FormattingStandards

Recommended text formatting

Keep formatting simple. The purpose of this Wiki is to collect content. When the content is ready to be published, a documentation professional will format the entire content to consistent standards.

It is recommended that text formatting be limited to:

• Paragraphs
• Bold
• Italic
• Center
• Headings
• Outlines: Indents, Bulleted and Numbered Lists

Basic Text Formatting in the Wiki

Description	What you see	What you type
Paragraph separation using blank lines.	This is paragraph one. This is paragraph two. This is paragraph three.	This is paragraph one. This is paragraph two. This is paragraph three.
Bold using triple single quotes.	Bold using triple single quotes.	'''Bold''' using triple single quotes.
Italic using double single quotes.	Italic using double single quotes.	''Italic'' using double single quotes.
Center text using a div.	Centering use a div.	<div style="text-align: center;">Centering use a div.</div>

Creating Headings in the Wiki

Description	What you see	What you type
Top level heading using equal signs	Heading 1	=Heading 1=
Second level heading using double equal signs	Heading 2	==Heading 2==
Third level heading using triple equal signs	Heading 3	===Heading 3===
Fourth level heading using quadruple equal signs	Heading 4	====Heading 4====

Outline Styles in the Wiki

Description	What you see	What you type
Indenting using colons	First level Second level Third level Third level More second level Third level	: First level :: Second level ::: Third level ::: Third level :: More second level ::: Third level
Bulleted List using asterisks	First level Second level Third level Third level More second level Third level	* First level ** Second level *** Third level *** Third level ** More second level *** Third level
Numbered List using "pound signs"	First level Second level Third level Third level More second level Third level	# First level ## Second level ### Third level ### Third level ## More second level ### Third level