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Sections, paragraphs, lists and lines
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" ! What it looks like ! What you type Start your sections as follows:
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New section 

Subsection 

Sub-subsection 


 * Start with a second-level heading ( == ); do not use first-level headings (=).
 * Do not skip levels (e.g., second-level followed by fourth-level).
 * A Table of Contents will automatically be added to an article that has four or more sections.

Sub-subsection
A single newline generally has no effect on the layout. These can be used to separate sentences within a paragraph. Some editors find that this aids editing and improves the function diff (used internally to compare different versions of a page).
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But an empty line starts a new paragraph.

A single newline generally has no effect on the layout. These can be used to separate sentences within a paragraph. Some editors find that this aids editing and improves the function diff (used internally to compare different versions of a page).
 * When used in a list, a newline does affect the layout (see below).

But an empty line starts a new paragraph. You can break lines without starting a new paragraph.
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You can break lines without starting a new paragraph. marks the end of a list item.
 * Please use this sparingly.
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 * Lists are easy to do:
 * Start every line with a star.
 * More stars means deeper levels.
 * A newline in a list
 * A newline in a list

marks the end of a list item.
 * An empty line starts a new list.
 * Lists are easy to do:
 * Start every line with a star.
 * More stars means deeper levels.
 * A newline in a list


 * An empty line starts a new list.
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 * 1) Numbered lists are also good
 * 2) very organized
 * 3) easy to follow
 * 4) easier still
 * 1) easier still
 * 1) Numbered lists are also good
 * 2) very organized
 * 3) easy to follow
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 * You can even do mixed lists
 * and nest them
 * like this
 * like this
 * You can even do mixed lists
 * and nest them
 * like this
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 * Definition list : list of definitions
 * item : the item's definition
 * another item
 * the other item's definition
 * the other item's definition


 * One item per line; a newline can appear before the colon, but using a space before the colon improves parsing.
 * Definition list : list of definitions
 * item : the item's definition
 * another item
 * the other item's definition


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 * A colon indents a line or paragraph.
 * A colon indents a line or paragraph.

A manual newline starts a new paragraph.


 * This is primarily for displayed material, but is also used for discussion on Talk pages.
 * A colon indents a line or paragraph.

A manual newline starts a new paragraph. IF a line starts with a space THEN it will be formatted exactly as typed; in a fixed-width font; lines won't wrap; ENDIF this is useful for: * pasting preformatted text; * algorithm descriptions; * program source code; * ASCII art; * chemical structures;
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IF a line starts with a space THEN it will be formatted exactly as typed; in a fixed-width font; lines won't wrap; ENDIF this is useful for: * pasting preformatted text; * algorithm descriptions; * program source code; * ASCII art; * chemical structures; Centered text. *Note the American spelling of "center" (not "centre"). Centered text. A horizontal dividing line: this is above it
 * WARNING: If you make it wide, you force the whole page to be wide and hence less readable, especially for people who use lower resolutions. Never start ordinary lines with spaces.
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and this is below it.

A horizontal dividing line: this is above it
 * Mainly useful for separating threads on Talk pages.
 * Also used to disambiguate within an article without creating a separate page.

and this is below it.
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