Difference between revisions of "Clicklaw Wikibooks Contributor Guide"

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=== Links ===
=== Links ===
==== Link to another website====
Examples of external links include any link to another website, or even a PDF or DOC file available somewhere online. Cases on CanLII, for instance, require external links. The simplest way to insert an external link is to just type the full URL, including the <code><nowiki>http://</nowiki></code> prefix.
Typing:
:<pre>For more information on the Court of Appeal process, visit http://www.courtofappealbc.ca</pre>
Will look like this when you save or preview the page:
:For more information on the Court of Appeal process, visit http://www.courtofappealbc.ca.
[[File:Edit toolbar link.png|framed|link=]]
Much of the time, you won't want the link to appear so obvious. To have other words appear with links to online resources, select the text you want to contain the link, then click the Link button. You will be prompted to enter the URL (the link to the online resource). Make sure to select "To an external web page", then click "Insert link".
Typing:
:<pre>For more information, visit the Court of Appeal BC's [http://www.courtofappealbc.ca Online Help Guide].</pre>
Will look like this when you save or preview the page:
:For more information, visit the Court of Appeal BC's [http://www.courtofappealbc.ca Online Help Guide].
==== Link to another wiki page ====
==== Link to another wiki page ====
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Will look like this when you save or preview the page:
Will look like this when you save or preview the page:
:To learn how to name a wiki page, read about [[Clicklaw Wikibooks Style Guide#Page titles | page naming convention]].
:To learn how to name a wiki page, read about [[Clicklaw Wikibooks Style Guide#Page titles | page naming convention]].
==== Link to another website====
Examples of external links include any link to another website, or even a PDF or DOC file available somewhere online. Cases on CanLII, for instance, require external links. The simplest way to insert an external link is to just type the full URL, including the <code><nowiki>http://</nowiki></code> prefix.
Typing:
:<pre>For more information on the Court of Appeal process, visit http://www.courtofappealbc.ca</pre>
Will look like this when you save or preview the page:
:For more information on the Court of Appeal process, visit http://www.courtofappealbc.ca.
[[File:Edit toolbar link.png|framed|link=]]
Much of the time, you won't want the link to appear so obvious. To have other words appear with links to online resources, select the text you want to contain the link, then click the Link button. You will be prompted to enter the URL (the link to the online resource). Make sure to select "To an external web page", then click "Insert link".
Typing:
:<pre>For more information, visit the Court of Appeal BC's [http://www.courtofappealbc.ca Online Help Guide].</pre>
Will look like this when you save or preview the page:
:For more information, visit the Court of Appeal BC's [http://www.courtofappealbc.ca Online Help Guide].


== Headings and subheadings==
== Headings and subheadings==

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