Most frequent wiki markup
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Editing#Most_frequent_wiki_markup_explained
Here are the 6 most frequently used types of wiki markup. If you need more help see Wikitext examples. http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Wikitext_examples
Practice editing
Before start editing a MediaWiki page, you'd better experiment editing in the sandbox http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Meta:Sandbox
Unordered lists
''Unordered lists'' are easy to do: * Start every line with a star. ** More stars indicate a deeper level. *** More stars indicate a deeper level. *** More stars indicate a deeper level. **** More stars indicate a deeper level. ***** More stars indicate a deeper level. ***** More stars indicate a deeper level. ****** More stars indicate a deeper level. ******* 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.
Numbered lists
''Numbered lists'' are: Very organized Easy to follow More ponds indicate a deeper level. More ponds indicate a deeper level. More ponds indicate a deeper level. More ponds indicate a deeper level. More ponds indicate a deeper level. # More ponds indicate a deeper level. # More ponds indicate a deeper level. ## More ponds indicate a deeper level. A new line marks the end of the list. New numbering starts with 1.