Help:Wiki University Wikitext--References/Footnotes

What are References/Footnotes
References are a very useful way to reference sources of information on a page. They can however, be useful adding additional information that might give additional insights. There are many books on non-fiction writing that deal with the proper way to create them, but that will not be covered here, However, they are easy to place and here is how to do so.

Creating references

 * They are included within a opening and closing reference tag:


 * They are place right after the word or item on the page you want to reference.
 * They will show in the text as a small number with brackets in blue like so:.
 * Clicking on the number will link you the reference wherever you have placed them in the article.
 * They can be of any length.
 * They usually are for giving the location where a bit of information was gathered such as a book and page number. However, they can be useful to give more information that is not critical to the concept being written about, but nevertheless useful for additional insights or places one can search for additional insights.
 * Keep this in mind when creating articles.

Placing of the references on the page

 * They will show where you place this template:.
 * If you want them to appear on the bottom of the page, place this template there.
 * They can appear where you want them, however, with this template.

 Exercises Check your answers >
 * Take these three pages in FamilySearch Wiki and link them together with a breadcrumb trail:
 * United States
 * New York
 * New York City
 * Bronx County
 * Use a > as the pointer to the next page.

 Quick Quiz
 * Breadcrumb trails are usually placed at the bottom of the page.
 * A. True
 * B. False


 * Breadcrumb trails are external links placed in order of size.
 * A. True
 * B. False


 * Breadcrumb trails are not to be used to go back to preceding pages that you came from.
 * A. True
 * B. False

Check your answers >