Thread:Project:Support desk/ ref in Wikipedia:Template:Note/reply (4)

and work together. is used in the body of your articles, and is used in a references section.

Proper use of those templates requires you to understand how they work, and be willing to maintain them because. My advice: don't bother. I find the Cite extension to be slightly less infuriating. It is used more often on Wikipedia than the Ref and Note templates are, so that's probably what you're really looking for.