Paragraphs are separated by blank lines:    (OO)

''Italicized text'' becomes Italicized text.    (OP)

'''Bolded text''' becomes Bolded text.    (OQ)

{{{Fixed width text}}} becomes Fixed width text.    (OR)

To create new pages, either use a WikiWord -- compound, capitalized text (e.g. PurpleWiki) -- or surround words with double brackets. For example, [[Wiki Words]] will create the page, Wiki Words. If a page with that name already exists, the Wiki will link to that page. Otherwise, it will print a question mark next to the word. Click on the question mark to create the page.    (OS)

To prevent a WikiWord or other formatting options from appearing, surround the text with <nowiki> and </nowiki>.    (OT)

Links    (OU)

URLs automatically become links: http://www.blueoxen.org/    (OV)

Or, you can use brackets to label the link: [http://www.blueoxen.org/ Blue Oxen home page] becomes Blue Oxen home page.    (OW)

To include an image file, put the file on a web server and insert the URL to that file. For example, http://purplewiki.blueoxen.net/images/purplechurch2.png displays:    (OX)

http://purplewiki.blueoxen.net/images/purplechurch2.png    (OY)

Headlines    (OZ)

  = Heading 1 =
  == Heading 2 ==
  ...    (P0)

Lists    (P1)

Bulleted lists:    (P2)

  * Item 1.
  * Item 2.
  ** Subitem 1
  ...    (P3)

For numbered lists, use # instead of *.    (P4)

Indented text is preceded by :.    (P5)

  :This paragraph will be indented.
  ::This paragraph will be indented twice.    (P6)

Definition lists:    (P7)

  ;term:definition of term    (P8)

Other Formatting    (P9)

Preformatted text:    (PA)

  
  This text is preformatted.
    It will be printed as is, including whitespace.
      (PB)

Hard rules:    (PC)

  ----    (PD)

PurpleNumbers    (PE)

PurpleWiki automatically adds tags to the end of each element that look like {nid 7D}. For example:    (PF)

  First paragraph. {nid 3}

  * Bulleted list item {nid 5}    (PG)

When you view a Wiki page, these appear as PurpleNumbers. You can use these numbers to link to specific sections of the text.    (PH)

When you edit a page, leave these tags alone. If you're moving a paragraph, move the tag also. If you're deleting a paragraph, delete the tag as well. This way, the identifier will always point to the proper element, even if you move it to a different part of a page or even a different page entirely.    (PI)

You can link to a purple number on a Wiki page by appending # and the address after a WikiWord. For example, suppose you have the page LosAngelesDodgers with the text:    (PJ)

  Tommy Lasorda was the greatest manager ever.    (LA1)

The purple number is LA1, so you can link to this paragraph by saying LosAngelesDodgers#LA1.    (PK)