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This template lays out the table of contents in a horizontal list rather than a vertical one. Template parameters [Edit template data] This template prefers inline formatting of parameters. Parameter Description Type Status No numbers nonum Hide the generated heading numbers Example yes String optional Limit limit Limits the depth of subheadings shown. For instance using limit=4 will hide the ...
This means that the template will not return the correct number of rows on preview, as it will still be using the old version of the page to count from. This also means that if there is more than one wikitext table on a page, you need to specify the number or the ID of the table manually.
A table is an arrangement of columns and rows that organizes and positions data or images. Tables can be created on Wikipedia pages using special wikitext syntax, and many different styles and tricks can be used to customise them.
For table markup, it can be applied to whole tables, table captions, table rows, and individual cells. CSS specificity in relation to content should be considered since applying it to a row could affect all that row's cells and applying it to a table could affect all the table's cells and caption, where styles closer to the content can override ...
{{Row numbers}} - Alternative method to add row numbers that are sortable and adjust when rows are deleted/inserted. Help:Sortable tables#Maintaining tables sorted alphabetically or by rank {} – Can be used to help narrow columns by adding a soft hyphen to a word to allow it to wrap. More template styles for tables:
mw-collapsible also does not require a header row in the table, as collapsible did. Tables will show the "[hide]" / "[show]" controls in the first row of the table (whether or not it is a header row), unless a table caption is present.(see § Tables with captions) Example with a header row
A less common alternative is placing the table of contents on the right, using the template {}. If you look at the wikitext for Figure 13-13, you see the {} template at the top of the edit box. No text should ever be in the lead section above this template. Figure 13-13. This article has the table of contents on the right.
The easiest way to insert a new table is to use the editing toolbar that appears when you edit a page (see image above). Clicking the button will open a dialog where you define what you want in your new table. Once you've chosen the number of rows and columns, the wiki markup text for the table is inserted into the article.