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This '''Help section on Advanced Editing''' explains the codes used to format text in various ways. Text format codes for centering, strikethroughs, superscripts, subscripts, hidden comments (only visible to other editors), headlines, tabs, fonts (including font size and colours), links (including internal links and "piped links"), references, and underlining.  

This '''Help section on Advanced Editing''' explains the codes used to format text in various ways. Text format codes for centering, strikethroughs, superscripts, subscripts, hidden comments (only visible to other editors), headlines, tabs, fonts (including font size and colours), links (including internal links and "piped links"), references, and underlining.  

*Note that if someone is using a custom skin that specifies different link colors, for example green for internal links, and purple for "redlinks," a link formatted with this code will still look blue, and not match other links in appearance, to that user.

*Note that if someone is using a custom skin that specifies different link colors, for example green for internal links, and purple for "redlinks," a link formatted with this code will still look blue, and not match other links in appearance, to that user.

=== Link to another GCpedia article ===

=== Link to another Wiki article ===

To link to another GCpedia article, put double square brackets around the term <nowiki>[[Word or phrase you want to link]]</nowiki>.  

To link to another Wiki article, put double square brackets around the term <nowiki>[[Word or phrase you want to link]]</nowiki>.  

==== Piped link ====

==== Piped link ====

To link to another GCpedia article, but have the reader see a different word or phrase in the text, use the following wiki-text: <nowiki>[[Title of article | Word or phrase you want to link]]</nowiki>.  

To link to another Wiki article, but have the reader see a different word or phrase in the text, use the following wiki-text: <nowiki>[[Title of article | Word or phrase you want to link]]</nowiki>.  

The need to create a "piped link" occurs when you want to create a link to an article, but you do not want the entire title of the article to appear in the text. Here is example B with real text:  

The need to create a "piped link" occurs when you want to create a link to an article, but you do not want the entire title of the article to appear in the text. Here is example B with real text:  

<nowiki>[[Spam |unwanted junk e-mails]]</nowiki>.  

<nowiki>[[Spam |unwanted junk e-mails]]</nowiki>.  

The reader will only see the phrase "unwanted junk e-mails". However, when the reader clicks on the link, it will take him/her to the GCpedia article on [[Spam]]. The name of the actual GCpedia article is typed first. Then there is a vertical line. Then you type the word or phrase that you want the reader to see in the article.  

The reader will only see the phrase "unwanted junk e-mails". However, when the reader clicks on the link, it will take him/her to the Wiki article on [[Spam]]. The name of the actual Wiki article is typed first. Then there is a vertical line. Then you type the word or phrase that you want the reader to see in the article.  

Here is example B as it would look in a GCpedia article:  

Here is example B as it would look in a Wiki article:  

*Many public servants are finding that they have to spend too much time reading through [[Spam|unwanted junk e-mails]].

*Many public servants are finding that they have to spend too much time reading through [[Spam|unwanted junk e-mails]].

<nowiki>[[Department of Solar Affairs | Problem-plagued organizations]]</nowiki>  

<nowiki>[[Department of Solar Affairs | Problem-plagued organizations]]</nowiki>  

*Attempts to be humorous should be limited to one's own private webspace, and not done in GCpedia:

*Attempts to be humorous should be limited to one's own private webspace, and not done in Wiki:

<nowiki>[[Annual leave in the public service| key safeguards for mental stability]]</nowiki>  

<nowiki>[[Annual leave in the public service| key safeguards for mental stability]]</nowiki>  

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