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Is there a section of an article that you think needs more explanation but do not want to make the section longer? Maybe the explanation would be useful for the new patron, but not the seasoned patron. You can solve this dilemma by creating a footnote. The patron then can click on the footnote icon and go to it. | Is there a section of an article that you think needs more explanation but do not want to make the section longer? Maybe the explanation would be useful for the new patron, but not the seasoned patron. You can solve this dilemma by creating a footnote. The patron then can click on the footnote icon and go to it. | ||
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<p>Footnotes are created by using <nowiki><ref></nowiki> tages like so: <nowiki><ref></nowiki> Additional information<nowiki></ref></nowiki>. Place this coding following the place in the sentence or elsewhere where you want to link to the footnote. Then where you want the footnote to appear, install this template: <nowiki>{{reflist}}</nowiki>. Footnotes are very useful | <p>Footnotes are created by using <nowiki><ref></nowiki> tages like so: <nowiki><ref></nowiki> Additional information<nowiki></ref></nowiki>. Place this coding following the place in the sentence or elsewhere where you want to link to the footnote. Then where you want the footnote to appear, install this template: <nowiki>{{reflist}}</nowiki>. Footnotes are very useful, particularly for the new patron. Use them freely. | ||
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===Don't want talk pages listed=== | ===Don't want talk pages listed=== | ||
<p>Ever wonder when you are searching on a topic that you get talk pages in the list of responses? Maybe you would like to have items show that do not. Check out your Preferences. See what items you actually have checked to show when you are searching. | <p>Ever wonder when you are searching on a topic that you get talk pages in the list of responses? Maybe you would like to have items show that do not. Check out your Preferences. See what items you actually have checked to show when you are searching. | ||