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==Editing Cheatsheet==

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{|align="center" style="width:100%; border:2px #a3b1bf solid; background:#f5faff; text-align:left;"
|-<!--WORKS ANYWHERE IN THE TEXT-->
| colspan="3" style="background:#E6F2FF; padding: 0.2em; font-size: 0.9em; text-align:center;" | '''Works anywhere in the text'''
|-<!--COLUMN HEADINGS-->
| width="30%" style="background:#E6F2FF; padding:0.3em; font-size: 0.9em; text-align:center;"|Description
| style="background:#E6F2FF; padding:0.3em; font-size: 0.9em; text-align:center;"|You type
| width="30%" style="background:#E6F2FF; padding:0.3em; font-size: 0.9em; text-align:center;"|You get
|-<!--1ST ROW 1ST COLUMN-->
|Italic text
|<!--2ND COLUMN-->
<tt><nowiki>''italic''</nowiki></tt>
|<!--3RD COLUMN-->
''italic''
|-<!--HORIZONTAL LINE-->
|colspan="3" style="border-top:1px solid #cee0f2;"|
|-<!--2ND ROW 1ST COLUMN-->
|Bold text
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<tt><nowiki>'''bold'''</nowiki></tt>
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'''bold'''
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|colspan="3" style="border-top:1px solid #cee0f2;"|
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|Bold and italic text
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<tt><nowiki>'''''bold & italic'''''</nowiki></tt>
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'''''bold & italic'''''
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||Link to another page
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<tt><nowiki>[[Name of page]]</nowiki></tt><br />
<tt><nowiki>[[Name of page|Text to display]]</nowiki></tt>
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[[Name of page]]<br />
[[Name of page|Text to display]]
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|Add an image
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<tt><nowiki>[[</nowiki>File:RFactor.png|thumb|alt=Alt&nbsp;text|Caption<nowiki>]]</nowiki></tt>
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[[File:RFactor.png|thumb|alt=Alt text|Caption]]
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|colspan="3" style="border-top:1px solid #cee0f2;"|
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|Add a page to a category
|<tt><nowiki>[[Category:Category name]]</nowiki></tt>
|Categories should be placed at the end of pages. The category name will display in a bar at the bottom when the page is previewed or saved.
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|Signature
<div style="padding: 0.7em .5em; font-size:0.9em;">''Sign your contributions when posting to a [[Wikipedia:Tutorial (Talk pages)|Talk Page]].''</div>
<div style="padding: 0em .5em; font-size:0.9em;">''Do not sign when contributing to an article.''</div>
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<tt><nowiki>~~~~</nowiki></tt>
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[[Special:Mypage|Username]] ([[Special:Mytalk|talk]]) {{CURRENTTIME}}, {{CURRENTDAY}} {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}} (UTC)

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| colspan="3" style="background:#E6F2FF; padding: 0.2em; font-size: 0.9em; text-align:center;" | '''Works only at the beginning of lines'''
|-<!--COLUMN HEADINGS-->
| width="30%" style="background:#E6F2FF; padding:0.3em; font-size: 0.9em; text-align:center;"|Description
| style="background:#E6F2FF; padding:0.3em; font-size: 0.9em; text-align:center;"|You type
| width="30%" style="background:#E6F2FF; padding:0.3em; font-size: 0.9em; text-align:center;"|You get
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|Redirect to another page
<div style="padding: 0.7em .5em; font-size:0.9em;">''Redirects must be placed at the start of the first line.''</div>
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<tt><nowiki>#REDIRECT [[Target page]]</nowiki></tt>
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↳ [[Target page]]
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|Redirect to a section of another page
<div style="padding: 0.7em .5em; font-size:0.9em;">''Redirects must be placed at the start of the first line.''</div>
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<tt><nowiki>#REDIRECT [[Target page#anchorName]]</nowiki></tt>
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↳ [[Target page#anchorName]]
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|Section headings<br />
<div style="padding: 0.7em .5em; font-size:0.9em;">''A Table of Contents will automatically be generated when four headings are added to an article.''</div>
<div style="padding: 0em .5em; font-size:0.9em;">''Do not use =Level 1=; it is reserved for page titles.''</div>
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<tt><nowiki>== Level 2 ==</nowiki></tt><br />
<tt><nowiki>=== Level 3 ===</nowiki></tt><br />
<tt><nowiki>==== Level 4 ====</nowiki></tt><br />
<tt><nowiki>===== Level 5 =====</nowiki></tt><br />
<tt><nowiki>====== Level 6 ======</nowiki></tt>
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<div style="padding: 0.5em 0em; font-size:1.5em;">Level 2
---------------</div>
<div style="padding: 0.4em 0em; font-size:1.32em; font-weight: 700;">Level 3</div>
<div style="padding: 0.4em 0em; font-size:1.16em; font-weight: 700;">Level 4</div>
<div style="padding: 0.4em 0em; font-weight: 700;">Level 5</div>
<div style="padding: 0.2em 0em; font-size:0.8em; font-weight: 700;">Level 6</div>
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|Bulleted list
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<tt>* One</tt><br />
<tt>* Two</tt><br />
<tt>** Two point one</tt><br />
<tt>* Three</tt>
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* One
* Two
** Two point one
* Three
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|Numbered list
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<tt># One</tt><br />
<tt># Two</tt><br />
<tt>## Two point one</tt><br />
<tt># Three</tt>
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# One
# Two
## Two point one
# Three
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|Indenting text
<div style="padding: 0.7em .5em; font-size:0.9em;">''This is used when replying on a talk page, to make it easier to follow conversations.''</div>
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<tt><nowiki>no indent (normal)</nowiki></tt><br />
<tt><nowiki>:first indent</nowiki></tt><br />
<tt><nowiki>::second indent</nowiki></tt><br />
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no indent (normal)<br />
:first indent
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==Adding Categories==

When creating pages or uploading images it helps the organization of the wiki if you add categories for the item to belongs to. You simply need to add '''<nowiki>[[Category:Category name]]</nowiki>''' at the end of a page or image description and you can add an item to as many categories as you wish.


Some examples of useful categories include:

* [[[[:Category:Ben Warren]]]] - when adding an image of a particular driver
* [[[[:Category:Draig Racing car images]]]] - when adding an image of a particular team
* [[[[:Category:Melbourne images]]]] - when adding an image of a particular track
* [[[[:Category:2011 images]]]] - when adding an image of a particular year
* [[[[:Category:Drivers|Category:Drivers| ]]]] - when creating a driver page
* [[[[:Category:Constructors]]]] - when creating a team page
* [[[[:Category:Superleague teams]]]] - when creating a Superleague team page
* [[[[:Category:Team owners]]]] - when creating a driver page of a team owner
* [[[[:Category:Helmets]]]] - when adding a helmet image
* [[[[:Category:Team logos]]]] - when adding a team logo


==Useful Templates==

===Driver infobox===

{{Infobox driver |
Name            = {{flagicon|ENG}} Adam Rouse |
Image           = [[File:Adam Rouse helmet.png|250px]] |
Nationality     = {{flagicon|UK}} British |
JoinYear        = 2005 |
FirstRace       = Malaysia 2006 |
Series          = SL, SC, Masters |
Team(s)         = [[Halcyon Racing]] |
}}

For the basic driver infobox, you should use the following template:

'''<nowiki>{{Infobox driver}}</nowiki>'''

If you're creating a new driver page you can copy and paste the following code and change the details yourself. As an example the code below produces the infobox for [[Adam Rouse]] on the right.

{| class="toccolours" margin-left:1em; font-size:90%; text-align:left;"
|<pre>{{Infobox driver |
Name            = {{flagicon|ENG}} Adam Rouse |
Image           = [[File:Adam Rouse helmet.png|250px]] |
Nationality     = {{flagicon|UK}} British |
JoinYear        = 2005 |
FirstRace       = Malaysia 2006 |
Series          = SL, SC, Masters |
Team(s)         = [[Halcyon Racing]] |
}}</pre>
|-
|}

===Driver statsbox===

{{Infobox driver stats |
Name            = {{flagicon|ENG}} Adam Rouse |
Image           = [[File:Nordsjoen 10.png|250px]] |
Series          = Superleague |
Updated         = 2012 R18 |
DebutYear       = 2006 |
First race      = Malaysia 2006 |
Team(s)         = [[Nordsjoen Racing]], [[Halcyon Racing]] |
Races           = 48 |
Championships   = 0 |
Wins            = 2 |
Podiums         = 8 |
Poles           = 1 |
Fastest laps    = 4 |
}}

For the basic driver stats infobox, you should use the following template:

'''<nowiki>{{Infobox driver stats}}</nowiki>'''

If you want to add a stats box to a driver page you can copy and paste the following code and change the details yourself. As an example the code below produces the infobox for [[Adam Rouse]] on the left.

{| class="toccolours" margin-right:1em; font-size:90%; text-align:left;"
|<pre>{{Infobox driver stats |
Name            = {{flagicon|ENG}} Adam Rouse |
Image           = [[File:Nordsjoen 10.png|250px]] |
Series          = Superleague |
Updated         = 2012 R18 |
DebutYear       = 2006 |
First race      = Malaysia 2006 |
Team(s)         = [[Nordsjoen Racing]], [[Halcyon Racing]] |
Races           = 48 |
Championships   = 0 |
Wins            = 2 |
Podiums         = 8 |
Poles           = 1 |
Fastest laps    = 4 |
}}</pre>
|-
|}
<br>
<br>
===Team infobox===

{{Infobox team |
Short_name    = {{flagicon|ITA}} Nordsjøen |
Long_name     = Nordsjøen Racing |
Logo          = [[File:Nordsjoen_logo.png|300px]] |
Owner         = {{flagicon|NOR}} [[Birgitte Wangensteen]] |
Base          = {{flagicon|WAL}} Cardiff, Wales |
Staff         = {{flagicon|ITA}} [[William Ponissi]] |
JoinYear      = 2002 |
Series        = SL, SC, Masters |
AssociatedTeams = [[EIRE]] |
Website         = http://www.nordsjoen-racing.com/ |
}}

For the basic team infobox, you should use the following template:

'''<nowiki>{{Infobox team}}</nowiki>'''

If you're creating a new team page you can copy and paste the following code and change the details yourself. As an example the code below produces the infobox for [[Nordsjøen Racing]] on the right.

{| class="toccolours" margin-left:1em; font-size:90%; text-align:left;"
|<pre>{{Infobox team |
Short_name    = {{flagicon|ITA}} Nordsjøen |
Long_name     = Nordsjøen Racing |
Logo          = [[File:Nordsjoen_logo.png|300px]] |
Owner         = {{flagicon|NOR}} [[Birgitte Wangensteen]] |
Base          = {{flagicon|WAL}} Cardiff, Wales |
Staff         = {{flagicon|ITA}} [[William Ponissi]] |
JoinYear      = 2002 |
Series        = SL, SC, Masters |
AssociatedTeams = [[EIRE]] |
Website         = http://www.nordsjoen-racing.com/ |
}}</pre>
|-
|}

==Editing Tables==

Editing tables is one of the harder tasks at present, but the following is intended to be a basic guide.

===Example===

{| class="wikitable" border="1" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%;"
! Heading 1
! Heading 2
! Heading 3
! Heading 4
|-
! Row 2 Column 1
| Row 2 Column 2
| Row 2 Column 3
| Row 2 Column 4
|-
!rowspan=2| Row 3 Column 1
|rowspan=2| Row 3 Column 2
| Row 3 Column 3a
|rowspan=2| Row 3 Column 4
|-
| Row 3 Column 3b
|-
| [[Example Driver]]
|bgcolor="#ffffbf"| 1
|bgcolor="#dfdfdf"| 2
|bgcolor="#ffdf9f"| 3
|-
| [[Example Driver 2]]
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 4
|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| 11
|bgcolor="#efcfff"| Ret
|-
| [[Example Driver 3]]
|bgcolor="#FFDF9F"|AUS
<small>3</small>
|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"|CHN
<small>1</small>
|bgcolor="#FFFFFF"|JAP
<small></small>
|-
|}

The table above is generated from the code below:
<pre>{| class="wikitable" border="1" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%;"
! Heading 1
! Heading 2
! Heading 3
! Heading 4
|-
! Row 2 Column 1
| Row 2 Column 2
| Row 2 Column 3
| Row 2 Column 4
|-
!rowspan=2| Row 3 Column 1
|rowspan=2| Row 3 Column 2
| Row 3 Column 3a
|rowspan=2| Row 3 Column 4
|-
| Row 3 Column 3b
|-
| [[Example Driver]]
|bgcolor="#ffffbf"| 1
|bgcolor="#dfdfdf"| 2
|bgcolor="#ffdf9f"| 3
|-
| [[Example Driver 2]]
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 4
|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| 11
|bgcolor="#efcfff"| Ret
|-
| [[Example Driver 3]]
|bgcolor="#FFDF9F"|AUS
<small>3</small>
|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"|CHN
<small>1</small>
|bgcolor="#FFFFFF"|JAP
<small></small>
|-
|}</pre>

===Basic Codes===

These are the basic codes you need to create cell, row and columns in a table.

{| class="wikitable" border="1" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%;"
! You type
!width=100| You get
! Notes
|-
|'''<nowiki>{| class="wikitable" border="1" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%;"</nowiki>'''
| 
| Opening line for a standard table
|-
|'''<nowiki>! Text</nowiki>'''
! Text
| A Cell formatted as a heading
|-
|'''<nowiki>| Text</nowiki>'''
| Text
| A normal cell
|-
|'''<nowiki>| </nowiki>'''
| 
| A blank cell
|-
|'''<nowiki>|-</nowiki>'''
|
| End of a row
|-
|'''<nowiki>|bgcolor="#ffffbf"|Text</nowiki>'''
|bgcolor="#ffffbf"|Text
|Cell background is coloured
|-
|'''<nowiki>|rowspan=2|Text</nowiki>'''
|rowspan=2|Text
|rowspan=2| Cell spans 2 rows (use with caution)
|-
| &nbsp;
|-
|'''<nowiki>|}</nowiki>'''
|
| End of a table
|}

===Colour codes for race results===

{| class="wikitable" border="1" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%;"
!width=300| Code
! Result
!width=200| Usage
|-
|'''<nowiki>|bgcolor="#ffffbf"| 1</nowiki>'''
|bgcolor="#ffffbf"| 1
| Race Win
|-
|'''<nowiki>|bgcolor="#dfdfdf"| 2</nowiki>'''
|bgcolor="#dfdfdf"| 2
| 2nd Position
|-
|'''<nowiki>|bgcolor="#ffdf9f"| 3</nowiki>'''
|bgcolor="#ffdf9f"| 3
| 3rd Position
|-
|'''<nowiki>|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 4</nowiki>'''
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 4
| Points Finish
|-
|'''<nowiki>|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| 11</nowiki>'''
|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| 11
| Non-points Finish
|-
|'''<nowiki>|bgcolor="#efcfff"| Ret</nowiki>'''
|bgcolor="#efcfff"| Ret
| Retired
|-
|'''<nowiki>|bgcolor="#000000" style="color:white"| DSQ</nowiki>'''
|bgcolor="#000000" style="color:white"| DSQ
| Disqualified
|-
|'''<nowiki>|bgcolor="#ffffff"| DNS</nowiki>'''
|bgcolor="#ffffff"| DNS
| Did not start
|-
|'''<nowiki>| -</nowiki>'''
| -
| Did not participate
|}

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