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<code><nowiki><ref></ref></nowiki></code> tags are what makes the text you type turn into the cool [1] icon. The text you're typing between those tags often uses a template, such as [[Template:Cite jake]] to autocomplete some text for you. | <code><nowiki><ref></ref></nowiki></code> tags are what makes the text you type turn into the cool [1] icon. The text you're typing between those tags often uses a template, such as [[Template:Cite jake]] to autocomplete some text for you. | ||
You can use <code><nowiki><ref></ref></nowiki></code> tags to include footnotes in articles as well, it doesn't have to be a link to an article.<ref>That's right, I'm a footnote!</ref> | |||
===Reference anything EXCEPT scientific articles with ProveIt=== | ===Reference anything EXCEPT scientific articles with ProveIt=== | ||
Use ProveIt in the bottom right of any page you visit. It should look like this: [P]. | Use ProveIt in the bottom right of any page you visit. It should look like this: [P]. | ||
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This video demonstrates how to do this, although this is done with a scientific article. Don't use ProveIt for scientific articles, just see the next section: | This video demonstrates how to do this, although this is done with a scientific article. Don't use ProveIt for scientific articles, just see the next section: | ||
{{bigger|If you have problems with 'updating' references using ProveIt, <u>don't use the update button</u>. Just go to the ''''Reference content' field''' that is generated as you fill in fields, and copy and paste the contents of that field between the <code><nowiki><ref></ref></nowiki></code> tags. We didn't develop the ProveIt gadget, so we can't fix this behaviour - but this is a perfectly working workaround.}} | |||
<center><youtube>N9kQWCGeHU4</youtube></center> | <center><youtube>N9kQWCGeHU4</youtube></center> | ||
====Referencing Jake and the blog==== | ====Referencing Jake and the blog==== | ||
Do it like this: | Do it like this: | ||
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You will feel like a scholar in no time using this {{awesome}} | You will feel like a scholar in no time using this {{awesome}} | ||
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