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External links and references are two important elements of Wikipedia that newcomers sometimes find trouble with. This page is designed to cover only the technical aspects of linking and referencing; it is essential that editors also familiarize themselves with Wikipedia:External links, Wikipedia:Reliable sources and Wikipedia:Citing sources, as well as Wikipedia's various other policies ...
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.
A directory link may be a permanent link or a temporary measure put in place while external links are being discussed on the article's talk page. Sites that fail to meet criteria for reliable sources yet still contain information about the subject of the article from knowledgeable sources. Links to Wikimedia sister projects with relevant material.
Use the editor menu to change your font, font color, add hyperlinks, images and more. 1. Launch AOL Desktop Gold. 2. Sign on with your username and password.
An inline link displays remote content without the need for embedding the content. The remote content may be accessed with or without the user following the link. An inline link may display a modified version of the content; for instance, instead of an image, a thumbnail, low resolution preview, cropped section, or magnified section may be shown.
Information (e.g., phone numbers) is not typically encyclopedic in nature. As a reliable source, LinkedIn is problematic in the same ways as MySpace, Facebook, etc. as self-published and unverifiable, unreliable content. External links to LinkedIn are also discouraged because seeing the content requires registration .
Once you've composed your message, place the cursor where you'd like to insert an image. Click the Image icon. - Your computer's file manager will open. Find and select the image file you'd like to insert. Alternatively, you may drag and drop an image from your computer directly into the body of the message.
Piped links. Using a piped link to sections avoids the unsightly Article name#Section name in the display text. The format for a piped link is [[Article#Section|name of link]]. For example, to link to the "Culture" subsection of the article Oman, type [[Oman#Culture|culture of Oman]] (note that the section name is case-sensitive),