Help:Editing


 * 1) Click on Edit this page on top of web page or edit on the right (if available) for a section
 * 2) Type in text
 * 3) Click on Show Preview. Modify if required.
 * 4) Add summary if required. Click on Save page.

Bullet list (one per line)

adding  *  at the beginning of a line will form a bullet list.
 * 1st bullet
 * 2nd bullet
 * etc ...

Number list

adding  #  at the beginning of a line will form a number list.
 * 1) 1st
 * 2) 2nd
 * 3) etc ...

New Header sections

=New section=

Separating sentences

use a 'space' between lines

Indent

adding  :  at the beginning of a line will indent.

no indent
 * one indent
 * two
 * three

Dividing line

Line Break

If you put a break command   at the end of a line you can get a  single spacing and format your poetry formatted like you wish instead of being forced into the double spacing or ... into using a beginning space which results in having this blue box surrounding your work.

Font Size (using HTML)

Text = Text Text = Text Text = Text Text = Text Text = Text

Font Color (using HTML)

<font color="Red"> Text  = <font color="Red"> Text <font color="Green"> Text = <font color="Green"> Text <font color=#0000FF> Text = <font color=#0000FF> Text

even <font face=Comic Sans MS size=5> <font color=#FF0000>R</B> <font color=#FF8800>A</B> <font color=#FFFF00>I</B> <font color=#88FF00>N</B> <font color=#00FF00>B</B> <font color=#00FF88>O</B> <font color=#00FFFF>W</B> <font color=#0088FF>C</B> <font color=#0000FF>O</B> <font color=#8800FF>L</B> <font color=#FF00FF>O</B> <font color=#FF0088>R</B> <font color=#FF0000>S</B> are possible

Font color, face, size

<font color=#FF8890 face=Verdana size=5> <font color=#00FF55 face=Verdana size=5>abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz <font color=#0088CC face=Comic Sans MS size=6> <font color=#0088CC face=Comic Sans MS size=6>abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz

Other HTML Commands

 Text </B> = Bold Text</B> <I> Text </I> = <I>Italic Text</I> <U> Text </U> = <U>Underlined Text</U> <S> Text </S> = <S>Strikeout Text</S> or any combination: <U> Text </B></U> = <U><B>Underline/Bold Text</B></U>

...see also

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