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


<nowiki>
'''Typing this:'''
Typing this


:Each colon at the start of a line
:Each colon at the start of a line


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


:::(The indentation persists
:::Repeat the indentation at any line break.
so long as no carriage return or line break is used.)


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


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


:::::And so forth ...
::::::And so on ...


::::::And so on ...</nowiki>


Yields this:
'''Yields this:'''
:Each colon at the start of a line
:Each colon at the start of a line


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


:::Repeat the indentation at any line break.
:::Repeat the indentation at any line break.
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::::::And so on ...
::::::And so on ...
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Latest revision as of 11:14, 20 August 2013

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 ...