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 for adding 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 an opening and closing reference tag:


 * These tags are placed after the word or item on the page you want to reference, like so:
 * Abraham Lincoln


 * 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 location on the page where you placed the reference. They are both internal links
 * They can be of any length.
 * They are generally used for providing the location from which a bit of information was gathered such as a book and page number. However, they can also be useful in offering 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 be displayed wherever you place this template:.
 * If you want them to appear on the bottom of the page, place this template there.
 * Again, these references can appear wherever you want them using this template.

Try these out


 Exercises Check your answers
 * Take our Lorem ipsum paragraph and place three made up references on 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 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