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<h3><div style="background-color:lightblue; "> Formatting Problems </div></h3>
=== <div style="background-color:lightblue;">Formatting Problems</div> ===
====Sidebars - Missing Right====
 
*'''Problem''': All the sidebars on the '''right''' side of page are missing or at the very bottom of the page.
==== Sidebars - Missing Right ====
*'''Cause''': A <nowiki></div></nowiki> might be missing.
 
*'''Cure''': First, look for opening div tags by typing "<nowiki><div</nowiki> without the > under '''Ctrl F'''. This search will show you all the beginning div tags.
*'''Problem''': All the sidebars on the '''right''' side of page are missing or at the very bottom of the page.  
:*Now look to see if each of these opening div tags has a closing div tag somewhere down the page. If it does not type one in. Chick "Show preview" to make sure the right side sidebars reappear. If they don't, you might have put it in the wrong place, try somewhere else  
*'''Cause''': A <nowiki></div></nowiki> might be missing.  
*'''Cure''': First, look for opening div tags by typing "<nowiki><div</nowiki> without the &gt; under '''Ctrl F'''. This search will show you all the beginning div tags.
 
:*Now look to see if each of these opening div tags has a closing div tag somewhere down the page. If it does not type one in. Chick "Show preview" to make sure the right side sidebars reappear. If they don't, you might have put it in the wrong place, try somewhere else
 
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====Bullets - Faded====
==== Bullets - Faded ====
*'''Problem''': A bullet that looks like this: * instead of how they normally look on the next line.
 
*'''Cause''': Not on a line by itself and probably on the line above.
*'''Problem''': A bullet that looks like this: * instead of how they normally look on the next line.  
*'''Cause''': Not on a line by itself and probably on the line above.  
*'''Fix''':Put you cursor in front of the * and hit Enter. This will move the * and whatever text follows to the next line and make the bullet look as it should.
*'''Fix''':Put you cursor in front of the * and hit Enter. This will move the * and whatever text follows to the next line and make the bullet look as it should.
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====Text in dashed boxes====
 
*'''Problem''': Text inside a box of dashes''' like this:
==== Text in dashed boxes ====
 
*'''Problem''': Text inside a box of dashes'''like this:'''
 
  A space has been placed between the first word of a text and the left side of the page.   
  A space has been placed between the first word of a text and the left side of the page.   
*'''Cause''': A space has been placed between the first word of a text and the left side of the page.
 
*'''Cause''': A space has been placed between the first word of a text and the left side of the page.  
*'''Fix''': Remove the space, make sure text is up against the left side of the page and the dashed box should disappear.
*'''Fix''': Remove the space, make sure text is up against the left side of the page and the dashed box should disappear.
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====Edit box in Background Color====
*'''Problem''': The small edit boxes on the right showing up as a white box if a header has a background color.
*'''Cause''':The header was created with equal signs <nowiki>==</nowiki> which has a edit box on the right attached to it.  If the background color covers the edit box it will show itself as a white space.
*'''Cure''': Change the <nowiki>==</nowiki> signs to <nowiki><h2></nowiki>.  Headers created with HTML coding do not carry the edit box with them.
<h3><div style="background-color:lightblue; ">Links</div></h3>


==== Links in Blue but dont work ====
==== Edit box in Background Color ====
 
*'''Problem''': The small edit boxes on the right showing up as a white box if a header has a background color.
*'''Cause''':The header was created with equal signs <nowiki>==</nowiki> which has a edit box on the right attached to it. If the background color covers the edit box it will show itself as a white space.
*'''Cure''': Change the <nowiki>==</nowiki> signs to <nowiki><h2></nowiki>. Headers created with HTML coding do not carry the edit box with them.
 
=== <div style="background-color:lightblue;">Links</div> ===
 
==== Links in Blue but dont work ====


'''Problem''': Links that are blue but don't work.<br> '''Cause''': In this case it is '''not a missing''' <nowiki></div></nowiki> tag but a '''misplaced''' <nowiki></div></nowiki> tags. Sometimes they are in the wrong place. Sometimes misplaced <nowiki></table></nowiki> can also cause problems.<br> '''Cure''': First, look for opening div tags by typing "<nowiki><div</nowiki> without the &gt; under Ctrl F. This search will show you all the beginning div tags.  
'''Problem''': Links that are blue but don't work.<br> '''Cause''': In this case it is '''not a missing''' <nowiki></div></nowiki> tag but a '''misplaced''' <nowiki></div></nowiki> tags. Sometimes they are in the wrong place. Sometimes misplaced <nowiki></table></nowiki> can also cause problems.<br> '''Cure''': First, look for opening div tags by typing "<nowiki><div</nowiki> without the &gt; under Ctrl F. This search will show you all the beginning div tags.  
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====Links - in HTML format instead of Wikitext format====
==== Links - in HTML format instead of Wikitext format ====
*'''Problem''': An external link that looks something like this:
 
::<font color="blue"><nowiki><a href="https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Main_Page>FamilySearch Wiki</a></nowiki></font>  
*'''Problem''': An external link that looks something like this:
*'''Cause''': Patron tried to install an external link in HTML style rather than in Wikitext style.
 
::<font color="blue"><nowiki><a href="https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Main_Page>FamilySearch Wiki</a></nowiki></font>
 
*'''Cause''': Patron tried to install an external link in HTML style rather than in Wikitext style.  
*'''Cure''': Substitute the HTML code with these Wikitext codes.
*'''Cure''': Substitute the HTML code with these Wikitext codes.
:*Change the &lt;a href=" to a [  
:*Change the &lt;a href=" to a [  
:*Change the "&gt; to a space  
:*Change the "&gt; to a space  
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====Link - Extending pass the right edge of the page====
 
*'''Problem''': Long External Links that go pass the right edge of the page, like so:'''
==== Link - Extending past the right edge of the page ====
 
*'''Problem'''
 
&lt;a href="https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/United_States_Naturalization_and_Citizenship#On_the_Internet_one_two_three_four_five_six_seven_eight_nine_ten"&gt;United States Naturalization and Citizenship&lt;/a&gt;  
&lt;a href="https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/United_States_Naturalization_and_Citizenship#On_the_Internet_one_two_three_four_five_six_seven_eight_nine_ten"&gt;United States Naturalization and Citizenship&lt;/a&gt;  
*'''Cause''': Patron tried to install an external link in HTML style rather than in Wikitext style.
 
*'''Cure''':  
*'''Cause''': Patron tried to install an external link in HTML style rather than in Wikitext style.  
*'''Cure''':
 
:*Change the &lt;a href=" to a [  
:*Change the &lt;a href=" to a [  
:*Change the "&gt; to a space  
:*Change the "&gt; to a space  
:*Change the &lt;/a&gt; to a ]  
:*Change the &lt;/a&gt; to a ]  
:*The code the code should look like this:  
:*The code the code should look like this:
 
<font color="blue"><nowiki>[https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/United_States_Naturalization_and_<br>
<font color="blue"><nowiki>[https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/United_States_Naturalization_and_<br>
Citizenship#On_the_Internet_one_two_three_four_five_six_seven_eight_nine_ten United States Naturalization and Citizenship]</nowiki></font>
Citizenship#On_the_Internet_one_two_three_four_five_six_seven_eight_nine_ten United States Naturalization and Citizenship]</nowiki></font>  
 
*The link will look this in the article:
*The link will look this in the article:
[https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/United_States_Naturalization_and_Citizenship#On_the_Internet_one_two_three_four_five_six_seven_eight_nine_ten United States Naturalization and Citizenship]
 
[https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/United_States_Naturalization_and_Citizenship#On_the_Internet_one_two_three_four_five_six_seven_eight_nine_ten United States Naturalization and Citizenship]  
 
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==== Link - article title and link in red. ====
==== Link - article title and link in red. ====


*'''Problem''':An internal link in red showing both the name of the article and the linking words.
*'''Problem''':An internal link in red showing both the name of the article and the linking words.
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====Link - No name but a number in brackets====
==== Link - No name but a number in brackets ====
*'''Problem''': External link shows as a number in brackets, which does not tell what the link is for or the source.
 
*'''Cause''': External link is not named. <font color="blue"><nowiki>[https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Main_Page]</nowiki></font>
*'''Problem''': External link shows as a number in brackets, which does not tell what the link is for or the source.  
*'''Cure''': Place a name in the external link. <font color="blue"><nowiki>[https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Main_Page</nowiki></font> <font color="blue">'''Main Page''']</font>
*'''Cause''': External link is not named. <font color="blue"><nowiki>[https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Main_Page]</nowiki></font>  
*'''Cure''': Place a name in the external link. <font color="blue"><nowiki>[https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Main_Page</nowiki></font> <font color="blue">'''Main Page''']</font>
 
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==== Amp Injection Problems  ====
==== Amp Injection Problems  ====


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