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=== Bulleted lists ===
=== Bulleted lists ===
When making a bulleted list, put an asterisk before each item to make it a bulleted list item:
When making a bulleted list, put an asterisk before each item to make it a bulleted list item:
:<code><nowiki>*Bullet point</nowiki></code>.
:<code><nowiki>*Bullet point</nowiki></code>
:<code><nowiki>*Bullet point</nowiki></code>.
:<code><nowiki>*Bullet point</nowiki></code>


This will appear as:
This will appear as:
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You can nest a bulleted list within a numbered list. Use the syntax #* for the bulleted items within the numbered list:  
You can nest a bulleted list within a numbered list. Use the syntax #* for the bulleted items within the numbered list:  
:<code><nowiki>#First numbered item</nowiki></code>.
:<code><nowiki>#First numbered item</nowiki></code>
:<code><nowiki>#Second numbered item</nowiki></code>.
:<code><nowiki>#Second numbered item</nowiki></code>
:<code><nowiki>#*Bullet point</nowiki></code>.
:<code><nowiki>#*Bullet point</nowiki></code>
:<code><nowiki>#*Bullet point</nowiki></code>.
:<code><nowiki>#*Bullet point</nowiki></code>


This will appear as:
This will appear as:
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To make an internal link, use two square brackets to open the link, followed by the name of the linked page, followed by two closing square brackets:  
To make an internal link, use two square brackets to open the link, followed by the name of the linked page, followed by two closing square brackets:  


:<code><nowiki>[[Name of page here]]</nowiki></code>.
:<code><nowiki>[[Name of page here]]</nowiki></code>


Use a vertical bar "|" (the "pipe" symbol) to create a link while labeling it with a different name than the linked page. The first term inside the brackets is the name of the linked page (the page you would be taken to), while anything you type after the vertical bar is what that link looks like on the original page. Here is an example:
Use a vertical bar "|" (the "pipe" symbol) to create a link while labeling it with a different name than the linked page. The first term inside the brackets is the name of the linked page (the page you would be taken to), while anything you type after the vertical bar is what that link looks like on the original page. Here are examples:
 
:<code><nowiki>[[I want to write a will | writing a will]]</nowiki></code>
:<code><nowiki>[[Resource List | list of the best sources]]</nowiki></code>
 
These will appear as:
:* [[I want to write a will | writing a will]]
:* [[Resource List | list of the best sources]]


:<code><nowiki>[[I want to write a will | writing a will]]</nowiki></code>.


=== External links ===
=== External links ===
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=== Hyphens between words ===
=== Hyphens between words ===
Put spaces between the hyphen and the word - like this.
Put spaces between the hyphen and the word - like this.
=== Spaces ===
The number of spaces following the terminal punctuation of a sentence in the wiki markup makes no difference, as the MediaWiki software condenses any number of spaces to just one when rendering the page. That said, modern practice is evolving towards just one space following the terminal punctuation of a sentence.


== Word Usage ==
== Word Usage ==
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