page and select the Edit link at the bottom.

To edit the home page of the site, edit the wiki page Home.

Formatting rules

Use the Sandbox to practice formatting.

Text is entered using the Markdown input syntax, with SmartyPants punctuation and a few extensions relevant to wikis.

Full documentation is given at the Markdown and SmartyPants sites; a few examples are given below.

Headings

Use

# Top Level Heading (H1)

or

# Top Level Heading (H1) #

or

Top Level Heading (H1)
======================

to get

Top Level Heading (H1)

Use

## Second Level Heading (H2)

or

## Second Level Heading (H2) ##

or

Second Level Heading (H2)
-------------------------

to get

Second Level Heading (H2)

Use

### (H3), #### (H4) ####, etc.

for other levels.

Horizontal lines

Horizontal lines are made with 3 or more asterisks or dashes, with optional spaces:

--- Horizonal line

or

* * * Horizonal line

Paragraphs

A paragraph can be written on multiple lines.

A blank line ends a paragraph.

A paragraph can be written
on multiple lines.

A blank line ends a paragraph.

Emphasis

Italic text and bold text.

*Italic text* and **bold text**.

Wiki links

To link to a wiki page put its name in double square brackets: Help.

To link to a wiki page put its name in double square brackets:
[[Help]].

Linking to web pages

Link text

[Link text](http://wikipedia.com/ "Optional title")

or

[Link text][id]

[id]: http://wikipedia.com/ "Optional title"

If you want the text of the link to be the url: http://wikipedia.com/

<http://wikipedia.com/>

Linking to images

Alt text

![Alt text](http://www.google.com/images/logo.gif "Optional
title")

or

![Alt text][id]

[id]: http://www.google.com/images/logo.gif "Optional title"

Lists

Unordered list elements begin with an asterisk, plus, or minus (* or + or -). Use indentation to get nested lists (4 spaces per level).

Use numbers followed by periods for ordered lists:

  1. foo
  2. bar

  3. baz

    1. foo
2. bar
3. baz

Literal text

Code blocks are blocks of text indented by 4 spaces:

Code blocks are blocks of text indented by 4 spaces:

Block quotes

Block quotes are blocks of text with > on the left:

Here is a two paragraph block of text. Blank lines end paragraphs.

Here is the second paragraph.

> Here is a two paragraph block of text.  Blank lines
> end paragraphs.
>
> Here is the second paragraph.
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