Source mode is one of the two editing methods with the Visual Editor. It allows for text-based page editing using a light markup language called wikitext. The Visual Editor might introduce small errors on your edit, so you can switch to source mode to verify changes. It is also used for more complex editing.
Switch to source mode
When viewing a page you can click the [[]] icon next to the pen icon to directly enter source mode editing. If you are already in the Visual Editor, click the pen icon dropdown menu on the top right and you'll be able to choose the source mode [[]].
Syntax
The wikitext syntax is pretty simple and you'll get used to it soon. The following cheatsheet is available at Help:Cheatsheet.
| Description | What you type | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Italic text | ''italic'' | italic |
| Bold text | '''bold''' | bold |
| Italic and bold | '''''italic and bold''''' | italic and bold |
| Internal link (within the wiki) | [[Form3]] [[Form3]]rd |
Form3 |
| Link to a section (anchor link) | [[Form3#Printing process]] [[Form3#Printing process | Printing process in Form3]] |
Form3#Printing process |
| Red link (link to a page that doesn't exist. Often helps showing a desired page) | [[Red link]] | Red link |
| External link (to other websites) | [http://www.example.org Text to display] [http://www.example.org] |
Text to display |
| Section headings (A table of content is automatically created for articles with four headings) | ==Level 2== ===Level 3=== |
Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5Level 6 |
| Category (add this at the end of the page) | [[Category:Archive]] | Place the page in Category:Archive |
| Bulleted list | * Item1 * Item2 |
|
| Numbered list | # Item1 # Item2 |
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| Text indent (Used on talk pages to answer and make conversations easy to follow) |
no indent (normal) |
no indent (normal)
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| Image | [[File:filename.extension|options|caption]] | Display the image |