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| − | Longer articles should be divided into '''sections''' using the section header syntax.
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| − | ==Creating sections==
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| − | Creating sections is done using two or more equal signs (==) on each side of the header text. (See [[Help:Editing|Editing]].)
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| − | '''<tt><nowiki>==Section==</nowiki></tt>'''
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| − | '''<tt><nowiki>===Subsection===</nowiki></tt>'''
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| − | '''<tt><nowiki>====Sub-Subsection====</nowiki></tt>'''
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| − | These headers are equivalent to the HTML tags H2, H3, and H4. (The H1 tag is the article title itself.)
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| − | ==Table of contents==
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| − | For articles that have three or more headers, a '''table of contents''' is automatically generated by the wiki engine based on the section headings.
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| − | The table of contents may be turned off in one of the following ways:
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| − | * For a user, the [[Special:preferences|preferences]] may be set to leave the table of contents turned off.
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| − | * For a single article, in the edit box the code <tt><nowiki>__NOTOC__</nowiki></tt> may be added anywhere in the article text, and the table of contents will be suppressed.
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| − | The table of contents will be placed immediately before the first section header. You are encouraged to put some (short) introductory article text before the first header.
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| − | A user may set the preferences to number the sections automatically.
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| − | ==Section linking==
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| − | You can use '''section linking''' to link to a specific section within the same article. Use the code <tt><nowiki>[[#section name|displayed text]]</nowiki></tt>. If there are two (or more) sections with identical names, the second section will be identified with a <tt>_2</tt> marker to distinguish it from the first section. The third section will have a <tt>_3</tt>, and so forth.
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| − | To link to a specific section on a separate page, use the same format, but add the page name first (using <tt><nowiki>[[page_name#section_name|displayed text]]</nowiki></tt>).
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| − | ==Editing individual sections==
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| − | Sections may be edited separately if the '''section editing''' feature is activated in your [[Special:preferences|preferences]]. Each section will have its own ''edit'' link, that will single out only that one section for editing.
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| − | This feature is most convenient for long and complicated articles, and for browsers that are restricted to the [[Help:Browser notes|form field size limit]].
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| − | Section editing does not work when the page is displayed with a table of differences between two versions (i.e. changes, current, diff, and last). Only the current revision may be edited by section. | |
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| − | ==Horizontal divider==
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| − | Note that the '''horizontal divider''', traditionally used to divide a page into sections, does not have that explicit purpose in sections of wiki articles. Instead, the divider bar is used to separate two or more meanings of a word or term that are listed on the same page.
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| − | Horizontal dividers are not recognized by the table of contents generator and do not initiate separate sections.
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| − | =="See also" sections==
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| − | If an article consists of sections and a "see also" line refers to the entire article, then it should be made into a separate section to avoid that the links be treated as part of the last section of the article. Treating the "see also" links as a separate section also places them in the table of contents, thus making them more visible and of greater importance.
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| − | A "see also" that belongs to just one section should not receive its own header, but should be place on a single line with the "see also" placed in '''bold'''. (Alternatively, a sub-section may be used.)
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| − | ==See also==
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| − | *[[Help: Preferences]]
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| − | [[Category:Help]]
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