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These are what is produced and note that the reference numbers in blue are automatically generated. Clicking on any one of the reference numbers causes the screen display to scroll down to that reference number in the Reference List section: | These are what is produced and note that the reference numbers in blue are automatically generated. Clicking on any one of the reference numbers causes the screen display to scroll down to that reference number in the Reference List section: | ||
| − | :First <ref name="Perry">Perry's Handbook, Sixth Edition, McGraw-Hill Co., 1984.</ref> text word referenced to Perry's Handbook | + | :First<ref name="Perry">Perry's Handbook, Sixth Edition, McGraw-Hill Co., 1984.</ref> text word referenced to Perry's Handbook |
| − | :Second <ref name="Perry"/> text word referenced to Perry's Handbook | + | :Second<ref name="Perry"/> text word referenced to Perry's Handbook |
| − | :Third <ref name="Perry"/> text word referenced to Perry's Handbook | + | :Third<ref name="Perry"/> text word referenced to Perry's Handbook |
| − | :The only <ref>Excel For Dummies, First Edition, Hungry Minds, Inc., 1980.</ref> text word referenced to the Excel book. | + | :The only<ref>Excel For Dummies, First Edition, Hungry Minds, Inc., 1980.</ref> text word referenced to the Excel book. |
===Producing the reference or footnote list=== | ===Producing the reference or footnote list=== | ||
Revision as of 18:03, 28 May 2006
This page gives short introductions to two methods for making linked footnotes:
- Cite.php method, explained in detail at wikipedia:footnotes, wikipedia's current best practice for numbered footnotes;
- Semi-automatic templates, explained in detail at wikipedia:footnote3, apart for Harvard references this method is obsolete
Contents
Cite.php method
This page is intended supplement the information in Wikipedia:Footnotes. It provides a very simple explanation of how to use the Cite.php method for creating reference indicators and reference lists in Wikipedia articles.
Multiple insertion of the same reference
On the Edit page, this is placed at the first insertion point of citation:
- <ref name=Perry>Perry's Handbook, Sixth Edition, McGraw-Hill Co., 1984.</ref>
This is placed at the second insertion point of citation:
- <ref name=Perry/>
This is placed at the third insertion point of citation:
- <ref name=Perry/> ..... and so forth for further insertion points
Single insertion of a reference
For the single insertion of a reference, the "name" parameter is not needed. On the Edit page, this is placed at the insertion point of citation:
- <ref>Excel For Dummies, First Edition, Hungry Minds, Inc., 1980.</ref>
What is produced at the points of insertion
These are what is produced and note that the reference numbers in blue are automatically generated. Clicking on any one of the reference numbers causes the screen display to scroll down to that reference number in the Reference List section:
- First[1] text word referenced to Perry's Handbook
- Second[1] text word referenced to Perry's Handbook
- Third[1] text word referenced to Perry's Handbook
- The only[2] text word referenced to the Excel book.
Producing the reference or footnote list
On the Edit page, this is placed in the References or the Footnotes section:
- <references/>
This is what it produces and note that the list numbers are automatically generated:
Notes on the Cite.php method
- Clicking on the blue superscript a causes the screen display to scroll back up to the point where the first reference to Perry's Handbook was inserted. Clicking on the blue superscript b causes the screen display to scroll back up to the point where the the second reference to Perry's Handbook was inserted. Clicking on the blue superscript c causes the screen display to scroll back up to the point where the the third reference to Perry's Handbook was inserted ... and so forth.
- Clicking on any caret (^) that has no associated superscripts cause the screen display to scroll back up to the point where that single-use references was inserted.
Old system (with templates)
- This system is deprecated, apart from use for harvard references
See also
- m:help:footnotes (cite.php method)
- m:Cite.php (technical details about cite.php technology)
