Difference: TextFormattingFAQ (9 vs. 10)

The most frequently asked questions about text formatting are answered. Also, TextFormattingRules contains the complete TWiki shorthand system on one quick reference page.

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How do I make a separator?

How do I create a heading?

You can create six sizes of headings - <h1>...<h6> in HTML - by typing, from the beginning of a line, three dashes (-), from one to six plus signs (+), a space, and your heading text. The FAQ questions on this page are created with: ---+++ Have a question?.

• You can insert a nested table of contents, generated from headings, by placing %TOC% wherever you like on a page (see TWikiVariables for more %TOC% options).

Text enclosed in angle brackets like <filename> is not displayed. How can I show it as it is?

• < = <
&gt; = >

• You enter: (a > 0)

  Result: (a > 0)

Some words appear highlighted, with a "?" link at the end. How can I prevent that?

A question mark after a word is a link to a topic that doesn't yet exist - click it to create the new page. This is a TWiki feature - typing a MeaningfulTitle in a comment is an invitation for someone else to add a new branch to the topic.

To prevent auto-linking - say you want to enter a word like JavaScript (the proper spelling!) - prefix the WikiStyleWord with the special TWiki HTML tag <nop>:

• <nop>WikiStyleWord displays as WikiStyleWord

How can I write fixed font text?

The quickest way is to enclose the text in equal signs:

• You enter: Proportional text, =fixed font=, proportional again.

  Result: Proportional text, fixed font, proportional again.

Text I enter gets wrapped around. How can I keep the formatting as it is?

This text will keep its format as it is:
<verbatim>
  Unit	  Price	Qty  Cost
  -------  ------  ---  ------
  aaa		 12.00	 3	36.00
</verbatim>

How do I create tables?

There are three possibilities:

1. Use Wiki rule with "|" vertical bars.
2. Use HTML tables with <table>, <tr>, <td> tags.
3. Use preformatted text with <verbatim> tags.

1. Use Wiki rule with "|" vertical bars

• Example text:
  | cell A1 | cell B1 | cell C1 |
| cell A2 | cell B2 | cell C2 |
• Example output:

  cell A1	cell B1	cell C1
  cell A2	cell B2	cell C2

2. Use HTML tables with <table>, <tr>, <td> tags

This is a manual process using HTML commands.

You enter:

<table border="1">
  <tr>
	 <th> Head A  </th> <th> Head B  </th>
  </tr><tr>
	 <td> Cell A2 </td> <td> Cell B2 </td>
  </tr><tr>
	 <td> Cell A3 </td> <td> Cell B3 </td>
  </tr>
</table>

Result:

3. Use preformatted text with <verbatim> tags

See "Text enclosed..."

• You enter: TWiki http://twiki.oats.inaf.it/twiki/pub/wikiHome.gif logo.
  Result: TWiki logo.

Can I write colored text?

• You enter: <font color="#ff0000"> Red color </font> draws attention.

  Result: Red color draws attention.

-- PeterThoeny - 13 Sep 2001
-- MikeMannix - 14 Sep 2001