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See also [[Wikipedia:Picture tutorial#Forcing a break]] (not just for pictures).
 
See also [[Wikipedia:Picture tutorial#Forcing a break]] (not just for pictures).
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=== Links ===
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You will often want to make clickable ''links'' to other pages.
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{|width="100%"  border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0"
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|-
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!What it looks like
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!What you type
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|-
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|
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Here's a link to a page named [[Official position]].
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You can even say [[official position]]s
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and the link will show up correctly.
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|<pre>
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Here's a link to a page named [[Official position]].
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You can even say [[official position]]s
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and the link will show up correctly.
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</pre>
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|-
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|
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You can put formatting around a link.
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Example: ''[[Wikipedia]]''.
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|<pre>
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You can put formatting around a link.
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Example: ''[[Wikipedia]]''.
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</pre>
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|-
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The ''first letter'' of articles is automatically
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capitalized, so [[wikipedia]] goes to the same place
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as [[Wikipedia]]. Capitalization matters after the
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first letter.
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The ''first letter'' of articles is automatically
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capitalized, so [[wikipedia]] goes to the same place
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as [[Wikipedia]]. Capitalization matters after the
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first letter.
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</pre>
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|-
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[[The weather in London]] is a page that doesn't exist
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yet. You could create it by clicking on the link.
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[[The weather in London]] is a page that doesn't exist
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yet. You could create it by clicking on the link.
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</pre>
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|-
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|
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You can link to a page section by its title:
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*[[List of cities by country#Morocco]].
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If multiple sections have the same title, add
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a number. [[#Example section 3]] goes to the
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third section named "Example section".
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|<pre>
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You can link to a page section by its title:
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*[[List of cities by country#Morocco]].
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If multiple sections have the same title, add
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a number. [[#Example section 3]] goes to the
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third section named "Example section".
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</pre>
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|-
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|
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You can make a link point to a different place
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with a [[Help:Piped link|piped link]]. Put the link
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target first, then the pipe character "|", then
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the link text.
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*[[Help:Link|About Links]]
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*[[List of cities by country#Morocco|
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Cities in Morocco]]
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Or you can use the "pipe trick" so that text in parentheses or text after a comma does not appear.
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*[[Spinning (textiles)|Spinning]]
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*[[Boston, Massachusetts|Boston]]
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|<pre>
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*[[Help:Link|About Links]]
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*[[List of cities by country#Morocco|
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Cities in Morocco]]
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*[[Spinning (textiles)|]]
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*[[Boston, Massachusetts|]]
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</pre>
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|-
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|
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You can make an external link just by typing a URL:
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http://www.nupedia.com
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You can give it a title:
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[http://www.nupedia.com Nupedia]
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Or leave the title blank:
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[http://www.nupedia.com]
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|
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<pre>
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You can make an external link just by typing a URL:
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http://www.nupedia.com
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You can give it a title:
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[http://www.nupedia.com Nupedia]
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Or leave the title blank:
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[http://www.nupedia.com]
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</pre>
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Linking to an e-mail address works the same way:
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mailto:someone@example.com or
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[mailto:someone@example.com someone]
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<pre>
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Linking to an e-mail address works the same way:
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mailto:someone@example.com or
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[mailto:someone@example.com someone]
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</pre>
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|
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You can [[Help:Redirect|redirect]] the user to another page.
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|<pre>
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#REDIRECT [[Official position]]
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</pre>
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[[Help:Category|Category links]] do not show up in line
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but instead at page bottom ''and cause the page to be
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listed in the category.''
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[[Category:English documentation]]
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Add an extra colon to ''link'' to a category in line
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without causing the page to be listed in the category:
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[[:Category:English documentation]]
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|<pre>
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[[Help:Category|Category links]] do not show up in line
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but instead at page bottom ''and cause the page to be
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listed in the category.''
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[[Category:English documentation]]
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Add an extra colon to ''link'' to a category in line
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without causing the page to be listed in the category:
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[[:Category:English documentation]]
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</pre>
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|-
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|
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The Wiki reformats linked dates to match the reader's
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date preferences. These three dates will show up the
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same if you choose a format in your
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[[Special:Preferences|Preferences]]:
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* [[1969-07-20]]
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* [[July 20]], [[1969]]
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* [[20 July]] [[1969]]
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|<pre>
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The Wiki reformats linked dates to match the reader's
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date preferences. These three dates will show up the
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same if you choose a format in your
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[[Special:Preferences|]]:
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* [[1969-07-20]]
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* [[July 20]], [[1969]]
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* [[20 July]] [[1969]]
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</pre>
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