User:Mlg666666/sandbox

Sending Email With Links
To write an email  with links you've created , do the following:


 * 1) Use the editing area at Wikipedia to create links in the usual way. 

Example:

Steve,

I was just looking at your LinkedIn profile * and I have a couple of question.... Looking at the list of Air Force Specialty Codes (AFSC) article at Wikipedia, they say that the AFSC code for Flight Engineer is 1A1x1. Another site says that the AFSC code for Crew Chief is 2A5x1. I assume a crew chief would also have a high skill level (the penultimate digit “x” in the AFSC, which can range from 1 to 9).

I've always been impressed by the amount of knowledge (of all the subsystems onboard a military aircraft) it takes to become a Flight Engineer (FE) ...

Mike
 * 2) Click preview. 


 * 3) Copy the previewed and formatted text (with the links in it) from the Preview area. 


 * 4) Paste this formatted text into the email email you're writing.


 * 5) Send the email.

(Note: If this doesn't work, you may have to have to paste the formatted text into the Notes app (after step 3), then copy it from the Notes app and paste it into the email you're writing.)
 * The above example should look like this:

Steve,

I was just looking at your LinkedIn profile * and I have a couple of question.... Looking at the list of Air Force Specialty Codes (AFSC) article at Wikipedia, they say that the AFSC code for Flight Engineer is 1A1x1. Another site says that the AFSC code for Crew Chief is 2A5x1. I assume a crew chief would also have a high skill level (the penultimate digit “x” in the AFSC, which can range from 1 to 9).

I've always been impressed by the amount of knowledge (of all the subsystems onboard a military aircraft) it takes to become a Flight Engineer (FE) ...

Mike

Internet Search Tips
To search for an exact phrase, set of words in a particular order, or abbreviation, bracket the words with two "/" forward slashes.

For example:


 * • To search for a phrase, type "  /type phrase here/ " This will bring up websites containing the words "type phrase here" (either in the text or in the websites's address), and IN THAT ORDER.


 * • To search for an acronym, type "  /pla/ " This will bring up websites containing the letters "pla" (either in the text or in the websites's address), and IN THAT ORDER.

How To Sign Your Name
To sign your name, in a talk page, just type in 4 “~” tildes, which appears as " Mlg666666 (talk) 10:41, 18 May 2015 (UTC) "

To sign your name with just your user name, type " mlg666666 ", which appears as "mlg666666".

To sign your name with a link to your "talk" page, type " talk ", which appears as "talk".

To sign your name with a link to your "contributions" page, type " talk ", which appears as "talk".

For example:


 * • " ~  " appears as: " Mlg666666 (talk) 10:41, 18 May 2015 (UTC) ".


 * • " mlg666666 talk • contribs) " appears as: "mlg666666 (talk • contribs" [Note: No time stamp appears with this, and it must be manually typed in.

How to Retrieve Dead Links
There's also a link, at the web archive, for retrieving "Dead Links."

Acronym
WHO CIA

How to Put Lattitude and Longitude at top, right of Article
Go to A Quick Guide to Inserting Geographical Coordinates, and Many Templates to Easily Do This to read how.

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Conversions From One Unit to another Unit Text
To automatically convert a number from one unit of measurement to another unit of measurement type:

 62 mm 

'''First enter a number, then enter the unit you are converting from, then enter the unit you are converting to. This will then appear like this:'''


 * 62 mm

Mathematical Text
a2+b2=c2

$$\sqrt{a^2+b^2}=\sqrt{c^2}$$

$$\frac{a^2+b^2}{c^2}$$

To get TV screen Height (H) from its Diagonal (D) measurement: $$H=\sqrt{D^2*0.3164}$$

$$\sqrt{2}$$

$$\sqrt{2+x^3}$$

Go to Displaying a Formula for ways to do this.

How to Insert a Dash "&mdash;"
To insert a dash, instead of typing "--", type this where you want the dash: "& mdash;" between the words (with NO SPACES BETWEEN THE "&" and "mdash;").


 * For example, You type it like this (but again, NO SPACES BETWEEN THE "&" and "mdash;"):

The troops & mdash; now exhausted and out of supplies & mdash; went to sleep.


 * It will appear like this:

The troops &mdash; now exhausted and out of supplies &mdash; went to sleep.


 * You can also try clicking on "Special Characters", and then on "Symbols" in the menu above the editing area. Then in the bottom row, to the right, there are two dashes "&dash;" that might work.

How to Italicize Text
To italicize text put two apostrophes “' '” before and after the text to be italicized.


 * For example:


 *  italicized text

How To Indent Text
To indent, put a colon “:” (one for each indent) before the text to be indented:
 * For example, you type it like this:


 * First indent
 * Second indent
 * Third indent
 * Fourth indent


 * It will appear like this:

no indent (normal)
 * First indent
 * Second indent
 * Third indent
 * Fourth indent

To have an arrow point back to the left margin type 2 of these curly brackets "{", then "Outdent", then a pipe "|", then the number "4" (4 for back from 4 indents), then 2 of these curly brackets "}".


 * For example, you type it like this:

no indent (normal)
 * first indent
 * second indent
 * third indent
 * fourth indent

return to left margin


 * It will appear like this:

no indent (normal)
 * first indent
 * second indent
 * third indent
 * fourth indent

return to left margin

Bullet Lists
'''To make a bullet list put an asterisk * before each item. To make a bulleted sublist put two asterisks before the item. Use three * to go one further, etc., etc.'''


 * For example, typing this:

* One
 * Two
 * Three
 * Subsection One
 * Subsection Two
 * Subsection Three


 * Would appear as:


 * One
 * Two
 * Three
 * Subsection One
 * Subsection Two
 * Subsection Three

Numbered Lists
To create a numbered list you do exactly the same as with a bulleted list (above), but instead of asterisks, you use # signs.


 * For example, typing this:


 * 1) One
 * 2) Two
 * 3) Three


 * Would appear like this:


 * 1) One
 * 2) Two
 * 3) Three

To Insert an Image or Picture
To insert an image (which must already be in Wikipedia Commons), type double-brackets, "File:", the image name, ".jpg", a pipe "|", "thumb", a pipe "|", "right" (or "center" or "left"), a pipe "|", then a caption for the image".


 * You type it like this:




 * And it will look like this:



,To upload an image to Wikipedia Commons, go to Introduction to Uploading Images.'

To find an image in Wikepdia Commons go to Wikipedia Commons where images are sorted by category.

Wikipedia Cheatshheet for Editing
An excellent site for the most common editing features can be found at Help:Cheatsheet.

How To Link Wikipedia Articles (and Label Links)
To create a link and label it, so that the label is different than the full article's name, just type, within double brackets, the Wikipedia article name, then a pip "|", then a label for it.


 * For example, to create a link to the article about the Japanese Imperial Army, but have it appear with just the label "Japanese Army" you would type it out like this:

Japanese Army

It would then appear like this:

Japanese Army

Citation Templates
'''FOR A LOT OF TEMPLATES FOR CITATIONS !!!, go to Wikipedia's page “CITATION TEMPLATES”. THERE ARE CITATIONS FOR ALL KINDS OF SOURCES!!!!! Go to: Citation Templates at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_templates '''Templates===

'''FOR A LOT OF TEMPLATES FOR CITATIONS !!!, go to Wikipedia's page “CITATION TEMPLATES”. THERE ARE CITATIONS FOR ALL KINDS OF SOURCES!!!!! Go to: Citation Templates at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_templates'''

Linking to a Sub-section of a Wikipedia Article
To insert a link to a sub-section of a Wikipedia article, type within double brackets " " the article name, a #, its sub-section title, a pipe |, and then a display name for the link.

For example, to create a link to the "Design" sub-section of the article "Lockheed-Martin F-22 Raptor", type: Design.

It will appear like this:


 * Design

'''However, you do not have to use the exact title of the section after the pipe. That part is after all just a label and it can be called anything. For example you could label the "Design" section of the article on the F-22 "The F-22's blueprints." To do so you would type it out like this:''' The F-22's blueprints

It will appear like this:


 * The F-22's blueprints are written on blue paper.

'''To link to a section or subsection in the same page, you can use: "#section name|displayed text" (within double-brackets). For,example, to link to this section in this page entitled "Mathematical Text" on this page type "#Mathematical Text|mathetmatical text" (within double-brackets).'''

It would appear like this:


 * The section of my page about how to write mathematical text is here.

How To Create a Link to a Web Address and Label It
To create a link and label it, so that the web address does not appear and just the label does, type, within brackets, the website's address, then a space, then a label for it.

For example, to create a link to the website about the General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper (at http://www.designation-systems.net/dusrm/app2/q-9.html), but have it appear with the label "The Predator" you would type it out like this: The Predator

It would then appear like this:

The Predator

Linking to Specific Page in PDF files
Links to long PDF documents can be made more convenient by taking readers to a specific page with the addition of  to the document URL, where   is the page number. For example, using  as the citation URL displays page five of the document in any PDF viewer that supports this feature; otherwise, it goes to the first page.

Note that this functionality depends on support from the web browser's PDF viewer. In some cases, the browser may ignore the PDF page specification and display the first page instead.

How To Label A Footnote and Use It Over and Over Again

 * To insert the 1st footnote, type:


 * Thus, here is how the above is be all typed out:


 * Then every time you want to use that footnote again, just type:


 * That's it 😆!!


 * In the References section, where the footnotes are displayed in full, you will see the footnote appear like this below. Also, if you click on a, b, or c in this footnote you will be taken to where in the text it was cited:




 *  Example :


 * Here is an example where I cite the exact same source four (4) times:

"This is the first time I use this footnote." "

"This is the second time I use this footnote." , and clicking on the footnote number will take you to the same footnote as before. (Under footnotes it will be labelled "b"

"This is the third time I use this footnote." , and clicking on the footnote number will take you to the same footnote as before. (Under footnotes it will be labelled "c"

"This is the fourth time I use this footnote." , and clicking on the footnote number will take you to the same footnote as before. (Under footnotes it will be labelled "d"


 *  Here is How It Will Look :


 * == References ==

section — place it directly after the text that your citation will be verifying'''.
 * 1) Click on the drop down menu labeled, and choose the citation type you would like to add ("cite web" for websites, "cite news" for newspaper articles, "cite book" for books, and "cite journal" for academic journals).
 * 2) Once you select a type of citation, a new window will appear with a number of blank fields to fill in. Fill in as many of the fields as you can. It's okay to leave some fields blank, but make sure to at least provide a "Title" to avoid causing an error message when you save the page.

If you are citing from a website, make sure to enter the web address of the page in the "URL" field. Click on the button next to the "Access Date" field to indicate that you checked the information on the website you're citing today.

If you are citing from a book, there is a feature that will automatically fill in many of the information fields, avoiding manual entry of this data. If you can find the ISBN of the book, enter it into the ISBN field in the form, then click on the icon to its right. The software will look up the book information from a database on the Internet, and automatically fill in many of the fields for you. You should verify that the information is correct, since it sometimes is wrong, incomplete, or badly formatted (especially if there are multiple authors). You should also add page numbers or other information if available.
 * 1) Once you have filled in the form, you can optionally click the button at the bottom to see the code that will be inserted.  If you then click on the "Show parsed preview" link under the code you will see the citation displayed as it would appear in the finished article.
 * 2) When you are satisfied with the information in the citation form, clicking the button will close the form and add the code for your citation to the edit window at the location you had selected prior to choosing a citation type. This information will show up as a superscript numbered link when you preview or save your edit.

If the article did not have any visible references before you started, check to make sure that there is a "References" section towards the end of the article. If not, add the following to the end of the article (See Inserting a reference, below):

==References==

How to Manually Enter a Footnote and How to Label a Link So the Web Address Does Not Appear

 *  USING refToolBar :

A) My Test Footnotes For a NEWSPAPER Citation, using the refToolBar, AND labeling links, i.e., the web address won't appear itself, but the label will, fill in all the usual forms. But when you get to the Publisher form do the following:


 * For example, to include a link to The New York Times at http://www.nytimes.com, but have it labelled The New York Times and appear like this The New York Times, first type “[”, then type in the web address http://www.nytimes.com, then a Space, then two apostrophes “'” to start the italics, then type “The New York Times“, then two apostrophes “'” to end the italics, and lastly type a “]”.


 * 'Here is a test footnote for the The New York Times With a link that is labeled, i.e., the web address won't appear itself, but the label will


 * Here is How It Will Look:


 * ==References==





You can also use the Sandbox for test edits like this.

Information to include
You need to include sufficient information to enable readers to find your source. For an online newspaper source, it might look like this:

When uploaded, it appears as:
 * Plunkett, John. "Sorrell accuses Murdoch of panic buying", The Guardian, London, 27 October 2005. Retrieved on 27 October 2005.

Note the single square brackets around the URL and the article title. The format is: [http://URL "Title of article"] Make sure there is a space between the URL and the Title. This code results in the URL being hidden and the title showing as a link. Use double apostrophes on either side of the name of the newspaper (to generate italics) and quotation marks around the article title.

Double square brackets around the name of the newspaper create an internal link (a wikilink) to the Wikipedia article (if any) about the newspaper - not really necessary for a well-known paper. If such brackets are used, the apostrophes must go outside the brackets.

The date after The Guardian is the date the newspaper article was originally published—this is required information—and the date after "Retrieved on" is the date you accessed the website, which is not essential but can be useful for searching the web archive in case the link goes dead.

It is best to include the place of publication if it is not already part of the newspaper's name. This avoids possible confusion with other newspapers of the same name. In the example, there are other newspapers called The Guardian published in cities of the world other than London.

Citation templates
Optionally, you may prefer to use a citation template to compile the details of the source. The template is placed between the ref tags, and you fill out the fields that you want to include. Such templates automatically format punctuation and other markup such as italics and quotation marks.

Basic citation templates can be found here: Template messages/Sources of articles/Citation quick reference.

Same reference used more than once
The first time a reference appears in the article, you can give it a simple name inside the first code (such as the author or article title):


 * DETAILS OF REFERENCE

Subsequent times that you cite the same reference in the article, you can use this shortcut instead of re-typing it (which adds a /):



You can then use that shortcut as many times as you want, but never forget the /, or it will blank the rest of the section.

For an example article where there are three sources, and they are each referenced three times, see William Bowyer (artist). For more details see WP:REFNAME.

Alternative system
The above method is simple and combines references and notes into one section. A refinement is to put the full details of the references in their own section headed "References", while the notes which apply to them appear in a separate section headed "Notes". The notes can be inserted in the main article text in an abbreviated form as seen in this version of the article Harriet Arbuthnot or in a full form as in this version of the article Brown Dog affair. The separation of "Notes" and "References" in this way is in line with scholarly works.