Help:VisualEditor/User guide/Citation templates

This page is a guide to adding citations if local citation templates have been configured for your wiki, but the citoid service is not available.

Adding a new reference
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 * To add a citation using the "" menu, place your cursor where you want to add it in the text. Then select the appropriate citation type in the menu.
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Using the "Basic" citation

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 * Shown here is what you will see if you select the "" item. In the Reference editor, you can add your citation, including formatting.
 * VisualEditor - Editing references 20.png
 * Shown here is what you will see if you select the "" item. In the Reference editor, you can add your citation, including formatting.

You can make the reference belong to a given group, although normally this is left blank. (This option is used to display groups of references with the "" tool.)
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 * In the Reference dialog, if you want to include a template in your new reference, click the icon (puzzle piece) in the "" toolbar menu within the Reference editor.
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 * Then, look for the template you want to use, add it and edit it as you would any other template. (See the Editing templates section, below, if you need more information about templates.)
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 * VisualEditor - Editing references 9.png
 * Then, look for the template you want to use, add it and edit it as you would any other template. (See the Editing templates section, below, if you need more information about templates.)
 * Then, look for the template you want to use, add it and edit it as you would any other template. (See the Editing templates section, below, if you need more information about templates.)

After you're done editing your new template, click on "" to return to the Reference editor, and "" again to return to the page you're editing.
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Using standard cite templates

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 * VisualEditor - Editing References - Cite Pulldown.png
 * Your local wiki may have added extra citation templates to this menu. This offers quick access to the most-used citation templates. (Instructions for adding extra citation templates to your local wiki are available at VisualEditor/Citation tool.)
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 * VisualEditor - Editing references - Cite book required fields.png
 * Clicking on a template icon such as "Cite book" will take you into the template mini-editor for that template. Important information fields may be marked with an asterisk. While the most common fields will be shown, not all of them are required.
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 * VisualEditor - Editing references - Add parameter.png
 * To add more parameters, scroll down in the template mini-editor and click on the "" option.
 * Clicking on a template icon such as "Cite book" will take you into the template mini-editor for that template. Important information fields may be marked with an asterisk. While the most common fields will be shown, not all of them are required.
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 * VisualEditor - Editing references - Add parameter.png
 * To add more parameters, scroll down in the template mini-editor and click on the "" option.
 * VisualEditor - Editing references - Add parameter.png
 * To add more parameters, scroll down in the template mini-editor and click on the "" option.

Click on "" when you're done.
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