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You want to help out this wiki, but don't know how it works. Don't worry this quick guide is here to learn you the basics of this wiki.

How to edit an article

At the top of each article you will find a bar with buttons, which is similar to the bar on the right. Simply hit edit to open the edit window. After having edit the pages its best to first look at the new result by pressing "Show preview" on the bottom of the page, if the result is good enough you can save the new changes by pressing "Save page". Additionally you can fill in a short summary of the changes you've made like "added additional character information" this way others can easily see what you've done on the page.

Formating your text

Okay so now you know how to edit an article, but you want to format your text in a good way as well. Wiki uses a combination of different symbols to create its formating codes. This may sound complicated, but its actually a lot easier than it sounds.

Bold an Italic

Bold and Italic both uses single quotes (') as formating code.

''Any text between two single quotes will appear Italic''
'''Any text between three single quotes will appear Bold'''
'''''Any text between five single quotes will appear both Italic and Bold'''''

Creating a headline

Wiki uses the equal sign (=) to create a headline, if a text contains 4 headers or more the wiki will automatically create an index with short cuts on top of the article. To create a header simply place the text between 2 equal signs, like this:

== This will create a level 2 header ==
=== This will create a level 3 header (which is also called a sub header) ===

Indenting your text

You can indent your text by placing colons (:) before the text.
:One colon will be indent your text,
::Two colons will indent it further,
:::Which means the more colons, the larger the indent.
This will result in this

One colon will be indent your text,

Two colons will indent it further,

Which means the more colons, the larger the indent.

Creating a list (Bullet and Numbered)

Creating a list works the same as creating an indent, though you'll have to use a asterisks (*) instead of colons.
*This will create a bullet,
*This will continue on a new line,
**Adding extra asterisks will mean it indent further.
This will result in this

This will create a bullet,
This will continue on a new line,
- Adding extra asterisks will mean it indent further.

By using the number sign (#) you can create a numbered list. You can create a sub list within the list by adding two number signs behind each other.
# First in the list
# Second in the list
## Creating a sub list
## Creating a sub list
# Third in the list
This will result in this

First in the list
Second in the list
1. Creating a sub list
2. Creating a sub list
Third in the list

Creating a horizontal line

You can create a horizontal line by placing the following code: ---- A horizontal line will look like this:

Creating a link

To create a link you'll have to place the word between two square brackets, like this [[Link]]. A blue link will mean the page you're linking to already exists, a red link will mean you're linking to a page that doesn't exist yet. Don't worry if the page doesn't exists yet, its easier to create 1 page later than having to edit 10 pages.

You can also create a different appearance to the link by adding a pipe symbol (|) or by typing directly after the last brackets. Below you find some combinations and there output.

Code	Output	Explanation
[[Main Page]]	Main Page	This will create a normal link
[[Final Fantasy (Series)\|Final Fantasy]]	Final Fantasy	By using a pipe symbol you can link to a page using a different name. The text before the pipe is the name of the page
[[Ashe]]lia	Ashelia	Any letters that are typed directly after the last bracket will appear as part of the link, but won't affect its location

Images

To add an image to an article you must first upload one to the wiki. You can do this with the "Upload File" button located in the toolbar section of the menu. Once you've uploaded an image you can add it to your page. By adding a pipe after the file name you can alter the appearance and location of the image, basically the full setup of the image code will look like this:
[[File:{name}|{additional options}]]

Name

This is the name of the image file, for example "Logo.png". Its important to remember that this is case sensitive.

Additional options

Most additional options come in sets, aligning the image left for example means you can't align it on the right side as well. All options must be separated by a pipe (|).

Type

Here you can fill in thumb, border or frame.

thumb will create a thumbnail version of the image, you can't change the size of the image.
border will create a small border around the image.
frame will create a frame around the image, the image will always appear in its default size and you can't change the size.

Location

Here you can fill in left, right, center or none

Left and Right will let the image align on either the left or right side of the page
Center will align the image in the middle of the page, any text after the image tag will appear bellow the image (not on the sides)
None will let the image align on the left of the screen, but unlike "left" this command will align any remaining text below the image instead of aligning it on the sides

Size

You can alter the size of the picture by typing the size of the with in pixels. The picture will remain its original width-height ratio so there's no need to alter the height separately. The size is always a full number with px behind it, so it will look something like "100px".

Caption

Any text that isn't one of the official image "options" will automatically be seen as a Caption and placed below the image.

Examples

text text text [[File:Logo.png\|thumb\|left\|this is a caption]] text text text	text text text this is a caption text text text
text text text [[File:Logo.png\|thumb\|right\|this is a caption]] text text text	text text text this is a caption text text text
text text text [[File:Logo.png\|thumb\|none\|this is a caption]] text text text	text text text this is a caption text text text
text text text [[File:Logo.png\|border\|100px]] text text text	text text text text text text
text text text [[File:Logo.png\|border\|20px]] text text text	text text text text text text

Templates

Templates are pre-made pieces of code that you can easily add to any other page. Some templates can be added straight away and others have some variables that can be easily filled in. Just go to the template page and read the instructions, you can find a full list of templates here: Category:Template