Difference between revisions of "Help:Editing"
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| − | On how to edit pages | + | ==On how to edit pages== |
http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Editing_pages | http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Editing_pages | ||
| − | On how to format pages | + | ==On how to format pages== |
http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Formatting | http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Formatting | ||
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| + | ==How to make a reference== | ||
| + | ===Example Code:=== | ||
| + | <pre> | ||
| + | Text you want to reference about. <ref>reference data here will appear as a footnote</ref>. | ||
| + | It's in the middle of some super great writing. <ref name="Hammel, Jack">if you name a reference, you can re-use it easily</ref> | ||
| + | You worked really hard on making sure everything was properly cited.<ref>this is another reference</ref> | ||
| + | When the article was done you were proud.<ref name="Hammel, Jack /> | ||
| + | |||
| + | Don't forget to output the reference table like this: | ||
| + | <references /> | ||
| + | </pre> | ||
| + | |||
| + | ===Produces:=== | ||
| + | Text you want to reference about. <ref>reference data here will appear as a footnote</ref> It's in the middle of some super great writing. <ref name="Hammel, Jack">if you name a reference, you can re-use it easily</ref> You worked really hard on making sure everything was properly cited.<ref>this is another reference</ref> When the article was done you were proud.<ref name="Hammel, Jack" /> | ||
| + | |||
| + | Don't forget to output the reference table like this: | ||
| + | <references /> | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==How to do Tasks== | ||
| + | ===Example Code:=== | ||
| + | <pre> | ||
| + | <tasks> | ||
| + | [ ] A Simple Task (Name Of User Assigned to Task) | ||
| + | [1] A Priority 1 Task | ||
| + | [2] A Priority 2 Task (Name Of User Assigned to Task) | ||
| + | [3] A Priority 3 Task | ||
| + | [x] A Completed Task | ||
| + | </tasks> | ||
| + | </pre> | ||
| + | You can make as many tasks as you like. Each task must be on its own line. Do not put anything else on the same line as a task. You do not need to assign the task to a user. The user does not have to be a vailid wiki username. | ||
| + | |||
| + | ===Produces:=== | ||
| + | <tasks> | ||
| + | [ ] A Simple Task (Name Of User Assigned to Task) | ||
| + | [1] A Priority 1 Task | ||
| + | [2] A Priority 2 Task (Name Of User Assigned to Task) | ||
| + | [3] A Priority 3 Task | ||
| + | [x] A Completed Task | ||
| + | </tasks> | ||
Revision as of 14:59, 22 March 2007
Contents
On how to edit pages
http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Editing_pages
On how to format pages
http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Formatting
How to make a reference
Example Code:
Text you want to reference about. <ref>reference data here will appear as a footnote</ref>. It's in the middle of some super great writing. <ref name="Hammel, Jack">if you name a reference, you can re-use it easily</ref> You worked really hard on making sure everything was properly cited.<ref>this is another reference</ref> When the article was done you were proud.<ref name="Hammel, Jack /> Don't forget to output the reference table like this: <references />
Produces:
Text you want to reference about. [1] It's in the middle of some super great writing. [2] You worked really hard on making sure everything was properly cited.[3] When the article was done you were proud.[2]
Don't forget to output the reference table like this:
- ↑ reference data here will appear as a footnote
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 if you name a reference, you can re-use it easily
- ↑ this is another reference
How to do Tasks
Example Code:
<tasks> [ ] A Simple Task (Name Of User Assigned to Task) [1] A Priority 1 Task [2] A Priority 2 Task (Name Of User Assigned to Task) [3] A Priority 3 Task [x] A Completed Task </tasks>
You can make as many tasks as you like. Each task must be on its own line. Do not put anything else on the same line as a task. You do not need to assign the task to a user. The user does not have to be a vailid wiki username.
Produces:
<tasks> [ ] A Simple Task (Name Of User Assigned to Task) [1] A Priority 1 Task [2] A Priority 2 Task (Name Of User Assigned to Task) [3] A Priority 3 Task [x] A Completed Task </tasks>
