Help:Wiki University HTML-- Headers

Headers

 * First topic we'll cover is headers.
 * These are the large printed words that head a section on a page.
 * You will notice a small edit box to the right edge of the page for each header created in Wikitext. Put your mouse over it and you will see the word "edit" appear.
 * Again, these are Wikitext headers, not HTML headers.

The different sizes of headers
Header One Header Two Header Three Header Four Header Five Header Six

Uses of Headers

 * Header One - are reserved only for titles of articles as you see in the title of this lesson. Please, don't use them in articles.
 * Header Two - size used most often for headers. They have a problem in that they will not wrap around images or tables which will be explained later in the course.
 * Header Three and Header Four which are able to wrap around images and tables.
 * Header Five and Header Six are small and are rarely used, but they do have their uses.

HTML Headers
HTML headers are different from Wikitext headers.  Header One Header Two Header Three Header Four Header Five Header Six This is how the HTML headers show on a page in the Wiki: Header One Header Two Header Three Header Four Header Five Header Six
 * They are constructed with header "tags".
 * Here is the "tag" we use to make header tags:
 * NOTICE the header tags are used instead of a equal signs =.
 * NOTICE there is NO little edit box off to the right of these headers.

HTML and Wikitext
Below is how the HTML codes for headers compares with Wikitext.


 * NOTICE the number following the "h" in HTML is equivalent to the number of equal signs in Wikitext.

Why use HTML for headers

 * Main reason is to be able to add character to the header such as a different color of text or add a background color. We will show you how that is done in a later lesson. You cannot do that with Wikitext.
 * However, you loss the edit box to be able to edit smaller portions of an article. So you have to decided if it is more important to add character or keep the edit box.

Try these out


 Exercises Click on the Check your answer link below and compare your answers. The proper coding will appear in the answers as well. Check your answers
 * Using HTML header tags:
 * 1) Make a title header from the words: "Kentucky Genealogy”
 * 2) Make a Header Two from the words: "History”
 * 3) Make a Header Two from the words; "Vital Records”
 * 4) Make a Header three from the words: "Birth Certificates”

 Quick Quiz
 * We don't use Header One in FamilySearch Wiki articles
 * True
 * False


 * Header Five and Six are rarely used
 * True
 * False


 * Header Two works well in FamilySearch WIki
 * True
 * False


 * Avoid using Header Three and Header Four in articles
 * True
 * False

Check your answers