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Create Your First Article

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This is a guide to starting your first medical billing encyclopedia article. We will show you how to create an article and explain some of the DOs and DON'Ts.
Medical Billing Wiki covers only subjects related to medical billing. If the topic is likely to be related to the billing industry in some way, go ahead; if you're unsure, or the article is about you or something you are closely connected to, you can ask an administrator by email at admin@medicalbilling.wiki.
 '''You can only create a new article once you've [[Special:CreateAccount|registered an account]] and verified your email.''' ( Need to change your email, do so in [[Special:Preferences|Preferences]]).  
Before starting on your new page, try editing existing articles to get a feel for writing and for using Medical Billing Wiki's mark-up language. Also search Medical Billing Wiki first in case an article already exists on the subject, perhaps under a different title.
'''How to make certain things happen:'''
When you need to use some type of formatting, such as for a new headings or making text bold, you do this using wiki syntax or the buttons in the edit toolbar above the editing zone.
See all mediawiki 's software formatting help here''Create an underlined Heading: [https''' Create underlined headings by using equals signs before and after your text. <nowiki>== References ==</nowiki> creates an H2 heading. <nowiki>=== References ===</nowiki> creates an H3 heading. <nowiki>==== References ====</nowiki> creates an H4 heading. '''Text Formatting:''' Create different text formats by using the examples below. Italic Text - <nowiki>'' Italic Text ''</nowiki> Bold Text - <nowiki>''' Bold Text '''</wwwnowiki> Bold & Italic Text - <nowiki>'''''Bold & Italic Text'''''</nowiki> '''Create an Internal Link:''' Create an internal wiki link by using double brackets before and after your title.mediawiki <nowiki>[[ Exact Page Title ]]</nowiki> creates a link to that wiki page.org <nowiki>[[ Category:Exact Category Title ]]</nowiki> creates a link to that wikicategory page. '''Create an External Link:''' Create an external link by using single brackets before and after your title. <nowiki>[ http:/Help/www.domain.com ]</nowiki> creates a link to that external web page. <nowiki>[ http:Formatting Format Help//www.domain.com Domain Name ]</nowiki> creates a link to that external web page with different text.
See all mediawiki's markup formatting help here: [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Formatting Format Help]
== 4. List Your References ==