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Please consult [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Contents/Editing_Wikipedia Editing] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Cheatsheet Text formatting].
== To create a new page ==
   
*first go to the page that your new page will be linked to.
*insert there the name of the new page as a Wiki link
*click on the new link to edit the new page that was just created
 
 
== To compose a new page, or change an existing page ==
Just type in text and use the formatting toolbar! It's simple - just look at source code of existing pages.


OpenOffice 2.3 has a MediaWiki export filter, so you can use OO Writer for formatting and then export that.
Hint: OpenOffice 2.3 has a MediaWiki export filter, so you can use OO Writer for formatting and then export that.


==generating a box of source code (e.g. to show a script or input file for a program)==
===generating a box of source code (e.g. to show a script or input file for a program)===
Simply introduce a blank at the start of a line. To avoid interruptions of the box, empty lines must start with a blank as well. Example:
Simply introduce a blank at the start of a line. To avoid interruptions of the box, empty lines must start with a blank as well. Example:
  shelxc pulg<<eof
  shelxc pulg<<eof
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  eof
  eof


== mathematical formulas ==
=== mathematical formulas ===
... are typeset with LaTeX:
... are typeset with LaTeX:
<math>
<math>
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F_{hkl} = \sum_{i=1}^{N} e^{-2\pi\imath\left( h\frac{x}{a}+k\frac{y}{b}+l\frac{z}{c}\right)}
F_{hkl} = \sum_{i=1}^{N} e^{-2\pi\imath\left( h\frac{x}{a}+k\frac{y}{b}+l\frac{z}{c}\right)}
</math>
</math>
== Further (authoritative) reading ==
Please consult  [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Contents/Editing_Wikipedia Editing] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Cheatsheet Text formatting].
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