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Say you don't want to type the following sentence everytime you add your name to a page as Editor-in-Chief: | Say you don't want to type the following sentence everytime you add your name to a page as Editor-in-Chief: | ||
William Smith, M.D.; Greater City Hospital, Middletown USA | Editor-In-Chief: William Smith, M.D.; Greater City Hospital, Middletown USA | ||
Instead of typing this everytime, you could create a template with a short name like WS. When you type in <nowiki>{{WS}}</nowiki> then William Smith, M.D.; Greater City Hospital, Middletown USA would appear. | Instead of typing this everytime, you could create a template with a short name like WS. When you type in <nowiki>{{WS}}</nowiki> then | ||
Editor-In-Chief: William Smith, M.D.; Greater City Hospital, Middletown USA | |||
would appear. | |||
==How do I create a template to put my name in on multiple pages?== | |||
Create a page named after the abbreviation you want to use. The word <nowiki>Template:</nowiki> must proceed the name of the page. For William Smith, this would be: | |||
<nowiki>Template:WS</nowiki> | |||
On this new page called <nowiki>Template:WS</nowiki> type in the text you want to appear: | |||
Editor-In-Chief: William Smith, M.D.; Greater City Hospital, Middletown USA | |||
Save the page. | |||
When you | |||
Revision as of 18:49, 3 February 2009
Give an example of a template
Say you don't want to type the following sentence everytime you add your name to a page as Editor-in-Chief:
Editor-In-Chief: William Smith, M.D.; Greater City Hospital, Middletown USA
Instead of typing this everytime, you could create a template with a short name like WS. When you type in {{WS}} then
Editor-In-Chief: William Smith, M.D.; Greater City Hospital, Middletown USA
would appear.
How do I create a template to put my name in on multiple pages?
Create a page named after the abbreviation you want to use. The word Template: must proceed the name of the page. For William Smith, this would be:
Template:WS
On this new page called Template:WS type in the text you want to appear:
Editor-In-Chief: William Smith, M.D.; Greater City Hospital, Middletown USA
Save the page.
When you