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Help:Footnotes

2007-04-26T00:45:38Z

86.133.247.141: don't really need a TOC on this page... just takes up space uselessly

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

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 Apart from Harvard references, this method is obsolete.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.

===Single citation of a reference or footnote===

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

:'''<nowiki><ref>Excel For Dummies, First Edition, Hungry Minds, Inc., 1980.</ref></nowiki>'''

You can include formatting and links in the footnote or reference text in the usual way.

===Multiple citations of the same reference or footnote===

To cite the same reference or footnote several times, identify it using 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>'''

Then, at all the other citation points just enter:

:'''<nowiki><ref name="Perry"/></nowiki>'''

===Producing the reference or footnote list===

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

:'''<nowiki><references/></nowiki>'''

===What it looks like ===

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

{|class=wikitable
|
:The only reference to Excel For Dummies.<ref>Excel For Dummies, First Edition, Hungry Minds, Inc., 1980.</ref>

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

:The second reference to Perry's Handbook.<ref name="Perry"/>   

:The third reference to Perry's Handbook.<ref name="Perry"/>
|}

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

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

{|class=wikitable
|
<references/>
|}

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.

=== Using templates to insert reference text ===
A number of templates, such as '''<nowiki>{{cite book}}</nowiki>''' and '''<nowiki>{{cite web}}</nowiki>''', are available to format the text between the '''<nowiki><ref></nowiki>''' and '''<nowiki><ref/></nowiki>''' tags in a more structured way. These are described at [[Wikipedia:Citation templates]]. Their use is optional: they do aid with consistent formatting, but on the other hand they can make editing more cumbersome.

== See also ==

* [[Wikipedia:Footnotes]] (Further details on this method, specific to wikipedia)
* [[m:help:footnotes]] (General MediaWiki footnotes documentation)
* [[m:Cite.php]] (technical details about cite.php technology)

[[Category:Wikipedia how-to|Footnotes]]
[[Category:Editor handbook]]
[[nl:help:voetnoot]]

Help:Footnotes

2007-04-26T00:42:18Z

86.133.247.141: make examples consistent

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

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.

===Single citation of a reference or footnote===

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

:'''<nowiki><ref>Excel For Dummies, First Edition, Hungry Minds, Inc., 1980.</ref></nowiki>'''

You can include formatting and links in the footnote or reference text in the usual way.

===Multiple citations of the same reference or footnote===

To cite the same reference or footnote several times, identify it using 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>'''

Then, at all the other citation points just enter:

:'''<nowiki><ref name="Perry"/></nowiki>'''

===Producing the reference or footnote list===

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

:'''<nowiki><references/></nowiki>'''

===What it looks like ===

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

{|class=wikitable
|
:The only reference to Excel For Dummies.<ref>Excel For Dummies, First Edition, Hungry Minds, Inc., 1980.</ref>

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

:The second reference to Perry's Handbook.<ref name="Perry"/>   

:The third reference to Perry's Handbook.<ref name="Perry"/>
|}

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

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

{|class=wikitable
|
<references/>
|}

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.

=== Using templates to insert reference text ===
A number of templates, such as '''<nowiki>{{cite book}}</nowiki>''' and '''<nowiki>{{cite web}}</nowiki>''', are available to format the text between the '''<nowiki><ref></nowiki>''' and '''<nowiki><ref/></nowiki>''' tags in a more structured way. These are described at [[Wikipedia:Citation templates]]. Their use is optional: they do aid with consistent formatting, but on the other hand they can make editing more cumbersome.

== See also ==

* [[Wikipedia:Footnotes]] (Further details on this method, specific to wikipedia)
* [[m:help:footnotes]] (General MediaWiki footnotes documentation)
* [[m:Cite.php]] (technical details about cite.php technology)

[[Category:Wikipedia how-to|Footnotes]]
[[Category:Editor handbook]]
[[nl:help:voetnoot]]

Help:Footnotes

2007-04-26T00:41:09Z

86.133.247.141: /* What it looks like */

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

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.

===Single citation of a reference or footnote===

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

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

You can include formatting and links in the footnote or reference text in the usual way.

===Multiple citations of the same reference or footnote===

To cite the same reference or footnote several times, identify it using 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>'''

Then, at all the other citation points just enter:

:'''<nowiki><ref name="Perry"/></nowiki>'''

===Producing the reference or footnote list===

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

:'''<nowiki><references/></nowiki>'''

===What it looks like ===

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

{|class=wikitable
|
:The only reference to Excel For Dummies.<ref>Excel For Dummies, First Edition, Hungry Minds, Inc., 1980.</ref>

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

:The second reference to Perry's Handbook.<ref name="Perry"/>   

:The third reference to Perry's Handbook.<ref name="Perry"/>
|}

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

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

{|class=wikitable
|
<references/>
|}

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.

=== Using templates to insert reference text ===
A number of templates, such as '''<nowiki>{{cite book}}</nowiki>''' and '''<nowiki>{{cite web}}</nowiki>''', are available to format the text between the '''<nowiki><ref></nowiki>''' and '''<nowiki><ref/></nowiki>''' tags in a more structured way. These are described at [[Wikipedia:Citation templates]]. Their use is optional: they do aid with consistent formatting, but on the other hand they can make editing more cumbersome.

== See also ==

* [[Wikipedia:Footnotes]] (Further details on this method, specific to wikipedia)
* [[m:help:footnotes]] (General MediaWiki footnotes documentation)
* [[m:Cite.php]] (technical details about cite.php technology)

[[Category:Wikipedia how-to|Footnotes]]
[[Category:Editor handbook]]
[[nl:help:voetnoot]]

Help:Footnotes

2007-04-26T00:39:05Z

86.133.247.141: /* What it looks like */

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

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.

===Single citation of a reference or footnote===

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

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

You can include formatting and links in the footnote or reference text in the usual way.

===Multiple citations of the same reference or footnote===

To cite the same reference or footnote several times, identify it using 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>'''

Then, at all the other citation points just enter:

:'''<nowiki><ref name="Perry"/></nowiki>'''

===Producing the reference or footnote list===

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

:'''<nowiki><references/></nowiki>'''

===What it looks like ===

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

{|class=wikitable
|
:The only reference to the Excel book.<ref>Excel For Dummies, First Edition, Hungry Minds, Inc., 1980.</ref>

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

:The second reference to Perry's Handbook.<ref name="Perry"/>   

:The third reference to Perry's Handbook.<ref name="Perry"/>
|}

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

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

{|class=wikitable
|
<references/>
|}

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.

=== Using templates to insert reference text ===
A number of templates, such as '''<nowiki>{{cite book}}</nowiki>''' and '''<nowiki>{{cite web}}</nowiki>''', are available to format the text between the '''<nowiki><ref></nowiki>''' and '''<nowiki><ref/></nowiki>''' tags in a more structured way. These are described at [[Wikipedia:Citation templates]]. Their use is optional: they do aid with consistent formatting, but on the other hand they can make editing more cumbersome.

== See also ==

* [[Wikipedia:Footnotes]] (Further details on this method, specific to wikipedia)
* [[m:help:footnotes]] (General MediaWiki footnotes documentation)
* [[m:Cite.php]] (technical details about cite.php technology)

[[Category:Wikipedia how-to|Footnotes]]
[[Category:Editor handbook]]
[[nl:help:voetnoot]]

Help:Footnotes

2007-04-26T00:38:54Z

86.133.247.141: /* What it looks like */

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

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.

===Single citation of a reference or footnote===

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

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

You can include formatting and links in the footnote or reference text in the usual way.

===Multiple citations of the same reference or footnote===

To cite the same reference or footnote several times, identify it using 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>'''

Then, at all the other citation points just enter:

:'''<nowiki><ref name="Perry"/></nowiki>'''

===Producing the reference or footnote list===

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

:'''<nowiki><references/></nowiki>'''

===What it looks like ===

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

{|class=wikitable
|
:The only reference to the Excel book.<ref>Excel For Dummies, First Edition, Hungry Minds, Inc., 1980.</ref>

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

:The second reference to Perry's Handbook.<ref name="Perry"/>   

:The third reference to Perry's Handbook.<ref name="Perry"/>
|}

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

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

{|class=wikitable
|
<references/>
|}

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.

=== Using templates to insert reference text ===
A number of templates, such as '''<nowiki>{{cite book}}</nowiki>''' and '''<nowiki>{{cite web}}</nowiki>''', are available to format the text between the '''<nowiki><ref></nowiki>''' and '''<nowiki><ref/></nowiki>''' tags in a more structured way. These are described at [[Wikipedia:Citation templates]]. Their use is optional: they do aid with consistent formatting, but on the other hand they can make editing more cumbersome.

== See also ==

* [[Wikipedia:Footnotes]] (Further details on this method, specific to wikipedia)
* [[m:help:footnotes]] (General MediaWiki footnotes documentation)
* [[m:Cite.php]] (technical details about cite.php technology)

[[Category:Wikipedia how-to|Footnotes]]
[[Category:Editor handbook]]
[[nl:help:voetnoot]]

Help:Footnotes

2007-04-26T00:38:03Z

86.133.247.141: /* Multiple citations of the same reference or footnote */

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

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.

===Single citation of a reference or footnote===

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

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

You can include formatting and links in the footnote or reference text in the usual way.

===Multiple citations of the same reference or footnote===

To cite the same reference or footnote several times, identify it using 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>'''

Then, at all the other citation points just enter:

:'''<nowiki><ref name="Perry"/></nowiki>'''

===Producing the reference or footnote list===

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

:'''<nowiki><references/></nowiki>'''

===What it looks like ===

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

{|class=wikitable
|
:The only reference to the Excel book.<ref>Excel For Dummies, First Edition, Hungry Minds, Inc., 1980.</ref>

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

:The second reference to Perry's Handbook.<ref name="Perry"/>   

:The third reference to Perry's Handbook.<ref name="Perry"/>
|}

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

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

{|class=wikitable
|
<references/>
|}

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.

=== Using templates to insert reference text ===
A number of templates, such as '''<nowiki>{{cite book}}</nowiki>''' and '''<nowiki>{{cite web}}</nowiki>''', are available to format the text between the '''<nowiki><ref></nowiki>''' and '''<nowiki><ref/></nowiki>''' tags in a more structured way. These are described at [[Wikipedia:Citation templates]]. Their use is optional: they do aid with consistent formatting, but on the other hand they can make editing more cumbersome.

== See also ==

* [[Wikipedia:Footnotes]] (Further details on this method, specific to wikipedia)
* [[m:help:footnotes]] (General MediaWiki footnotes documentation)
* [[m:Cite.php]] (technical details about cite.php technology)

[[Category:Wikipedia how-to|Footnotes]]
[[Category:Editor handbook]]
[[nl:help:voetnoot]]

Help:Footnotes

2007-04-26T00:37:02Z

86.133.247.141: /* Single citation of a reference or footnote */ this is something I didn't realise at first, so probably worth a quick mention

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

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.

===Single citation of a reference or footnote===

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

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

You can include formatting and links in the footnote or reference text in the usual way.

===Multiple citations of the same reference or footnote===

To cite the same reference or footnote several times, identify it using 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>'''

At all the other citation points, just enter:

:'''<nowiki><ref name="Perry"/></nowiki>'''

===Producing the reference or footnote list===

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

:'''<nowiki><references/></nowiki>'''

===What it looks like ===

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

{|class=wikitable
|
:The only reference to the Excel book.<ref>Excel For Dummies, First Edition, Hungry Minds, Inc., 1980.</ref>

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

:The second reference to Perry's Handbook.<ref name="Perry"/>   

:The third reference to Perry's Handbook.<ref name="Perry"/>
|}

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

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

{|class=wikitable
|
<references/>
|}

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.

=== Using templates to insert reference text ===
A number of templates, such as '''<nowiki>{{cite book}}</nowiki>''' and '''<nowiki>{{cite web}}</nowiki>''', are available to format the text between the '''<nowiki><ref></nowiki>''' and '''<nowiki><ref/></nowiki>''' tags in a more structured way. These are described at [[Wikipedia:Citation templates]]. Their use is optional: they do aid with consistent formatting, but on the other hand they can make editing more cumbersome.

== See also ==

* [[Wikipedia:Footnotes]] (Further details on this method, specific to wikipedia)
* [[m:help:footnotes]] (General MediaWiki footnotes documentation)
* [[m:Cite.php]] (technical details about cite.php technology)

[[Category:Wikipedia how-to|Footnotes]]
[[Category:Editor handbook]]
[[nl:help:voetnoot]]

Help:Footnotes

2007-04-26T00:34:39Z

86.133.247.141: /* Producing the reference or footnote list */

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

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.

===Single citation of a reference or footnote===

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

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

===Multiple citations of the same reference or footnote===

To cite the same reference or footnote several times, identify it using 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>'''

At all the other citation points, just enter:

:'''<nowiki><ref name="Perry"/></nowiki>'''

===Producing the reference or footnote list===

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

:'''<nowiki><references/></nowiki>'''

===What it looks like ===

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

{|class=wikitable
|
:The only reference to the Excel book.<ref>Excel For Dummies, First Edition, Hungry Minds, Inc., 1980.</ref>

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

:The second reference to Perry's Handbook.<ref name="Perry"/>   

:The third reference to Perry's Handbook.<ref name="Perry"/>
|}

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

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

{|class=wikitable
|
<references/>
|}

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.

=== Using templates to insert reference text ===
A number of templates, such as '''<nowiki>{{cite book}}</nowiki>''' and '''<nowiki>{{cite web}}</nowiki>''', are available to format the text between the '''<nowiki><ref></nowiki>''' and '''<nowiki><ref/></nowiki>''' tags in a more structured way. These are described at [[Wikipedia:Citation templates]]. Their use is optional: they do aid with consistent formatting, but on the other hand they can make editing more cumbersome.

== See also ==

* [[Wikipedia:Footnotes]] (Further details on this method, specific to wikipedia)
* [[m:help:footnotes]] (General MediaWiki footnotes documentation)
* [[m:Cite.php]] (technical details about cite.php technology)

[[Category:Wikipedia how-to|Footnotes]]
[[Category:Editor handbook]]
[[nl:help:voetnoot]]

Help:Footnotes

2007-04-26T00:32:53Z

86.133.247.141: /* Multiple citations of the same reference or footnote */ simplifying

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

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.

===Single citation of a reference or footnote===

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

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

===Multiple citations of the same reference or footnote===

To cite the same reference or footnote several times, identify it using 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>'''

At all the other citation points, just enter:

:'''<nowiki><ref name="Perry"/></nowiki>'''

===Producing the reference or footnote list===

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

:'''<nowiki><references/></nowiki>'''

===What it looks like ===

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

{|class=wikitable
|
:The only reference to the Excel book.<ref>Excel For Dummies, First Edition, Hungry Minds, Inc., 1980.</ref>

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

:The second reference to Perry's Handbook.<ref name="Perry"/>   

:The third reference to Perry's Handbook.<ref name="Perry"/>
|}

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

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

{|class=wikitable
|
<references/>
|}

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.

=== Using templates to insert reference text ===
A number of templates, such as '''<nowiki>{{cite book}}</nowiki>''' and '''<nowiki>{{cite web}}</nowiki>''', are available to format the text between the '''<nowiki><ref></nowiki>''' and '''<nowiki><ref/></nowiki>''' tags in a more structured way. These are described at [[Wikipedia:Citation templates]]. Their use is optional: they do aid with consistent formatting, but on the other hand they can make editing more cumbersome.

== See also ==

* [[Wikipedia:Footnotes]] (Further details on this method, specific to wikipedia)
* [[m:help:footnotes]] (General MediaWiki footnotes documentation)
* [[m:Cite.php]] (technical details about cite.php technology)

[[Category:Wikipedia how-to|Footnotes]]
[[Category:Editor handbook]]
[[nl:help:voetnoot]]

Help:Footnotes

2007-04-26T00:31:44Z

86.133.247.141: /* What it looks like */ fairly cosmetic presentation changes

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

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.

===Single citation of a reference or footnote===

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

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

===Multiple citations of the same reference or footnote===

To cite the same reference or footnote several times, identify it using 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>'''

At the second citation point enter:

:'''<nowiki><ref name="Perry"/></nowiki>'''

At the third citation point again enter:

:'''<nowiki><ref name="Perry"/></nowiki>'''

... and so on for further citations.

===Producing the reference or footnote list===

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

:'''<nowiki><references/></nowiki>'''

===What it looks like ===

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

{|class=wikitable
|
:The only reference to the Excel book.<ref>Excel For Dummies, First Edition, Hungry Minds, Inc., 1980.</ref>

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

:The second reference to Perry's Handbook.<ref name="Perry"/>   

:The third reference to Perry's Handbook.<ref name="Perry"/>
|}

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

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

{|class=wikitable
|
<references/>
|}

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.

=== Using templates to insert reference text ===
A number of templates, such as '''<nowiki>{{cite book}}</nowiki>''' and '''<nowiki>{{cite web}}</nowiki>''', are available to format the text between the '''<nowiki><ref></nowiki>''' and '''<nowiki><ref/></nowiki>''' tags in a more structured way. These are described at [[Wikipedia:Citation templates]]. Their use is optional: they do aid with consistent formatting, but on the other hand they can make editing more cumbersome.

== See also ==

* [[Wikipedia:Footnotes]] (Further details on this method, specific to wikipedia)
* [[m:help:footnotes]] (General MediaWiki footnotes documentation)
* [[m:Cite.php]] (technical details about cite.php technology)

[[Category:Wikipedia how-to|Footnotes]]
[[Category:Editor handbook]]
[[nl:help:voetnoot]]