If there's some formatting that your contributors use often, you can customize this for your site's particular needs.

Keeping this help text short and simple is important since this page is aimed at new users. It does include pop-up links for more detailed help.

• bold put word/phrase in asterisks: *your phrase*
• bullet list 3 spaces, asterisk, 1 space:    * your text
• headings 3 dashes, 1 to 6 pluses, 1 space: ---++ Your Heading
• italic put word/phrase in underscores: _your words_
• site links use topic name: WebHome or [[WebHome][Our homepage]]
• external links http://yahoo.com or [[http://yahoo.com/][link to Yahoo]]
• monospaced put word/phrase in equal signs: =your words=
• paragraphs separate with blank line
• More formatting help and hints on good style