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| − | This page gives short introductions to two methods for making linked footnotes:
| + | For the insertion of a linked reference footnote: the following is placed at the insertion point of citation: |
| − | * Cite.php method, explained in detail at [[Wikipedia:Footnotes]], [[Wikipedia]]'s current best practice for numbered footnotes;
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| − | * Semi-automatic [[wikipedia:template|templates]], explained in detail at [[Wikipedia:Footnote3]], '''apart from Harvard references this method is obsolete'''
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| − | ==Cite.php method==
| + | :'''<nowiki>"... The centre gate consists of handsome iron scroll work."<ref>The Isle of Wight County Press, 6 July 1918</ref></nowiki>''' |
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| − | This page is intended to 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. | + | This is what is produced (note that the reference numbers in blue are automatically generated): |
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| − | ===Multiple insertion of the same reference===
| + | :'''"The centre gate consists of handsome iron scroll work."<ref>The Isle of Wight County Press, 6 July 1918</ref>''' |
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| − | On the Edit page, this is placed at the first insertion point of citation:
| + | Then the following is placed in a 'References' or 'Footnotes' section on the page: |
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| − | :'''<nowiki><ref name="Perry">Perry's Handbook, Sixth Edition, McGraw-Hill Co., 1984.</ref></nowiki>'''
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| − | This is placed at the second insertion point of citation:
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| − | :'''<nowiki><ref name="Perry"/></nowiki>'''
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| − | This is placed at the third insertion point of citation:
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| − | :'''<nowiki><ref name="Perry"/></nowiki>''' ... and so forth for further insertion points
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| − | ===Single insertion of a reference===
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| − | 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:
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| − | :'''<nowiki><ref>Excel For Dummies, First Edition, Hungry Minds, Inc., 3.</ref></nowiki>'''
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| − | ===What is produced at the points of insertion===
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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:
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| − | :First<ref name="Perry">Perry's Handbook, Sixth Edition, McGraw-Hill Co., 1984.</ref> text word referenced to Perry's Handbook
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| − | :Second<ref name="Perry"/> text word referenced to Perry's Handbook
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| − | :Third<ref name="Perry"/> text word referenced to Perry's Handbook
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| − | :The only<ref>Excel For Dummies, First Edition, Hungry Minds, Inc., 1980.</ref> text word referenced to the Excel book.
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| − | ===Producing the reference or footnote list===
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| − | On the Edit page, this is placed in the References or the Footnotes section:
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| | ::'''<nowiki><references/></nowiki>''' | | ::'''<nowiki><references/></nowiki>''' |
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| − | This is what it produces and note that the list numbers are automatically generated: | + | This is what it produces (note that the list numbers are automatically generated): |
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| | <references/> | | <references/> |
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| − | === Notes on the Cite.php method ===
| + | Clicking on the reference number causes the screen display to scroll down to that reference number in the 'References' or 'Footnotes' section. |
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| − | * Clicking on the blue superscript <font color=blue>a</font> 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 <font color=blue>b</font> causes the screen display to scroll back up to the point where the second reference to Perry's Handbook was inserted. Clicking on the blue superscript <font color=blue>c</font> causes the screen display to scroll back up to the point where the third reference to Perry's Handbook was inserted ... and so forth.
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| − | * Clicking on any caret (<font color=blue>^</font>) that has no associated superscripts causes the screen display to scroll back up to the point where that single-use reference was inserted.
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| − | == See also ==
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| − | * [[Wikipedia:Footnotes]] (Further details on this method, specific to wikipedia)
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| − | * [[m:help:footnotes]] (General MediaWiki footnotes documentation)
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| − | * [[m:Cite.php]] (technical details about cite.php technology)
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| − | [[Category:Wikipedia how-to|Footnotes]]
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| − | [[Category:Editor handbook]]
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| − | [[nl:help:voetnoot]]
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For the insertion of a linked reference footnote: the following is placed at the insertion point of citation:
This is what is produced (note that the reference numbers in blue are automatically generated):
Then the following is placed in a 'References' or 'Footnotes' section on the page:
This is what it produces (note that the list numbers are automatically generated):
Clicking on the reference number causes the screen display to scroll down to that reference number in the 'References' or 'Footnotes' section.
