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Once any number of footnotes have been inserted into the content, the reference list must be generated. For the basic reference list, add {} wherever the list is desired. Once the page is published and viewed, the footnotes will be automatically generated and numbered and the reference list will be generated.
This method uses {} to create the main footnotes, {} to create the explanatory notes, {} to create footnotes in the explanatory notes and {} to create the notes list. Markup Renders as
As before, the list of footnotes is automatically generated in a "Notes" or "Footnotes" section, which immediately precedes the "References" section containing the full citations to the source. Short citations can be written manually, or by using either the {{sfn}} or {{harvnb}} templates or the {{r}} referencing template.
A template window then pops up, where you fill in as much information as possible about the source, and give a unique name for it in the "Ref name" field. Click the "Insert" button, which will add the required wikitext in the edit window. If you wish, you can also "Preview" how your reference will look first.
When adding references to articles, most editors use footnotes that look like this: [nb 1]. If you click on the footnote, it takes you to a section, usually at the bottom of the page, where you can see information about the source being cited. Here are some citing basics: How to format citations: Put all citations inside the tags <ref> and ...
How to add a *SEMI-AUTOMATICALLY NUMBERED* footnote: 1) Assign your footnote a unique name, for example TheSun_Dec9. 2) Add the macro {{ref|TheSun_Dec9}} to the body of the article, where you want the new footnote. 3) Take note of the name of the footnote that immediately precedes yours in the article body.
[fn 2] For example, a common tactic is to define footnote group "fn" which shows each link as " [fn 9] " for the 9th footnote in the group="fn". A group name can be multiple words in straight double quotation marks ( group= "set xx yy" ), but a single-word name with no punctuation or other special characters, just ASCII letters and numerals ...
In all previous examples, the body text of a piece of footnote was inserted outside {{note}} or {{note label}} template. However, it is possible to insert the body text inside the template, in place of text parameter. Everything put inside text parameter glows when the user clicks on the footnote