Text formatting (basic)

Standard Rules

Text formatting presents the rules, syntax and tips for text presentation that determines how the text should look on site. ( You may be also interested in these related links: Text management, Text editing, Text hyperlinks )

Text formatting in AviationKnowledge should be reduced to a minimum, especially the most disruptive formatting, such as bold, strikethrough, and underlining.
Notwithstanding this, the following rules apply:

• References within the text should go in italics when they are not part of the text. For example,

"And this is so" (Pearson, 2005).
Pearson (2005) says that…

• Internet links are formatted as per default (i.e. blue font and underlined text). However, because this is fairly disruptive, internet links within the text should be reduced to a minimum.
  • In principle, links within the text should be made only to sources that provide knowledge that the reader should have prior to reading the text or that he can acquire at that precise moment by following the link (e.g. to a particular model or to specific background knowledge).
  • In all other instances (e.g. when links are to supporting knowledge, knowledge that can be acquired in the future, etc), links should be placed in the "Want to know more?" section instead of within the text.
• The "References" list at the bottom of the page uses a combination of bold, italics and normal text: bold for authors, italics for titles and normal text for the location of the reference.

ICAO - INTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION ORGANIZATION (1989). Human factors digest n^o 1. Fundamental human factors concepts. Circular 216-AN/131. ICAO (Montreal, Canada), 1989.

• The "Want to know more?" section uses a combination of bold (it could be as an hyperlink) and normal text: bold for identifying the reference and normal text for a brief introduction to what the reference is about.

AviationKnowledge - ICAO Ergonomics

Human Factors and Ergonomics are related concepts, but not necessarily the same. This AviationKnowledge page provides a synopsys of ICAO's Digest number 6, on Ergonomics.

Wikidot's editor

Bold text

Clicking on the button Bold will insert the syntax for bold text together with a self-selected description. You will see something very similar to the code below, except that the word "bold text" appears self-selected:

**bold text**

Substitute the self-selected description with your own typing.

For example,

**"My text in bold here"**

This text will appear as "My text in bold here"

• Typing "Ctrl b" will also insert the syntax for bold text together with the self-selected description.

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Italics

Clicking on the button Italic will insert the syntax for italics together with a self-selected description. You will see something very similar to the code below, except that the word "italic text" appears self-selected:

//italic text//

Substitute the self-selected description with your own typing.

For example,

//"My text in italics here"//

This text will appear as "My text in italics here"

• Typing "Ctrl i" will also insert the syntax for italics together with the self-selected description.

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Underlining

Clicking on the button Underline will insert the syntax for underlined text together with a self-selected description. You will see something very similar to the code below, except that the word "underline text" appears self-selected:

__underline text__

Substitute the self-selected description with your own typing.

For example,

__"My underlined text here"__

This text will appear as "My underlined text here"

• Typing "Ctrl u" will also insert the syntax for underlining together with the self-selected description.

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Strikethrough

Clicking on the button Strikethrough will insert the syntax for text stroked through together with a self-selected description. You will see something very similar to the code below, except that the word "strikethrough text" appears self-selected:

--strikethrough text--

Substitute the self-selected description with your own typing.

For example,

--My stroke through text here--

This text will appear as "My stroke through text here"

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Teletype text

Clicking on the button Teletype (monospaced) will insert the syntax for teletype (monospaced) text together with a self-selected description. You will see something very similar to the code below, except that the word "teletype text" appears self-selected:

{{teletype text}}

Substitute the self-selected description with your own typing.

For example,

{{"My teletype text here"}}

This text will appear as "My teletype text here"

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Superscript

Clicking on the button Superscript will insert the syntax for ^superscript together with a self-selected description. You will see something very similar to the code below, except that the word "superscript" appears self-selected:

^^superscript^^

Substitute the self-selected description with your own typing.

For example,

"My ^^superscript^^ text here"

This text will appear as "My ^superscript text here"

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Subscript

Clicking on the button Subscript will insert the syntax for _subscript together with a self-selected description. You will see something very similar to the code below, except that the word "subscript" appears self-selected:

,,subscript,,

Substitute the self-selected description with your own typing.

For example,

• "My ,,subscript,, text here"

This text will appear as "My _subscript text here"

Syntax

Bold text

You add bold text by typing your text between ** **.

For example,

**"Your text in bold here"**

This text will appear as "Your text in bold here"

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Italics

You add italics by typing your text between // //.

For example,

//"Your text in italics here"//

This text will appear as "Your text in italics here"

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Underlining

You add underlines by typing your text between __ __.

For example,

__"Your underlined text here"__

This text will appear as "Your underlined text here"

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Strikethrough

You add through strokes by typing your text between -- --.

For example,

--"Your stroke through text here"--

This text will appear as "Your stroke through text here"

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Teletype text

You add teletype text by typing your text between {{ }}.

For example,

{{"Your teletype text here"}}

This text will appear as "Your teletype text here"

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Superscript

You add ^superscript by typing your text between ^^ ^^.

For example,

"Your ^^superscript^^ text here"

This text will appear as "Your ^superscript text here"

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Subscript

You add _subscript by typing your text between ,, ,,.

For example,

"Your ,,subscript,, text here"

This text will appear as "Your _subscript text here"

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