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== Trying to discover how References are made == | == Trying to discover how References are made == | ||
| − | * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Reflist Making the References section] Templates for this. ''I think this template needs working on the Wiki software.'' "This template encapsulates the <references /> tag to show the list of references defined by <ref>...</ref> tags, with some formatting. It reduces the font size and has options for columns and groups. References can be defined within the body of the article or within the reference list. The <ref>...</ref> and <references /> tags are part of the '''Cite.php MediaWiki extension'''." There's also still [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Link this Help:Link page] that explains about making links. --[[User:John|John Eagles]] 02:18, 29 December 2011 (PST) | + | * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Reflist Making the References section] Templates for this. ''I think this template needs working on the Wiki software.'' "This template encapsulates the <references /> tag to show the list of references defined by <ref>...</ref> tags, with some formatting. It reduces the font size and has options for columns and groups. References can be defined within the body of the article or within the reference list. The <ref>...</ref> and <references /> tags are part of the '''Cite.php MediaWiki extension'''." |
| + | * There's also still [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Link this Help:Link page] that explains about making links. --[[User:John|John Eagles]] 02:18, 29 December 2011 (PST) | ||
== Specific editing help pages == | == Specific editing help pages == | ||
Revision as of 10:19, 29 December 2011
Here you find some links to information about editing pages on this site.
Trying to discover how References are made
- Making the References section Templates for this. I think this template needs working on the Wiki software. "This template encapsulates the tag to show the list of references defined by [1] tags, with some formatting. It reduces the font size and has options for columns and groups. References can be defined within the body of the article or within the reference list. The [2] and
tags are part of the Cite.php MediaWiki extension."
- There's also still this Help:Link page that explains about making links. --John Eagles 02:18, 29 December 2011 (PST)
Specific editing help pages
- WikiMedia Reference Card A one page summary of important MediaWiki editing commands, intended to be printed out and used next to the computer.
- Help:Editing
- The most common editing functions
- Help:Advanced editing
- Making your page look the way you want, organizing your writing — sections, paragraphs, lists and lines, links, text formatting, special characters, etc.
- How to edit a page
- Minor and major edits, links, URLs, images, character - and limited formatting, table of contents, variables, templates
- Wikipedia:Moving a page
- Also for changing the name of a page
- Customize page layout
- Help:List For example: Multi-column bulleted list
Images
Manuals
- All help pages in the Wikimedia: Category:Editor handbook
- You can also use the Wikimedia User's Guide
Trying out things
- If you want to try out things without danger of doing any harm, you can do so in the Wikimedia Meta:Sandbox
