Structured Text Help

• Structured text

  1. Italicized text
  2. Underlined text
  3. Bold typeface
  4. Headers and Footers
  5. Links
  6. Email Adresses
  7. References
  8. Images

These are Structured text, HTML and Plain text.

(i) Structured text

Structured text is a method of inputting information and changing typefaces or styles or, for example, adding links to your item quickly and easily. The following is a basic reference-guide for the use of Structured text.

1. Italicized text

Prefix and suffix your text with a single asterisc to italicize it:

word to *word* becomes word

2. Underlined text

Prefix and suffix your text with _ to underline it:

word to _word_ becomes word

3. Bold typeface

Prefix and suffix your text with a double asterisc to make it bold.

word to **word** becomes word

4. Headers and Paragraphs

Enter your header text and then indent the first line of any following paragraph to turn your header text into a header.

word or words

The following paragraph with the main body of information about the subject or item which you wish to input.

to

word or words

         The following paragraph with the main body of information about the subject or item which you wish to input.

becomes

Word Or Words

The following paragraph with the main body of information about the subject or item which you wish to input.

NB: Second, third and subsequent paragraphs also require indented first lines.

5. Links

Enter your link in quotes followed by a colon and then a full web address to create a link:

Item to link

to

"Item to link":http://www.Itemtolink.com

becomes

Item to link

6. Email Addresses

Enter the email address you wish to link to in quotes followed by a colon and the words 'mailto' , another colon and the email address again to create an email address link.

address

to

"address.com":mailto:address.com

becomes

address.com

7. References

To create a reference, suffix your text with a number, for example, between open and closed square brackets.

word or words

to

word or words [1]

becomes

word or words [1]?

[1] reference

8. Images

Prefix and suffix a text link to an image with quotes and then enter a colon, 'img' another colon, then the name of the uploaded image. NB Do not use the title that you gave to your uploaded image unless it is the same as the name.

word or words (these words will be shown when the browser does not show the image)

to

"word or words":img:yourimage.jpg

becomes

(your image is now shown)

You can use an arbitrary URL for the image, eg:

"another image":img:http://www.anotherimage.com/logo.jpg