Use Structured Text

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.

      Subheader

         Notice how the subheader is indented with
    the previous paragraph, and this paragraph
    is indented yet one more step.

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.

Subheader

Notice how the subheader is indented with the previous paragraph, and this paragraph is indented yet one more step.

Preformatted Text

• Block of preformatted text

Enter this:

  The following will be formtted exactly as
  I typed it::

    This is all preformatted text.  Notice that
    it is indented one more level and that
    the above line ends in '::'.

    The *Structured Text* **commands** still
    _work_ here.

  This is no longer preformatted.

To get this:

The following will be formtted exactly as I typed it:

  This is all preformatted text.  Notice that
  it is indented one more level and that
  the above line ends in '::'.

  The *Structured Text* **commands** still
  _work_ here.

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:

  Regular text.

  * 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:

Regular text

• 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

  1 Second item.  Again, notice the blank line 
  between each list item.

  1 Plone will take care of the actual numbering.

to get this:

1. First item
2. Second item. Again, notice the blank line between each list item.
3. Plone will take care of the actual numbering.

Note: 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 -- Use two dashes to create definition 
  lists.

to get this:

First item

More information about the first item.

Second item

More information about the second item.

Third item

Use two dashes to create definition lists.

Links

• Links

Enter this:

  "A link to CNN":http://www.cnn.com

to get this:

A link to CNN

• Email addresses

Enter this:

  "address@example.com":mailto:address@example.com

to get this:

address@example.com

• 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.  The two periods followed by 
  the space and the bracketed text create the 
  anchor.

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. The two periods followed by the space and the bracketed text create the anchor.

Images

• Images

Enter this:

  "Text shown when the browser does not load the 
  image":img:logo.jpg

to get this:

You can use an arbitrary URL for the image, e.g.:

  "Plone logo":img:http://www.plone.org/logo.jpg

Tables

• Tables

Enter this:

      |------------------------------------|
      | Fruit     | Nut        | Mammal    |
      |====================================|
      | Apple     | Peanut     | Squirrel  |
      |------------------------------------|
      | Orange    | Macadamia  | Woodchuck |
      |------------------------------------|
      | Banana    | Walnut     | Dolphin   |
      |------------------------------------|
      | This spans 2 columns!  | Cat       |
      |------------------------------------|
      | Pear      | This spans 2 columns!  |
      |------------------------------------|
      | This spans 3 columns!              |
      |------------------------------------|

to get this: