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Basic Formatting Techniques

Double quotes

Place song titles in "double quotes."

Italicizing text

Italicize album titles with the <em> tag. You can italicize an album title like this: <em>Kind of Blue</em>.

Bolding text

Bold interview Q&A attribution with the <strong> tag like this: <strong>Bill Frisell</strong>.

Indenting text

You can indent text (e.g. lyrics) with the <blockquote> tag like this:

<blockquote>
She loves you, yeah, yeah, yeah
She loves you, yeah, yeah, yeah
She loves you, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
</blockquote>

Section headers

Create section headers using the <h3> tag like this: <h3>The Early Years</h3>.

Formatting Your Article Title

The proper format for an interview or artist profile is: Artist Name: Title

For articles and news announcements only.

To a musician profile {{ }} or {{m: }}
Create a hotlink to a musician profile page this way: {{m: Ted Nash = 14218}} or {{m: Ted Nash = 14218}}.

To a venue or festival listing {{e: }}
Create a hotlink to a venue listing page this way: {{e: Village Vanguard = 606}}.

To a Jazz Near You city {{jny: }}
Create a hotlink to a Jazz Near You website this way: {{jny: Philadelphia}}.

To an All About Jazz writer's profile {{c: }}
Create a hotlink to a staff writers's page this way: {{c: C. Michael Bailey = 123}}.