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<nowiki>
:Each colon at the start of a line


::causes the line to be indented by three more character positions.
:Each colon at the start of a line
:::(The indentation persistsso long as no carriage return or line break is used.)


:::Repeat the indentation at any line break.
::causes the line to be indented by three more character positions.
:::(The indentation persistsso long as no carriage return or line break is used.)


::::Use an extra colon for each response.
:::Repeat the indentation at any line break.


:::::And so forth ...
::::Use an extra colon for each response.
 
:::::And so forth ...
 
::::::And so on ...


::::::And so on ...
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'''Yields this:'''
'''Yields this:'''

Revision as of 11:13, 20 August 2013

You can indent text as follows:

You can indent text by putting a colon in front of it.

Typing this:

:Each colon at the start of a line
::causes the line to be indented by three more character positions.
:::(The indentation persistsso long as no carriage return or line break is used.)
:::Repeat the indentation at any line break.
::::Use an extra colon for each response.
:::::And so forth ...
::::::And so on ...


Yields this:

Each colon at the start of a line
causes the line to be indented by three more character positions.
(The indentation persistsso long as no carriage return or line break is used.)
Repeat the indentation at any line break.
Use an extra colon for each response.
And so forth ...
And so on ...