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 |  TWiki Shorthand, Quickly If you can enter text, send an email, your ready for TWiki. Use some simple, intuitive TWiki shorthand, and you have even more control - instantly! | 
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 Separate each paragraph with a blank line.
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 To display a word or phrase in bold type, surround it by asterisks: *bold type* | 
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 To display a word or phrase in bold type, put it in asterisks: *bold type*. | 
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 To display a word or phrase in italic, surround it by underscores: _italic_ | 
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 To display a word or phrase in italic, put it in underscores: _italic_. | 
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 To display a word or phrase in bold italic, surround it by double underscores: __bold italic__ | 
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 To display a word or phrase in bold italic, put it in double underscores: __bold italic__. | 
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 To link to another Wiki topic, type the WikiWord for that topic. To link to a Wiki topic in another web, type the name of the web, a dot, and the WikiWord for that topic: Test.WebHome. | 
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 To link to another Wiki topic, type the WikiWord for that topic. To link to a Wiki topic in another web, type the name of the web, and a dot, first: Test.WebHome. | 
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 If you add a WikiWord for a topic that doesn't exist, you'll see a question mark after it, prompting you (or someone else) to edit the new topic: FreshTopic. Once edited, enter the new WikiName and it will appear as a link to the that page.
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 If you enter a WikiWord for a topic that doesn't exist, it'll appear highlighted, with question mark at the end, prompting you (or someone else) to start off the new topic by clicking the ? - FreshTopic (click the ?, but don't save, to preserve the example!).
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 When entering WikiName links, include the home web name as a prefix, ex: all TWiki member pages are in the Main web, so enter Main.YourName. | 
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 When entering WikiName signatures - like, guest - include the Main as a prefix, since all TWiki member pages are in the Main web: Main.YourName. | 
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 For an external link, just type the URL, starting with http://. | 
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 For an external link, type the full URL: http://twiki.org. | 
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 To prevent a WikiName from becoming a link, type <nop>first,<nop>NoLinkPlease. | 
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 To prevent a WikiWord from becoming a link, type <nop>first,<nop>NoLinkPlease. | 
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 To indent with a bullet, enter space-space-space-asterisk-space. 
 Use a multiple of 3 spaces to start nested bullets.
 
 Start items in a numbered list with space-space-space-1-space.
 The "1" (or any number) will be replaced by the correct number in order.
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 To indent with a bullet, enter [space][space][space][asterisk][space].
 Use multiples of 3 spaces to start nested bullets.  
 
 Start items in a numbered list with [space][space][space][1][space]. The "1" (or any number) will be replaced by the correct number, in order.
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 Always start counting for bullets and such from the beginning of a new line.
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 To include an image, type its URL. You also can Attach an image to the page and display it with text %ATTACHURL%/yourimagefilename.jpg. | 
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 To include an image, type its URL. You also can Attach an image to the page and display it with text =%ATTACHURL%/yourimagefilename.jpg=.
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 To display a word or phrase in MONOSPACED TYPE, surround it by '=' characters. Use two for bold:bold mono. | 
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 To display a word or phrase in MONOSPACED TYPE, put it in equal signs:=like this=.Use
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	  Surround code excerpts, filenames, and other
	  unformatted text with <pre> or </pre>
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 Use three or more consecutive hyphens for a horizontal rule: --- 
 To see the markup for any page, click on Raw text on the lower toolbar.
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 Use three (or more) consecutive hyphens expands into a horizontal rule: --- 
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 | -- MikeMannix - 14 Sep 2001 
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