FamilySearch Wiki:Manual of Style-Formatting: Difference between revisions

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#'''Exact title:''' When it is possible, list the exact title of the database in the clickable link to the database
#'''Exact title:''' When it is possible, list the exact title of the database in the clickable link to the database
#'''List website:''' To inform the user know what website/company provides the database, put "at" and the name of the website. To increase readability, do not link the name of the website to a general search page or main page. The only time a link should be added is when the websites are found in a database link listing multiple websites. Include a link directly to the database for that website.
#'''List website:''' To inform the user know what website/company provides the database, put "at" and the name of the website. To increase readability, do not link the name of the website to a general search page or main page. The only time a link should be added is when the websites are found in a database link listing multiple websites. Include a link directly to the database for that website.
#'''Index/Images:''' Add whether the database contains an index, images or both. Place that after an m-dash. Use the '''[[FamilySearch Wiki:Manual of Style#"Index and Images" Phrases:|guidelines]]''' found below.
#'''Index/Images:''' Add whether the database contains an index, images or both. Place that after an m-dash. Use the '''[[FamilySearch Wiki:Manual of Style- Formatting#"Index and Images" Phrases:|guidelines]]''' found below.
#'''($):''' If the database is on a subscription website, indicate it by putting a dollar sign in parenthesis ($) at the very end of the database link. Use the '''[[FamilySearch Wiki:Manual of Style#Free and Subscription Websites|guidelines]]''' found below.
#'''($):''' If the database is on a subscription website, indicate it by putting a dollar sign in parenthesis ($) at the very end of the database link. Use the '''[[FamilySearch Wiki:Manual of Style- Formatting#Free and Subscription Websites|guidelines]]''' found below.
#'''Other info:''' And any additional notes that would be helpful for users to know about this database.  That can include: incomplete coverage, information about the localities it covers if it's not stated in the database name, or any other information.
#'''Other info:''' And any additional notes that would be helpful for users to know about this database.  That can include: incomplete coverage, information about the localities it covers if it's not stated in the database name, or any other information.
#'''Identical Databases on Multiple Websites''' Additional instructions for formatting a database link that is available on multiple websites below.
#'''Identical Databases on Multiple Websites''' Use the '''[[FamilySearch Wiki:Manual of Style- Formatting#Identical Collection Databases on Multiple Websites|Guidelines]]''' for formatting a database link that is available on multiple websites.
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