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| − | <u>Follow these steps to insert References and Footnotes:</u>
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| | + | = Adding References Within the Text = |
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| | + | References are a must for every single article as they make an article reliable. Thus, every article on energypedia should have a list of references. |
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| | + | -> Learn more about the [[Guidelines_to_Make_Good_Articles#References|guidelines for writing a good article]]. |
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| + | 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 |
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| + | 3. Insert your reference text in the pop up menu. Please i<span style="font-size: 13.6px; line-height: 20.4px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">nsert the same text in the "</span>'''Reference text (<span data-scaytid="1" data-scayt_word="Wikitext">Wikitext</span>)'''<span style="font-size: 13.6px; line-height: 20.4px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">" as well as the "</span>'''Reference name (optional)'''<span style="font-size: 13.6px; line-height: 20.4px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">" field.This will make sure that a reference which is used multiple times in the article will appear only once in the reference list</span> |
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| − | <span style="line-height: 20.390625px;">3.</span>'''Insert your reference text'''<span style="line-height: 20.390625px;">in the pop up menu that appears</span><br/> | + | |
| − | *<span style="line-height: 20.390625px;"></span><span style="line-height: 20.390625px;">A reference icon will now appear as a placeholder in your text.</span><br/>
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| − | [[File:Reference Object.png|left|600px|alt=Reference Object.png]] | + | <br/>4. Click "ok" .A reference icon will now appear as a placeholder in your text. |
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| | + | <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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| + | 1. Include a new heading “References” at the bottom of the article. |
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| + | 2. Click on the icon '''"References"'' in the toolbar and the little yellow box "<References>" will appear. |
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| − | <span style="line-height: 20.390625px;">4. Go to the section of your artcicle where the reference list will appear. Select </span>'''List of Rerences.'''
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| − | *A list of refences placeholder will now appear in your text.
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| + | 3. Save the page and a list of references will appear. |
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| + | 3. After saving the article, the reference list will appear .<br/> |
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| + | = Changing References = |
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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". |
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References are a must for every single article as they make an article reliable. Thus, every article on energypedia should have a list of references.
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. Please insert the same text in the "Reference text (Wikitext)" 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
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 .
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".
