Summary & FAQs

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You can do most basic formatting on the wiki using the rich editor toolbar that appears while you are in editing mode with the rich editor enabled, but there may be times when you need to apply more sophisticated syntax. You do this by applying wiki markup manually to the text you are creating. For example the rich editor is currently unable to nest lists (i.e., create a list inside a list).

Mixing lists

Self Assessment

Is it possible to mix types of lists? For example nested bullets in a numbered list.

The rich text editor toolbar is currently not able to mix lists. However we can do it using wikitext. You can either use the wikitext button on the rich editor toolbar or disable the rich editor. An example of the wikitext for a mixed list is shown below

 # The first item in the list
 # The second item in the list
 #* The first nested bullet
 #* The second nested bullet
 # The third item in the list
 

which results in the following mixed list

1. The first item in the list
2. The second item in the list
   • The first nested bullet
   • The second nested bullet
3. The third item in the list
   

Activity

Refining your user page The purpose of this activity is to use the skills you learned in this tutorial to improve the structure, layout and content of your User page. Go to your User page (which you can access by clicking on your User name after the image at the very top of the page). See how you can improve the structure and content of your user page by adding headings and subheadings. Review your text to see whether you can improve the layout by adding emphasis (bold and italics). Are there parts that may communicate more effectively by adding a bullet or numbered list?

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