Wikipedia Edit
CHEAT SHEET
[taken from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Wiki_markup]
This is just a cheat sheet: you should use the Wiki Markup page itself as your main reference.
To
''italicize text'', just put 2 apostrophes on each side. 3
apostrophes will '''bold the text'''
5
apostrophes for '''''bold italics'''''
For
text as {{Smallcaps|small caps}}, that uses a [[Help:Template|template]]. |
T italicize text, just put 2 apostrophes on each side. 3 apostrophes will bold the text 5 apostrophes for bold italics For text as small caps, that uses a template. |
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London
has public transport. |
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Link
to this own article: "Help:Wiki
markup" will appear only as bold text. |
á Same target, different name.
á The target ("piped") text
must be placed first, then the text
to be displayed second.
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New York also has public transportation. |
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Unnamed link (Only used within article body for footnotes)
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Further information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:List
''Unordered
[[Help:List|list]]s'' are easy to do: **
Start every line with a star. *** More stars indicate a deeper level. **:
Previous item continues. **
A new line *
in a list marks the end of the list. *
Of course you can start again. |
Previous item continues.
marks
the end of the list.
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''Numbered lists'' are: ##
Very organized ##
Easy to follow #:
Previous item continues A new line marks the end of the list. #
New numbering starts with 1. |
Previous item continues A
new line marks the end of the list.
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Only images that have been uploaded to Wikipedia can be used. To upload images, use the upload page. You can find the uploaded image on the image list.
A
picture: [[File:wiki.png]] |
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Main page: Wikipedia:Citing_sources
See also: APA style, Chicago style, Harvard style, and MLA style
Making a
reference citing a printed or online source can be accomplished by using the
ref tag. Inside the reference tag details about the reference are added. You
can add additional attributes to add detail about the source and reference, a
pipe (|
) precedes
each reference, each attribute goes inside the cite portion of the tag. (When in doubt, go to a reference
section and click ÒeditÓ and see how the code is written)
What it's for |
What you type |
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For
creating the reference |
<ref
name="name for reference">Use a closing tag</ref>
This is what I want to reference.<ref>Fabos, B. (2003). Information is everywhere. New York: Routledge. p. 116.</ref> ==References== <references /> |
This is what I want to reference.1
[and then the reference should appear in the very bottom references section] |
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When
you cite a book |
{{cite book}} |
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To
cite a web source |
{{cite web}} |
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Book
ISBN |
|isbn=0-8018-6646-4 (ISBN of the book) |
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Web
URL |
|url=http://www.wikipedia.org |
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Title |
|title=title of source |
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Author |
|author=authors, use commas for multiple |
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First
name |
|first=first name |
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Last
name |
|last=last name |
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Location |
|location=location of occurrence |
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Publisher |
|publisher=who published the source |
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Date |
|date=2007-03-04 (date of source) |
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Year |
|year=year of source |
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Accessed
date |
|accessdate=2008-12-07 |
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A
complete reference tag |
<ref name="WikiMarkup">{{cite
web |url=http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Help:Wiki_markup
|title=Help:Wiki markup |publisher=Wikimedia Foundation}}</ref> |
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Referencing
this again |
<ref name="WikiMarkup"/> |
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Citation
needed |
{{citation needed}} |
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Wikipedia has a quick and easy way for you to just add the necessary elements and it will build the reference for you:
Look for the "Cite" button at the top of the Wikipedia edit bar:
Then under "Templates," choose the correct one (most likely " cite book"):
Finally, enter the relevant names, dates, and publisher (etc) into the dialog box: