How to write in the Labs?

There are just five main rules to follow to be able to create lessons. Here they are.

Rule 1

Everything written in a new line will be a new paragraph. We encourage to write all comments, memory techniques and so on just like this.

For example, a text like this

  All rules are pretty easy to learn and you'll be speaking the language in no time. 
  Let's learn the first basic rule. But before we start... 
  Here is the first thing you need to know...
  

will look like this:

All rules are pretty easy to learn and you'll be speaking the language in no time.

Let's learn the first basic rule. But before we start...

Here is the first thing you need to know...

Rule 2

Anything put inbetween brackets e.g. [dog] will appear in bold.

Rule 3

Anything put inbetween two * signs e.g. *can* will appear italicised.

Rule 4

Any text written at the beginning of a new line which is formated !something will be written with a margin from the left. We encourage to introduce new words and grammar items like that.

For example, editing like this

!The word for *dogs* is [canes]

will appear like this

The word for dogs is canes

Rule 5

Things, written in the beginning of a line in the format: ?question|answer will appear as question boxes in the text. Those boxes will have a button which will reveal the correct answer when clicked.

For example, a text like this

?dogs speak|canes parla

will look like this:

Translate this:
Your answer:

Rule 5 is very important because we encourage you to ask questions about how to say (or write) things all the time after having introduced words or grammar bits.

Extra rule - for alphabet courses

For alphabet courses, you might want to make letters or words consisting of letters of foreign alphabets look very big. To do that, just use the formatting #SOME LETTERS# in a new line and then the text will look 3 times as big as the rest. For example, our letters would look like this:
SOME LETTERS

Example

Let's use this to teach you how to say "the dog speaks" in Interlingua. First, let's look at the editing which you need to have when creating lessons:

!The word for *dogs* is [canes].
To remember this, you can imagine ten dogs chasing a single [can]. 
!The word for *speak* (as in *they speak*) is [parla].
Remember that they always speak in the [parl]iament.
Now, can you connect this and say:
?dogs speak|canes parla

Will have the apperance of:

The word for dogs is canes.

To remember this, you can imagine ten dogs chasing a single can.

The word for speak (as in they speak) is parla.

Remember that they always speak in the parliament.

Now, can you connect this and say:

Translate this:
Your answer: