You can italicize text by putting 2 apostrophes on each side.

3 apostrophes will embolden the text.

5 apostrophes will embolden and italicize the text.

(4 apostrophes don't do anything special -- there's just 'one left over'.)

You can ''italicize text'' by putting 2 
apostrophes on each side. 

3 apostrophes will embolden '''the text'''. 

5 apostrophes will embolden and italicize 
'''''the text'''''.

(4 apostrophes don't do anything
special -- there's just ''''one left
over''''.)

You should "sign" your comments on talk pages:
- Three tildes give your user name: Example
- Four tildes give your user name plus date/time: Example 07:46, 27 November 2005 (UTC)
- Five tildes give the date/time alone: 07:46, 27 November 2005 (UTC)

You should "sign" your comments 
on talk pages: <br />
- Three tildes give your user
name: ~~~ <br />
- Four tildes give your user 
name plus date/time: ~~~~ <br />
- Five tildes give the 
date/time alone: ~~~~~ <br />

Headings organize your writing into sections. The Wiki software can automatically generate a table of contents from them.

Using more equals signs creates a subsection.

Don't skip levels, like from two to four equals signs.

Start with 2 equals signs not 1 because 1 creates H1 tags which should be reserved for page title.

== Section headings ==

''Headings'' organize your writing into sections.
The Wiki software can automatically generate
a table of contents from them.

=== Subsection ===

Using more equals signs creates a subsection.

==== A smaller subsection ====

Don't skip levels, 
like from two to four equals signs.

Start with 2 equals signs not 1 
because 1 creates H1 tags
which should be reserved for page title.

• Unordered lists are easy to do:
  • Start every line with a star.
    • More stars indicate a deeper level.

  Previous item continues.

  • A newline
• in a list

marks the end of the list.

• Of course you can start again.

* ''Unordered lists'' are easy to do:
** Start every line with a star.
*** More stars indicate a deeper level.
*: Previous item continues.
** A new line
* in a list  
marks the end of the list.
* Of course you can start again.

1. Numbered lists are:
   1. Very organized
   2. Easy to follow

A new line marks the end of the list.

1. New numbering starts with 1.

# ''Numbered lists'' are:
## Very organized
## Easy to follow
A new line marks the end of the list.
# New numbering starts with 1.

A colon (:) indents a line or paragraph.

A newline starts a new paragraph.
Often used for discussion on talk pages.

We use 1 colon to indent once.

We use 2 colons to indent twice.

3 colons to indent 3 times, and so on.

: A colon (:) indents a line or paragraph.
A newline starts a new paragraph. <br>
Often used for discussion on talk pages.
: We use 1 colon to indent once.
:: We use 2 colons to indent twice.
::: 3 colons to indent 3 times, and so on.

Here's a link to the Main page.

Here's a link to the [[Main page]].

The character tilde (~) is used when adding a comment to a Talk page. You should sign your comment by appending four tildes (~~~~) to the comment so as to add your user name plus date/time:

Exa M. Ple 13:40, Jan 14, 2007 (UTC)

Adding three tildes (~~~) will add just your user name:

Exa M. Ple

and adding five tildes (~~~~~) gives the date/time alone:

13:40, Jan 14, 2007 (UTC)

The character '''tilde''' (~) is used when adding a comment to a Talk page. 
You should sign your comment by appending four tildes (~~~~)
to the comment so as to add your user name plus date/time:
: ~~~~
Adding three tildes (~~~) will add just your user name:
: ~~~
and adding five tildes (~~~~~) gives the date/time alone:
: ~~~~~

Three ways to link to external (non-wiki) sources:

1. Bare URL: http://lams.bic.nus.edu.sg/ (bad style)
2. Unnamed link: [1] (only used within article body for footnotes)
3. Named link: LAMS

See MetaWikiPedia:Interwiki_map for the list of shortcuts.

Three ways to link to
external (non-wiki) sources:
# Bare URL:
http://lams.bic.nus.edu.sg/
(bad style)
# Unnamed link:
[http://lams.bic.nus.edu.sg]
(only used within article
body for footnotes)
# Named link:
[http://lams.bic.nus.edu.sg LAMS]

Date formats:

1. July 20, 1969
2. 20 July 1969
3. 1969-07-20
4. 1969-07-20

Date formats:
# [[July 20]], [[1969]]
# [[20 July]] [[1969]]
# [[1969]]-[[07-20]]
# [[1969-07-20]]

A picture: 
[[Image:lams.jpg]]

With alternative text:
[[Image:lams.jpg|Lamswiki,]]

• Alternative text, used when the image is unavailable or when the image is loaded in a text-only browser, or when spoken aloud, is strongly encouraged. See Alternate text for images for help on choosing it.

Floating to the right side of the page using the ''frame'' attribute and a caption:
[[Image:lams.jpg|frame|Lamswiki]]

• The frame tag automatically floats the image right.
• The caption is also used as alternate text.

Floating to the right side of the page using the ''thumb'' attribute and a caption:
[[Image:lams.jpg|thumb|Lamswiki]]

• The thumb tag automatically floats the image right.
• The caption is also used as alternate text.
• An enlarge icon is placed in the lower right corner.

Floating to the right side of the page
''without'' a caption:
[[Image:lams.jpg|right|Lamswiki]]

• The help topic on extended image syntax explains more options.

A picture resized to 30 pixels...
[[Image:lams.jpg|30 px]]

• The help topic on extended image syntax explains more options.

Image:lams.jpg

Linking directly to the description page
of an image:
[[:Image:lams.jpg]]

• Clicking on an image displayed on a page

(such as any of the ones above) also leads to the description page

Image of the LAMS' lamb

Linking directly to an image
without displaying it:
[[:media:lams.jpg|Image of the jigsaw globe logo]]

• To include links to images shown as links instead of drawn on the page, use a "media" link.

Example:
<div style="display:inline;
width:220px; float:right;">
Place images here </div>

Example: {| align=right
|-
| 
Place images here
|}