Editing pages
This is a brief introduction on how to use the syntax of this CMS.
- Links to pages
- Enclose the name of the page you want to link to in double brackets, like in
[[Lab Total]]. Blanks in page names that consist of multiple words are automatically converted into underscores (_), but can and should be entered as blanks for the sake of readability and convenience. - Links to external resources
- Just include the URL of an internet resource in your text to create a link to it, like http://www.atlas-games.com/ .
- Alternate text in links
- Use the vertical bar (AKA pipe symbol) to provide alternate text that is displayed instead of the linked page name, like in
[[Order of Hermes|The Order]]. This also works for external resources, like with[[http://www.atlas-games.com/|Atlas Games]]. - Lines and paragraphs
- Unlike with most text processors, a new paragraph is introduced by two line feeds (carriage return key) instead of just one. A single line feed evokes a line break, which is not the same as a new paragraph. Example:
First paragraph. Second paragraph. Third paragraph. Something that belongs to this paragraph, but starts in a new line.
- Text blocks
- Like paragraphs, everything separated by two line feeds introduces a new text block, an environmental context. There are no double line feeds necessary within a block. In fact, this would break the current context and start a new one, be it a paragraph, a bullet list, or a table.
- Lists and enumerations
- Unsorted bullet lists start with an asterisk (
*) at the beginning of a line. Ordered lists start with a plus sign at the beginning of a line.
* [[Bonisagus]] * [[Tremere]] + Open the device. + Instill the magical effect.
- Descriptions and definitions
- Definitions of terms start with a colon at the beginning of a line, followed by the definition term and another colon. After the second colon follows the descriptive text that reaches up to the end of the line.
: Ignem : Deals with light, flame, fire, and heat. : Aquam : Covers waters and liquids.
- Headers
- Headers help to structure long text by introducing sections and subsections. Headers start with a number of equal signs equal to the level of the section.
= Section == Subsection Some text. == Subsection #2 More text.
- Formatting
- For an extensive description of all formatting options, please refer to this page.
Note: You can learn about the syntax of the more frequently used formatting options by looking at the source of this page.