Basic text formatting

• Italicized text

  Enter this :

           *italics*
  

  to get this:

  italics

• Underlined text

  Enter this :

           _underline_
  

  to get this:

  underline

• Boldfaced text

  Enter this :

           **boldface**
  

  to get this:

  boldface

Headers and paragraphs

• Text headers

  Enter this:

           My header
  
              If you enter a single line paragraph (e.g. like the one
           above and then indent the first line of the next paragraph, 
           the text in the one-line paragraph will be transformed into
           a header.
  
              Note that the second paragraph in the section also has 
           its first line indented.
  
              Be sure to leave a blank line between paragraphs.  This
           paragraph's first line is indented, too.
  
              Subheading 1
  
                 Use additional indentation to generate subheaders.
              Notice that the subheading's level of indenting is the
              same as the level for the previous paragraph, but that
              *this* paragraph is further indented.  It's the extra
              indenting of *this* paragraph that creates the subheading.
  
                 Subheading 2
  
                    Get smaller subheadings by indenting even more.
  
                    Subheading 3
  
                       Get even smaller subheadings by indenting even more.
  

  To get this:

  My header

  If you enter a single line paragraph (e.g. like the one above and then indent the first line of the next paragraph, the text in the one-line paragraph will be transformed into a header.

  Note that the second paragraph in the section also has its first line indented.

  Be sure to leave a blank line between paragraphs. This paragraph's first line is indented, too.

  Subheading 1

  Use additional indentation to generate subheaders. Notice that the subheading's level of indenting is the same as the level for the previous paragraph, but that this paragraph is further indented. It's the extra indenting of this paragraph that creates the subheading.

  Subheading 2

  Get smaller subheadings by indenting even more.

  Subheading 3

  Get even smaller subheadings by indenting even more.

Preformatted Text

• Block of preformatted text

Enter this:

      The next block of text will be formatted exactly the way I have typed it::

         This is all preformatted.

            Your formatting will be used until...
               ... you stop indenting text.
            None of the *structured text* **commands** _work_ here.

         This is still indented.

      This is no longer preformatted.

To get this:

The next block of text will be formatted exactly the way I have typed it:

      This is all preformatted.

         Your formatting will be used until...
            ... you stop indenting text.
         None of the *structured text* **commands** _work_ here.

      This is still indented.

This is no longer preformatted.

• Inlined preformatted text

Enter this:

      Some ordinary text here.  Some 'preformatted text here'.  More ordinary text.

to get this:

Some ordinary text here. Some preformatted text here. More ordinary text.

Lists

• Bulleted lists

  Enter this:

           * First item
  
           * Second item.  Note that there is a blank line between
           each list item.
  
              * Make lists within lists by using extra indentation
  
              * Second indented item.
  
           * Third item in the main list.
  

  to get this:

  • First item
  • Second item. Note that there is a blank line between each list item.
    • Make lists within lists by using extra indentation
    • Second indented item.
  • Third item in the main list.
• Numbered lists

  Enter this:

           1 First item
  
           2 Second item.  Again, note that there is a blank line 
           between each list item.
  
           3 Third item in the main list.
  

  to get this:

1. First item
2. Second item. Again, note that there is a blank line between each list item.
3. Third item in the main list.

Note that numbered lists cannot be embedded in bulleted lists.

• Definition lists

  Enter this:

           First item -- More information about the first item.
  
           Second item -- More information about the second item.
  
           Third item -- More information about the third item.
  

  to get this:

  First item

  More information about the first item.

  Second item

  More information about the second item.

  Third item

  More information about the third item.

Links

• Email addresses

  Enter this:

           "Forum@SlashRoot.Org":mailto:Forum@SlashRoot.Org
  

  to get this:

  Forum@SlashRoot.Org

• References

  Enter this:

           I am going to refer to a footnote here [1].
  
           Later in the text I will have a footnotes
           section.
  
           [1] My footnote.
  

  to get this:

  I am going to refer to a footnote here [1].

  Later in the text I will have a footnotes section.

  [1] My footnote.

Tables

• Tables

Enter this:

      |------------------------------------|
      | Choice 1   | Choice 2   | I like   |
      |====================================|
      | War        | Peace      | Peace    |
      |------------------------------------|
      | Life       | Death      | Life     |
      |------------------------------------|
      | Vaccines   | Biowarfare | Vaccines |
      |------------------------------------|
      | This spans two columns! | Spans 1  |
      |------------------------------------|
      | Peace      | This spans 2 columns! |
      |------------------------------------|
      | This spans all the 3 columns!      |
      |------------------------------------|

to get this:

Images

• Images

Adding images to your pages is a two step process.

First upload your image in your folder

• Click on my folder,
• Select Image from the drop down box on top left,
• Click on the ADD button,
• Browse to your local drive, select the image you wish to upload and then click on upload.

The image would now be uploaded and listed in your folder.

Then link your image to your document:

Let us say we were trying to add our logo to the following section.

The ID of the image uploaded, in this case, is: logo.jpg.

Therefore, to add our logo here,

Enter this:

          "Image Description Goes Here":img:logo.jpg

to get this:

It's that easy!

It is really easy to create nice-looking documents using Structured Text. Why not give it a try?