Text formatting

Please see the Author toolkit for more detailed information relating to syntax.


Formatting

Syntax and Example

bold

[[b||text you want in bold]]

i.e. Applications are due [[b||1 March, 2005]].

italic

[[i||text you want in italics]]

i.e. Details will appear in this month's issue of [[i||The Reader]].

bold italic

[[bi||text you want in bold italics]]

i.e. Details will appear in this month's issue of [[bi||The Reader]].

internal hyperlink

[[directory path and file name||display text]]

i.e. [[/about/index.shtml||About Us]]

external hyperlink

[[full URL||display text]]

i.e. [[http://www.usyd.edu.au||The University of Sydney]]

anchor

[[anchor||anchor_name]]

i.e. [[anchor||history]]

link to anchor on same page

[[#anchor_name||display text]]

i.e. our [[#history||distinguished history]]

link to anchor on different page

[[#anchor_name||display text]]

i.e. our [[/about/index.shtml#history||distinguished history]]

-en dash

Enter the '-' character twice in a row

i.e. The process will take 3--5 business days.

-em dash

Enter the '-' character three times in a row

i.e. The deadline for all students---including international students---is Friday.