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Sections and Headings

Any page which has more than 4 section headings will automatically generate a contents list.

If you have fewer than 4 headings or sections, you can use __TOC__ to create the contents.

Sections are created by the use of a number of = either side of the title.

As well as sorting out the hierarchy of the Contents, the layout and format is also generated.

The more = you use, the smaller the font.

==Headline==

Will give you large font and also a horizontal line.

This is the standard heading which should be used throughout this Wiki.

====Section Heading====

Will give you a smaller font.

Also used as standard throughout this Wiki.

=====Subsection heading=====

Will give you an even smaller font.

Alphabetical Contents Lists

See Using Multiple Images for using hyperlinked pictures.

1. Each letter has its OWN page

When you click on the letter, you will be taken to the selected page.

To see the code at work: Surname Directory - A.

_A |_B |_C |_D |_E |_F |_G |_H |_I |_J |_K |_L |_M |_N |_O |_P |_Q |_R |_S |_T |_U |_V |_W |_XYZ

2. Links WITHIN the same page

When you click on the letter, you will be taken to the selected section.

To see the code at work: Places of Worship ~Sussex.

N.B. THIS USES THE SECTION HEADINGS SO THAT IT APPEARS IN THE TOC/CONTENTS

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | XYZ

Example of the code: [[#A|A]]

#A is the name of the section. By putting |after it you can call the link anything you like.

If there is nothing else on the page you can use ____NOTOC__ .

This avoids a long vertical list in the contents.

N.B. If you do use __NOTOC__ anywhere on the page this overules the __TOC__.

If you can't use __NOTOC__ on a page because it already uses __TOC__ you can do the following:

'''A'''<span id="A"></span> This creates the anchor for the letter A

'''B'''<span id="B"></span> This creates the anchor for the letter B

Then you can use the code [[#A|A]] as above.

Adding your user name

You can add your own user name by typing ~~~

EXAMPLE: Caroline

You can add the date and time after your name by typing ~~~~

EXAMPLE: Caroline 10:35, 9 April 2008 (UTC)

Back to top

If a pages gets very long, you should consider using:

<div align="right">[[#top|Back to Top]]</div>

EXAMPLE: Back to Top

Redirections

A redirect allows one page to divert to another with the minimum amount of fuss.

Redirects are usually used when information has been moved to another location.

To make a redirect

Create a new page

Then type: #REDIRECT [[pagename]] (Page name being the name of the page you are linking to).

If you then search for the page you just created as a redirect, you'll be transferred to the page you linked the redirect to.

Other Help Pages

The Wiki Guide

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+[[Category:Help]]
+__NOEDITSECTION__
+[[image:usetop.jpg]]
 __TOC__
+==Sections and Headings==
+{|
+|-valign="top"
+|[[image:sections2.jpg|left]]
+|
+Any page which has more than 4 section headings will automatically generate a contents list.
+If you have fewer than 4 headings or sections, you can use <nowiki>__TOC__</nowiki> to create the contents.
-CLICK ON [Edit] to see the code.
+Sections are created by the use of a number of <nowiki>=</nowiki> either side of the title.
-==Alphabetical Contents Lists==
+As well as sorting out the hierarchy of the Contents, the layout and format is also generated.
-. Each letter has its OWN page:
-[[_A ]]|[[_B ]]|[[_C ]]|[[_D ]]|[[_E ]]|[[_F ]]|[[_G ]]|[[_H ]]|[[_I ]]|[[_J ]]|[[_K ]]|[[_L ]]|[[_M ]]|[[_N ]]|[[_O ]]|[[_P ]]|[[_Q ]]|[[_R ]]|[[_S ]]|[[_T ]]|[[_U ]]|[[_V ]]|[[_W ]]|[[_XYZ]]
+The more <nowiki>=</nowiki> you use, the smaller the font.
+|}
-. Links WITHIN the same page:
-N.B. THIS USES THE SECTION HEADINGS SO IT APPEARS IN THE TOC/CONTENTS
+'''<nowiki>==Headline== </nowiki>'''
-<div align="center"> [[#A|A]] | [[#B|B]] | [[#C|C]] | [[#D|D]] | [[#E|E]] | [[#F|F]] | [[#G|G]] | [[#H|H]] | [[#I|I]] | [[#J|J]] | [[#K|K]] | [[#L|L]] | [[#M|M]] | [[#N|N]] | [[#O|O]] | [[#P|P]] | [[#Q|Q]] | [[#R|R]] | [[#S|S]] | [[#T|T]] | [[#U|U]] | [[#V|V]] | [[#W|W]] | [[#XYZ|XYZ]]</div>
+Will give you large font and also a horizontal line.
-If there is nothing else on the page you can use  <nowiki>____NOTOC__ <nowiki>__. This avoids a long vertical list.
+This is the standard heading which should be used throughout this Wiki.
-If you can't use <nowiki>__NOTOC__ </nowiki> you can do the following:
-'''A'''<span id="A"></span> CREATES THE ANCHOR FOR THE LETTER A
+'''<nowiki>====Section Heading==== </nowiki>'''
-'''B'''<span id="B"></span> CREATES THE ANCHOR FOR THE LETTER B
+Will give you a smaller font.
-etc.
+Also used as standard throughout this Wiki.
-<br><br>
-==Code with image for pages under construction==
-[[image:Construction.jpg|center]]
+'''<nowiki>=====Subsection heading=====</nowiki>'''
+Will give you an even smaller font.
-==Displaying images==
-====One single image====
-name | alignment | size | thumb ''or'' frame | caption
+==Alphabetical Contents Lists==
-====='''1. You can just put in the image'''=====
+See '''[[Using Multiple Images]]''' for using hyperlinked pictures.
-It will come out full size and aligned to the left with no border or caption.
-<nowiki>[[image:name of image.jpg]]</nowiki>
+====1. Each letter has its OWN page====
-[[image:InitialsA.jpg]]
+When you click on the letter, you will be taken to the selected page.
-<br><br><br><br>
-====='''2. You can choose horizontal alignment''' - right, left or center =====
-<nowiki> [[image:name of image.jpg|alignment]] </nowiki>
+To see the code at work:  [[Surname Directory - A]].
-[[image:InitialsA.jpg|center]]
-<br><br><br><br>
-====='''3. You can choose the size'''=====
-<nowiki> [[image:name of image.jpg||size]]</nowiki>
+[[_A ]]|[[_B ]]|[[_C ]]|[[_D ]]|[[_E ]]|[[_F ]]|[[_G ]]|[[_H ]]|[[_I ]]|[[_J ]]|[[_K ]]|[[_L ]]|[[_M ]]|[[_N ]]|[[_O ]]|[[_P ]]|[[_Q ]]|[[_R ]]|[[_S ]]|[[_T ]]|[[_U ]]|[[_V ]]|[[_W ]]|[[_XYZ]]
-[[image:Construction.jpg|150px]]
-<br><br><br><br>
-=====4. To get a frame round your picture=====
-<nowiki>[[image:name of image.jpg|alignment|size|thumb]]</nowiki>
-[[image:Construction.jpg|left|200px|thumb]]
+====2. Links WITHIN the same page====
+When you click on the letter, you will be taken to the selected section.
+'''To see the code at work:'''  '''[[Places_of_Worship:Sussex|Places of Worship ~Sussex]].'''
+'''N.B. THIS USES THE SECTION HEADINGS SO THAT IT APPEARS IN THE TOC/CONTENTS'''
+<div align="center"> [[#A|A]] | [[#B|B]] | [[#C|C]] | [[#D|D]] | [[#E|E]] | [[#F|F]] | [[#G|G]] | [[#H|H]] | [[#I|I]] | [[#J|J]] | [[#K|K]] | [[#L|L]] | [[#M|M]] | [[#N|N]] | [[#O|O]] | [[#P|P]] | [[#Q|Q]] | [[#R|R]] | [[#S|S]] | [[#T|T]] | [[#U|U]] | [[#V|V]] | [[#W|W]] | [[#XYZ|XYZ]]</div>
+ '''Example of the code:''' <nowiki>[[#A|A]]</nowiki>
+<nowiki>#A </nowiki> is the name of the section. By putting |after it you can call the link anything you like.
+If there is '''nothing else''' on the page you can use  <nowiki>____NOTOC__ </nowiki>.
+This avoids a long vertical list in the contents.
+'''N.B.''' If you do use <nowiki>__NOTOC__ </nowiki> anywhere on the page this overules the <nowiki>__TOC__</nowiki>.
+If you can't use <nowiki>__NOTOC__ </nowiki> on a page because it already uses <nowiki>__TOC__ </nowiki> you can do the following:
+<nowiki>'''A'''<span id="A"></span> This creates the anchor for the letter A</nowiki>
+<nowiki>'''B'''<span id="B"></span> This creates the anchor for the letter B</nowiki>
+Then you can use the code <nowiki>[[#A|A]]</nowiki> as above.
-=====5. To get a frame and have a caption for the picture=====
+==Adding your user name==
-[[image:Construction.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Work in progress]]
-<nowiki>[[image:name of image.jpg|alignment|size|thumb|caption]]</nowiki>
+You can add your own user name by typing <nowiki>~~~</nowiki>
+ '''EXAMPLE:''' [[User:Caroline|Caroline]]
+You can add the date and time after your name by typing <nowiki>~~~~</nowiki>
+ '''EXAMPLE:''' [[User:Caroline|Caroline]] 10:35, 9 April 2008 (UTC)
+==Back to top==
+If a pages gets very long, you should consider using:
-'''Warning''' - combining more than one picture with or without text can give very unpredictable results.
-As you will see from the examples on this page you often need to press enter several times in order to get a sensible page layout!!
+'''<nowiki><div align="right">[[#top|Back to Top]]</div></nowiki>'''
+ EXAMPLE: [[#top|Back to Top]]
-<br><br><br><br>
-====More than one image on page====
+==Redirections==
-<br><br>
-====='''1. Gallery - small thumbnails''' =====
+A redirect allows one page to divert to another with the minimum amount of fuss.
-<gallery caption="CONTENTS" widths="200px" heights="50px" perrow="4">
+Redirects are usually used when information has been moved to another location.
-Image: WIP2_fr2.jpg|[[World_Index_Page]]
-Image: Surnames3_fr2.jpg|[[Surname Directory]]
-Image: Bigbook5_fr2.jpg|The [[Big_Book]] of Genealogy.
-Image: Census_fr2.jpg|[[Census_Search]]
-</gallery>
-<br><br>
-====='''2. Clickpic - hyperlinked pictures'''=====
-{| height="35px" border="0" cellpadding="15"
-|{{clickpic|Parish_Registers| http://www.familytreeforum.com/wiki/images/d/d6/Register_fr2.jpg}}
-||{{clickpic| Certificate_tutorials| http://www.familytreeforum.com/wiki/images/c/ca/Certs_fr.jpg}}
-||{{clickpic|World_Index_Page| http://www.familytreeforum.com/wiki/images/3/30/WIP2_fr2.jpg}}
-|-
-|}
-<br><br>
-====='''3. Picture on the left, some text and picture on the right'''=====
-N.B. If the image has no "built in" border you need to use |thumb| not |frame|.
+====To make a redirect====
+*Create a new page
-[[Image:Documents_fr2.jpg|left|150px|]]
+*Then type: <nowiki>#REDIRECT [[pagename]]</nowiki> (Page name being the name of the page you are linking to).
-[[image:construction.jpg|right|250px|]]
-Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit. Donec in enim. Aliquam erat volutpat. Maecenas id nibh ut turpis lobortis commodo. Phasellus sed neque. Proin fringilla euismod libero. Etiam vel lectus. Aliquam dui. Curabitur venenatis molestie neque. Integer mi dolor, gravida at, accumsan eget, fringilla eget, arcu. Suspendisse euismod. Nam et lorem accumsan magna venenatis pellentesque. In et ante. Etiam magna. Cras rutrum mi quis tellus.
+*If you then search for the page you just created as a redirect, you'll be transferred to the page you linked the redirect to.
-Sed mi eros, lacinia mattis, gravida vel, placerat posuere, lacus. Duis accumsan tincidunt sapien. Morbi sed velit. Etiam quis orci. Donec at velit sed lorem elementum feugiat. Curabitur ut ligula. Quisque in eros. Morbi sed enim id sapien tristique fringilla. Nunc ligula augue, pellentesque ac, nonummy id, semper eget, ante. Sed mi eros, lacinia mattis, gravida vel, placerat posuere, lacus. Duis accumsan tincidunt sapien. Morbi sed velit. Etiam quis orci. Donec at velit sed lorem elementum feugiat. Curabitur ut ligula. Quisque in eros. Morbi sed enim id sapien tristique fringilla. Nunc ligula augue, pellentesque ac, nonummy id, semper eget, ante.
-==Example of colour band for titles==
+==Other Help Pages==
-{| style="width:100%; height:35px" border="0" cellpadding="5"
+[[image:minibad.jpg]] '''[[:Category:Help|The Wiki Guide]]'''
-| style="color:white" bgcolor="LightSteelBlue "|'''ENGLISH COUNTIES'''
-|}