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-[[|Back to Top]] 
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 ===== Using horizontal rules ===== ===== Using horizontal rules =====
  
-3. Use a horizontal rule for breaking up sections of a page. +Use a horizontal rule for breaking up sections of a page. 
-A horizontal rule is created by using ''<nowiki>----</nowiki>''(four dashes) in between two blank lines. Be sure to check your preview before saving to ensure that the divider properly renders.+A horizontal rule is created by using 
 +<code> 
 +---- 
 +</code> 
 +(four dashes) in between two blank lines. Be sure to preview your changes before saving to ensure that the divider properly renders.
  
 +[[|Back to Top]]
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 ===== Using Back to Top links ===== ===== Using Back to Top links =====
  
-3. If a section is long enough and the top of the page scrolls far beyond the top of the screen, insert the code ''<nowiki>[[|Back to Top]]</nowiki>'' followed by a horizontal rule to allow the reader to return back to the top of page and the table of contents. This is not a strict rule and would depend on how large a section. If there are a number of small sections on one screen, a "Back to Top" is not neccessarily needed for each section. This is a bit of a judgement call required on the part of the editor to strike a balance between a reader's useability of the page and cluttering the page with unneeded links.+If a section is long enough and the top of the page scrolls far beyond the top of the screen, insert the code ''<nowiki>[[|Back to Top]]</nowiki>'' followed by a horizontal rule to allow the reader to return back to the top of page and the table of contents.  
 + 
 +<code> 
 + 
 +[[|Back to Top]] 
 +---- 
 + 
 +</code> 
 + 
 +This is not a strict rule and would depend on how large a section. If there are a number of small sections on one screen, a "Back to Top" is not neccessarily needed for each section. This is a bit of a judgement call required on the part of the editor to strike a balance between a reader's useability of the page and cluttering the page with unneeded links. 
 + 
 +----
  
 ===== Creating back-links ===== ===== Creating back-links =====
  
-4.At the bottom of the page, if it makes sense, create one or two back-links to the main page. For example, on the [[:xfce:thunar:thunar-archive-plugin:bugs|Thunar-archive-plugin bugs]] page, there are two backlinks included at the bottom of the page. One returns the user to the subsection on the thunar archive plugin, and the second goes back to the main thunar page. This is coded in the editing window, as follows:+At the bottom of the page, if it makes sense, create one or two back-links to the main page. For example, on the [[:xfce:thunar:thunar-archive-plugin:bugs|Thunar-archive-plugin bugs]] page, there are two backlinks included at the bottom of the page. One returns the user to the subsection on the thunar archive plugin, and the second goes back to the main thunar page. This is coded in the editing window, as follows:
  
 <code> <code>