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| | = Adding References Within the Text = | | = Adding References Within the Text = |
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| | 1. Click on "Edit" on the left corner of the text. | | 1. Click on "Edit" on the left corner of the text. |
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| | 2. Click on the icon '''"Ref"''' highlighted by a red square in the figure below | | 2. Click on the icon '''"Ref"''' highlighted by a red square in the figure below |
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| | 3. Insert your reference text in the pop up menu. | | 3. Insert your reference text in the pop up menu. |
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| | - It is advisable to insert the same text in the "'''Reference text (<span data-scaytid="1" data-scayt_word="Wikitext">Wikitext</span>)'''" field as well as the "'''Reference name (optional)'''" field.This will make sure that a reference which is used multiple times in the article will appear only once in the reference list | | - It is advisable to insert the same text in the "'''Reference text (<span data-scaytid="1" data-scayt_word="Wikitext">Wikitext</span>)'''" field as well as the "'''Reference name (optional)'''" field.This will make sure that a reference which is used multiple times in the article will appear only once in the reference list |
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| | <br/>4. Click "ok" .A reference icon will now appear as a placeholder in your text. | | <br/>4. Click "ok" .A reference icon will now appear as a placeholder in your text. |
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| − | [[File:Reference Object.png|frame|left|600px|alt=Reference Object.png]]<br/> <div style="clear: both"></div> | + | <br/>After adding the references within the text, it is also important to get a list of references at the bottom of the text. To get a reference list, please follow the following steps: |
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| | If you want to edit footnotes or references afterwards, just doubleclick on the reference icon within the text. A pop up menu as shown in Step 3 (above) will show. Make the necessary changes and click on "OK". | | If you want to edit footnotes or references afterwards, just doubleclick on the reference icon within the text. A pop up menu as shown in Step 3 (above) will show. Make the necessary changes and click on "OK". |
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Revision as of 14:28, 5 February 2016
Overview
References are a must for every single article as they make an article reliable. Thus, every article in energypedia should have a list of references.
-> Learn more about the structure of a good articles.
Adding References Within the Text
1. Click on "Edit" on the left corner of the text.
2. Click on the icon "Ref" highlighted by a red square in the figure below
3. Insert your reference text in the pop up menu.
- It is advisable to insert the same text in the "Reference text (Wikitext)" field as well as the "Reference name (optional)" field.This will make sure that a reference which is used multiple times in the article will appear only once in the reference list
4. Click "ok" .A reference icon will now appear as a placeholder in your text.
After adding the references within the text, it is also important to get a list of references at the bottom of the text. To get a reference list, please follow the following steps:
1. Include a new heading “References” at the bottom of the article.
2. Click on the icon '"References" in the toolbar and the little yellow box "<References>" will appear.
3. Save the page and a list of references will appear.
3. After saving the article, the reference list will appear .
Changing References
If you want to edit footnotes or references afterwards, just doubleclick on the reference icon within the text. A pop up menu as shown in Step 3 (above) will show. Make the necessary changes and click on "OK".
