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What are References/Footnotes
References are a very useful way to reference sources of information on a page.
 * Necessary if you are copying and pasting information from Wikipedia or other sources.
 * Necessary if you are even paraphrasing from another source and it is obvious that you got the information from somewhere else.
 * References to other sites that would give additional information.
 * Useful for adding information that might give additional insights but not necessary to display in the article itself.

Creating references
  Abraham Lincoln
 * They are included within an opening and closing reference tag:
 * These tags are placed after the word or item on the page you want to reference, like so:
 * They will show in the text as a small number with brackets in blue like so:
 * Abraham Lincoln


 * Clicking on the number will take you to wherever you have placed the reference in the article.
 * When you click on the reference, it will return you to the location on the page where you placed the reference. They are both internal links
 * They can be of any length.

Sample references
Here is a sample of coding citing Wikipedia as a source.

 Here is the reference as it will appear at the bottom of the page: Wikipedia contributors, "Waterloo, Ontario," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waterloo%2C_Ontario, accessed 14 June 2017.
 * NOTICE - subject of your search in Wikipedia is between the quotation marks: "Waterloo, Ontario."
 * NOTICE - "Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia" is in italics.
 * NOTICE - the external link to the article in Wikipedia where the information was accessed.
 * NOTICE - the date the information was placed in the FamilySearch Wiki.

Other kinds of References
There are many other forms of references. Check these sites for additional information.
 * FamilySearch Wiki:Source Citation Formats
 * Cite Your Sources (Source Footnotes)

Placing of the references on the page
References are normally placed at the bottom of the Wiki page using the following tag: .

NOTE: Be sure to create a header ==References== if there is not one there already. This is the coding:  ==References==

Try these out


 Exercises Check your answers
 * Take our Lorem ipsum paragraph and place three made up references in it: Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Donec sit amet iaculis metus. Pellentesque habitant morbi tristique senectus et netus et malesuada fames ac turpis egestas. Fusce elementum efficitur faucibus. Curabitur eleifend quis ligula ac ullamcorper. Curabitur eget suscipit turpis.
 * Place the references at the bottom of this paragraph.

 Quick Quiz
 * References can only be so long.
 * A. True
 * B. False


 * References will only show up at the bottom of the page.
 * A. True
 * B. False


 * References are only for book and page numbers.
 * A. True
 * B. False

Check your answers

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