... If you can enter text, you're ready for TWiki. With a few simple, intuitive TWikiShorthand rules, you'll be able to use plain text to create well-styled postings, instantly. ... To display a word or phrase in bold type , put it in asterisks: *bold type* . To display a word or phrase in italic , put it in underscores: _italic_ . To display a word or phrase in bold italic , put it in double underscores: __bold italic__ . To link to another Wiki topic, type the WikiWord for that topic. ...