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Does the 2010 SharePoint wiki offer improved support for lightweight markup language? If so, where can I find the documentation?

For example, is there markup for bold text - external links - images ?

Thanks!

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I'm not aware of changes to the wiki "language" used in SharePoint 2010.

The user interface has certainly improved. For example typing the [[ characters will present a drop-down menu of available items to choose from (see this post by Michal Pisarek).

If there are certain language features you are looking for, please update your post with more details.

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I have added some examples. What I understand from your reply is that the only available wiki markup is for links, correct? – Christophe May 2 '11 at 7:57
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AFAIK, the only wiki "language" feature is still [[ characters. I tried all possible wiki combinations and they are not available at SP wiki pages. So, markup is created mostly through the Ribbon GUI and is stored as html internally. I added description for the Christophe examples - on how to do it using GUI, but if the question is only about wiki "language", your answer is correct, so +1. – Andrey Markeev May 2 '11 at 10:14
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Actually, almost all the SharePoint wiki markup is provided through the GUI (on the ribbon). So, there is no special SharePoint wiki syntax, except [[links]] syntax.

where can I find the documentation?

When you create standard "Team Site", where is a page with tips on wiki markup, which mention [[ command to create internal links. The url of this page is:

/SitePages/How%20To%20Use%20This%20Library.aspx

Now, about your samples:

For example, is there markup for bold text

You can select text and press Ctrl-B, or appropriate ribbon button:

bold

external links

insert link

images

insert image

Note: If you'd like to create a wiki page markup programmatically, you will not need any wiki syntax, because the page contents is stored in html format, in appropriate document library's aspx-files.

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Thanks for this detailed reply. I understand that wiki pages have a text editor menu, but my question is whether there are also inline commands (just like stackoverflow has both a menu and inline commands). Apparently the only one is [[. – Christophe May 2 '11 at 10:20
Yep, all the formatting made through GUI is stored as HTML internally, so I don't think they have any hidden wiki syntax there except of [[. Anyway, I think this answer adds some information to the page, and may be useful "for future readers" :) – Andrey Markeev May 2 '11 at 10:48

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