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  TWiki Editing Shorthand
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+ Appendix C: Text Formatting Rules
 Working in TWiki is as easy as typing in text - exactly like email. You don't need to know HTML, though you can use it if you prefer. Links to topics are created automatically when you enter WikiWords. And TWiki shorthand gives you all the power of HTML with a simple coding system that takes no time to learn. It's all layed out below - refer back to this page in a pop-up window from the Edit screen.
  A: The '<' and '>' characters have a special meaning in HTML, they define HTML tags. You need to escape them, so write '&lt;' instead of '<', and '&gt;' instead of '>'. 
 Example: Type 'prog &lt;filename&gt;' to get 'prog <filename>'.
 
 
 

 Q: Why is the '&' character sometimes not displayed?
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+ A: The '&' character has a special meaning in HTML, it starts a so called character entity, i.e. '&copy;' is the © copyright character. You need to escape '&' to see it as it is, so write '&amp;' instead of '&'. 
 Example: Type 'This &amp; that' to get 'This & that'.
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+ A: The '&' character has a special meaning in HTML, it starts a so called character entity, ex: '&copy;' is the © copyright character. You need to escape '&' to see it as it is, so write '&amp;' instead of '&'. 
 Example: Type 'This &amp; that' to get 'This & that'.
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+-- MikeMannix - 30 Aug 2001
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+-- MikeMannix - 02 Oct 2001

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