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===Multiple citations of the same reference or footnote===
===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:
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>'''
:'''<nowiki><ref name="Perry">Perry's Handbook, Sixth Edition, McGraw-Hill Co., 1984.</ref></nowiki>'''


At the second citation point enter:
At all the other citation points, just enter:


:'''<nowiki><ref name="Perry"/></nowiki>'''
:'''<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===
===Producing the reference or footnote list===
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