Textile page template
Textile is a markup language to format plain text, which converts to HTML when you publish your page. Use the textile page template to format your content using the Textile markup language instead of the Components Editor, the old visual editor or raw HTML editor.
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Create a new textile page
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Browse to the page under which you want to create a new textile page.
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Go to Edit > Create a new page:

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On the Create new page screen, select Classic editor.
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Select the Change button, then choose Textile page from the list of templates:

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Enter the rest of the page properties: URL, Page heading, Title bar caption and Link caption. For more guidance on these properties, see our article on how to create a new blank page.
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When you have finished editing the page properties, select the Create new page button. You see a confirmation message with a link to view the new page.
Textile syntax
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| this is *very* important | this is very important | |||||||||
| I think _Moby Dick_ is a great book | I think Moby Dick is a great book | |||||||||
| I'm away on the 23^rd^ June | I'm away on the 23rd June | |||||||||
| Water is also known as H~2~0 | Water is also known as H20 | |||||||||
| I'm away on -Monday- Tuesday | I'm away on |
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| A list of colours: * Red |
A list of colours:
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| A numbered list: # First item |
A numbered list:
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| |A|simple|table| |with|rows,|columns,| |borders|and|cells| |
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| Visit the "Google":https://google.com home page | Visit the Google home page | |||||||||
| Visit the "Google (search engine)":https://google.com home page | Visit the Google home page | |||||||||
| Google's home page is https://google.com | Google's home page is https://google.com | |||||||||
| h2. Heading level 2 h3. Heading level 3 |
Heading level 2Heading level 3 |
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| On Monday, Pat wrote: bq. Should we meet on Tuesday or Wednesday? Let's meet on Wednesday. |
On Monday, Pat wrote: Should we meet on Tuesday or Wednesday? Let's meet on Wednesday. |
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| Here's an image: !acrobat.png! |
Here's an image:
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| An image with alt text: !acrobat.png(Acrobat)! |
An image with alt text:
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| An image as a link: !acrobat.png!:https://acrobat.adobe.com |
An image as a link: | |||||||||
| Acronyms: REM(rapid eye movement) signifies deep sleep |
Acronyms: REM signifies deep sleep |
