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=== Step 4: Create the RecordSearch Template ===
=== Step 4: Create the RecordSearch Template ===
1. Copy the following Wikitext and paste it just above the current link on the page.<br><br>
<nowiki>{{RecordSearch|NUMBER|NAME OF COLLECTION}}</nowiki><br><br>
2. Go back to the tab with the Record Collection and copy the number at the end of the URL. This is the collection ID number.
3. Go back to the Wiki Page tab and paste the collection number replacing NUMBER in the template.
Example:<br>
<nowiki>{{RecordSearch|2381996|NAME OF COLLECTION}}</nowiki><br><br>
4. Go back to the tab with the Record Collection and copy the title of the collection and replace NAME OF COLLECTION.
Example:<br>
<nowiki>{{RecordSearch|2381996|New York, New York City, Police Census, 1890}}</nowiki><br><br>
=== Step 5: Preview and Save the Page ===
1. On the Wiki page, Preview the page to make sure the link works.<br>
2. In the Edit Summary field type, fixed link, and save the page.<br>


*'''More detailed instructions are found in the [[Help:Research_Record_Templates|Wiki University]].'''<br>
*'''More detailed instructions are found in the [[Help:Research_Record_Templates|Wiki University]].'''<br>