Help:Wiki University Wikitext--Navboxes

What is a navbox

 * Very much like sidebars, only they are usually at the bottom of a page. Here is an example from the Adair County, Missouri Genealogy page.
 * You will notice on this county page that a sidebar is not used. The topic information is in the Navbox instead.  This is ok, if you think it is a better option than a sidebar.
 * Basically a navbox is for links that maybe not be of immediate interest like we see on a sidebar, but give options for other places to look.

Lets examine the above navbox

 * First section - items you would might find in a sidebar.
 * Second section - internal links to pages for other counties in the state.
 * Third sections - internal links to pages of extinct county pages.
 * Fourth section - internal links to pages outlining what is available in the major repositories in the state.
 * Fifth section - internal links to pages discussing migration routes going through the state.

How to create a navbox

 * The navbox above is a table.
 * First row is the title of the navbox and spans the two columns that follow.
 * First column is the title of the items in the adjacent columns.
 * There are background colors in the cells.

Let make one like the one above:

Try these out
 Exercises Here is an existing infobox. Copy and paste this coding in your sandbox and fill out the information for the county you were born in: Check your answers >
 * This an existing infobox for US Counties. You will not need the brackets of word File to place the required images.

 Quick Quiz
 * Once the information after the equal signs is entered and saved, there is no changing the parameters.
 * A. True
 * B. False


 * Infoboxes can only be used on county pages.
 * A. True
 * B. False


 * Infoboxes are limited just to genealogical organizations.
 * A. True
 * B. False

Check your answers >