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(1. Intro bears little relation to what is actually in the article. 2. I do not see any need to confuse the reader with this "cite.php" tech-speak here.)
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An older method, using '''<nowiki>{{ref}}</nowiki>''' and '''<nowiki>{{note}}</nowiki>''' templates is explained at [[Wikipedia:Footnote3]]. Apart from Harvard references, this method is obsolete. See [[Wikipedia:Embedded citations]] for a third approach.
 
An older method, using '''<nowiki>{{ref}}</nowiki>''' and '''<nowiki>{{note}}</nowiki>''' templates is explained at [[Wikipedia:Footnote3]]. Apart from Harvard references, this method is obsolete. See [[Wikipedia:Embedded citations]] for a third approach.
  
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===Multiple insertion of the same reference===
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===Single citation of a reference or footnote===
  
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On the Edit page, this is placed at the first insertion point of citation:
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At the point of citation in the main text, enter the reference or footnote like this:
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:'''<nowiki><ref>Excel For Dummies, First Edition, Hungry Minds, Inc., 3.</ref></nowiki>'''
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===Multiple citations of the same reference or footnote===
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To cite the same reference or footnote several times, use the '''name''' [[parameter]] of the '''<nowiki><ref></nowiki>''' tag. At ''one'' of the citation points (it makes sense to choose the first), enter the reference like this:
  
 
:'''<nowiki><ref name="Perry">Perry's Handbook, Sixth Edition, McGraw-Hill Co., 1984.</ref></nowiki>'''
 
:'''<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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At the second citation point enter:
  
 
:'''<nowiki><ref name="Perry"/></nowiki>'''
 
:'''<nowiki><ref name="Perry"/></nowiki>'''
  
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This is placed at the third insertion point of citation:
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At the third citation point again enter:
  
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:'''<nowiki><ref name="Perry"/></nowiki>''' ... and so forth for further insertion points
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:'''<nowiki><ref name="Perry"/></nowiki>'''
  
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===Single insertion of a reference===
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... and so on for further citations.
  
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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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===Producing the reference or footnote list===
  
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:'''<nowiki><ref>Excel For Dummies, First Edition, Hungry Minds, Inc., 3.</ref></nowiki>'''
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At the point where you want the text of the footnotes to appear (usually at the end of the article in a "Notes" or "References" section) insert the tag:
  
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===What is produced at the points of insertion===
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:'''<nowiki><references/></nowiki>'''
  
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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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===What it looks like ===
  
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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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The '''<nowiki><ref></nowiki>''' tags in the main text are converted to auto-numbered superscripts, like this:
  
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:Second<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> reference to the Excel book.
  
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:Third<ref name="Perry"/> text word referenced to Perry's Handbook
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:The first<ref name="Perry">Perry's  Handbook, Sixth Edition, McGraw-Hill Co., 1984.</ref> reference 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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:The second<ref name="Perry"/> reference to Perry's Handbook.
  
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===Producing the reference or footnote list===
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:The third<ref name="Perry"/> reference to Perry's Handbook.
  
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On the Edit page, this is placed in the References or the Footnotes section:
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Clicking on the numbered superscript takes you straight to the text of the footnote or reference.
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::'''<nowiki><references/></nowiki>'''
 
  
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This is what it produces and note that the list numbers are automatically generated:
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The '''<nowiki><references/></nowiki>''' tag is expanded to show the text of the footnootes or references against their corresponding numbers, like this:
  
 
<references/>
 
<references/>
  
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=== Notes ===
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For single citations, clicking on the caret (<font color=blue>'''^'''</font>) takes you to the point of citation in the main text.
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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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For multiple citations, the links back to the main text are distinguished by letter superscripts (<font color=blue>'''''a'''''</font>, <font color=blue>'''''b'''''</font>, <font color=blue>'''''c'''''</font> etc.). Clicking on a letter superscript takes you to the corresponding citation in the main text.
  
 
== See also ==
 
== See also ==

Revision as of 14:38, 23 April 2007

This page explains very briefly how to create numbered footnotes and references using the <ref> ... </ref> and <references/> syntax, which is the current best-practice method in most circumstances. See Wikipedia:Footnotes for more detail.

An older method, using {{ref}} and {{note}} templates is explained at Wikipedia:Footnote3. Apart from Harvard references, this method is obsolete. See Wikipedia:Embedded citations for a third approach.

Single citation of a reference or footnote

At the point of citation in the main text, enter the reference or footnote like this:

<ref>Excel For Dummies, First Edition, Hungry Minds, Inc., 3.</ref>

Multiple citations of the same reference or footnote

To cite the same reference or footnote several times, use the name parameter of the <ref> tag. At one of the citation points (it makes sense to choose the first), enter the reference like this:

<ref name="Perry">Perry's Handbook, Sixth Edition, McGraw-Hill Co., 1984.</ref>

At the second citation point enter:

<ref name="Perry"/>

At the third citation point again enter:

<ref name="Perry"/>

... and so on for further citations.

Producing the reference or footnote list

At the point where you want the text of the footnotes to appear (usually at the end of the article in a "Notes" or "References" section) insert the tag:

<references/>

What it looks like

The <ref> tags in the main text are converted to auto-numbered superscripts, like this:

The only[1] reference to the Excel book.
The first[2] reference to Perry's Handbook.
The second[2] reference to Perry's Handbook.
The third[2] reference to Perry's Handbook.

Clicking on the numbered superscript takes you straight to the text of the footnote or reference.

The <references/> tag is expanded to show the text of the footnootes or references against their corresponding numbers, like this:

  1. ↑ Excel For Dummies, First Edition, Hungry Minds, Inc., 1980.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Perry's Handbook, Sixth Edition, McGraw-Hill Co., 1984.

For single citations, clicking on the caret (^) takes you to the point of citation in the main text.

For multiple citations, the links back to the main text are distinguished by letter superscripts (a, b, c etc.). Clicking on a letter superscript takes you to the corresponding citation in the main text.

See also

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