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Jnc: Syntax for additional anchors (link targets)

2025-07-24T15:30:51Z

Syntax for additional anchors (link targets)

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	</div>		</div>

			To add additional anchors (link targets) at arbitrary locations inside an article, use the following syntax:

			''<nowiki><span id="Anchor">Optional text</span></nowiki>''

			These anchors can be used in both internal and external links.

	==Pre-formatted text==		==Pre-formatted text==

Jnc: /* Text */ Note about additional anchors

2025-07-24T15:24:27Z

Text: Note about additional anchors

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	[[name of page#heading]]<br />		[[name of page#heading]]<br />
	\|-		\|-
	\|colspan="2"\|<span style="font-size:0.9em~~; text-align:center;"~~>''Wikipedia style, followed here, is generally to only link the '''first''' instance of a term on a page.''</span>		\|colspan="2"\|<span style="font-size:0.9em>''Wikipedia style, followed here, is generally to only link the '''first''' instance of a term on a page.''<br />
			''See below for the syntax for adding additional anchors (link targets).''</span>
	\|-		\|-
	\|colspan="3" style="border-top:1px solid #cee0f2;"\|		\|colspan="3" style="border-top:1px solid #cee0f2;"\|

Jnc: Add separator line between 'Indented items' and 'Bullet list'

2024-05-08T12:09:19Z

Add separator line between 'Indented items' and 'Bullet list'

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	\|Indented items<br />		\|Indented items<br />
	(used mostly on Talk: pages)		''(used mostly on Talk: pages)''
	\|		\|
	<tt>: foo</tt><br />		<tt>: foo</tt><br />
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	: foo		: foo
	:: bar		:: bar
			\|-
			\|colspan="3" style="border-top:1px solid #cee0f2;"\|
	\|-		\|-
	\|Bullet list		\|Bullet list

Jnc: /* Text */ Clarify

2024-04-28T11:38:03Z

Text: Clarify

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	\|Internal link<br />		\|Internal link<br />
	(within the Computer History wiki)<br />		(within the Computer History wiki)<br />
	''~~The last two here~~ can be combined.''		''This, and the one above, can be combined.''
	\|		\|
	<tt><nowiki>[[name of page]]</nowiki></tt><br />		<tt><nowiki>[[name of page]]</nowiki></tt><br />

Jnc: /* Tables */ center all text

2024-04-27T19:31:50Z

Tables: center all text

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	<pre>		<pre>
	{\| class="wikitable"		{\| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
	! Table !! Prototype		! Table !! Prototype
	\|-		\|-
	\| colspan="2~~" style="text-align:center;~~" \| Headers		\| colspan="2" \| Headers
	\|-		\|-
	\| aa \|\| rowspan="2" \| yy		\| aa \|\| rowspan="2" \| yy
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	produces:		produces:

	{\| class="wikitable"		{\| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
	! Table !! Prototype		! Table !! Prototype
	\|-		\|-
	\| colspan="2~~" style="text-align:center;~~" \| Headers		\| colspan="2" \| Headers
	\|-		\|-
	\| aa \|\| rowspan="2" \| yy		\| aa \|\| rowspan="2" \| yy

Jnc: Take my own advice! :-)

2024-04-06T15:50:24Z

Take my own advice! :-)

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	A lengthy tutorial on images is [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Pictures here]; complete specifications for the use of the 'File' special form are available [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Extended_image_syntax here] and [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Images here].		A lengthy tutorial on images is [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Pictures here]; complete specifications for the use of the 'File' special form are available [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Extended_image_syntax here] and [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Images here].
			<br clear=all>
	==See also==		==See also==

Jnc: /* See also */ A wealth of detail

2023-08-24T11:26:55Z

Jnc: Note Wikipedia conventions followed here

2023-05-22T12:50:12Z

Note Wikipedia conventions followed here

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	[[name of page#heading]]<br />		[[name of page#heading]]<br />
	\|-		\|-
	\|colspan="3" style="~~border~~-~~top~~:~~1px solid #cee0f2~~;"\|		\|colspan="2"\|<span style="font-size:0.9em; text-align:center;">''Wikipedia style, followed here, is generally to only link the '''first''' instance of a term on a page.''</span>
	\|-		\|-
	\|colspan="3" style="border-top:1px solid #cee0f2;"\|		\|colspan="3" style="border-top:1px solid #cee0f2;"\|
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	\|Headings<br />		\|Headings<br />
	<span style="font-size:0.9em;">''A Table of Contents will automatically be generated when four headings are added to an article.''</span>		<span style="font-size:0.9em;">''A Table of Contents will automatically be generated when four headings are added to an article.''</span>

			<span style="font-size:0.9em;">''For a reason that has been lost in the mists of time, Wikipedia (and thus here) uses '==' as the top level section marker; '=' seems to work now, but please keep up the style.''</span>
	\|		\|
	<tt><nowiki>== Level 1 ==</nowiki></tt><br />		<tt><nowiki>== Level 1 ==</nowiki></tt><br />

Jnc: /* Text */ Named external links are preferred

2023-05-19T13:06:12Z

Text: Named external links are preferred

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	\|External link<br />		\|External link<br />
	(to other websites)		(to other websites)<br />
			''The middle one is '''much''' preferred.''
	\|		\|
	<tt><nowiki>[http://www.example.org]</nowiki></tt><br />		<tt><nowiki>[http://www.example.org]</nowiki></tt><br />

Jnc: /* Images */ Add links to more comprehensive image use info

2023-03-21T09:38:57Z

Images: Add links to more comprehensive image use info

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	==Images==		==Images==

	<nowiki>[[~~Image~~:Pdp1115.jpg\|thumb\|150px\|left\|Caption text]]</nowiki>		Including the special form:

			<nowiki>[[File:Pdp1115.jpg\|thumb\|150px\|left\|Caption text]]</nowiki>

	produces:		produces:

	[[~~Image~~:Pdp1115.jpg\|thumb\|150px\|left\|Caption text]]		[[File:Pdp1115.jpg\|thumb\|150px\|left\|Caption text]]

	Leaving out the '150px' inserts the image full-size. The optional keywords 'left' and 'right' can be added to control the horizontal placement.		(The legacy keyword 'Image' may be used in place of "File".) Leaving out the "150px" inserts the image full-size. The optional keywords 'left' and 'right' can be added to control the horizontal placement.

	(Notice that this text fills up around the image. Add a <nowiki><br clear=all></nowiki> to force the text to re-start below the image.)		(Notice that this text fills up around the image. Add a <nowiki><br clear=all></nowiki> after the image line to force the text to re-start below the image.)

	New images can be uploaded via the 'Upload file' page (link on the left-hand side of all pages).		New images can be uploaded via the 'Upload file' page (link on the left-hand side of all pages).

			A lengthy tutorial on images is [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Pictures here]; complete specifications for the use of the 'File' special form are available [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Extended_image_syntax here] and [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Images here].

	[[Category: Help]]		[[Category: Help]]

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	A lengthy tutorial on images is [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Pictures here]; complete specifications for the use of the 'File' special form are available [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Extended_image_syntax here] and [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Images here].		A lengthy tutorial on images is [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Pictures here]; complete specifications for the use of the 'File' special form are available [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Extended_image_syntax here] and [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Images here].

			==See also==

			* [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Contents MediaWiki.org help pages] - a wealth of detail
			** [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Formatting Help:Formatting] - detailed help on formatting
			** [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Tables Help:Tables] - ditto for tables

	[[Category: Help]]		[[Category: Help]]