Difference between revisions of "Help:Greybox"
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At the very end of the text that you wish to be included in the box place two }}.</nowiki> | At the very end of the text that you wish to be included in the box place two }}.</nowiki> | ||
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− | {{greybox|text=As an experiment in history by the the people, some of the content of OutHistory.org is user-generated by anyone with data or documents and source citations to share. Content is also solicited from or volunteered by independent scholars, institutionally-based researchers, archivists, collectors, and the public. | + | <nowiki>{{greybox|text=As an experiment in history by the the people, some of the content of |
− | + | OutHistory.org is user-generated by anyone with data or documents and source citations to share. | |
− | + | Content is also solicited from or volunteered by independent scholars, institutionally-based | |
+ | researchers, archivists, collectors, and the public. | ||
+ | Users are encouraged to participate in creating the site, following the site’s | ||
+ | [[About#Contributors.27_Guidelines|Contributors’ Guidelines]]. So help | ||
+ | OutHistory.org make history.}} </nowiki> | ||
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− | + | This is how the example will appear on your web page: | |
− | + | {{greybox|text=As an experiment in history by the the people, some of the content of OutHistory.org is user-generated by anyone with data or documents and source citations to share. Content is also solicited from or volunteered by independent scholars, institutionally-based researchers, archivists, collectors, and the public. | |
− | + | Users are encouraged to participate in creating the site, following the site’s [[About#Contributors.27_Guidelines|Contributors’ Guidelines]]. So help OutHistory.org make history.}} |
Revision as of 15:33, 25 July 2008
Here is how to create a grey box around a particular selection of text: Place two {{ at the start of the box, followed (with no space) by the word greybox followed (with no space) by a | followed (with no space) by the word text, followed (with no space) by = (an equals sign), followed (with no space) by the start of the text. At the very end of the text that you wish to be included in the box place two }}.
Here is an example:
{{greybox|text=As an experiment in history by the the people, some of the content of OutHistory.org is user-generated by anyone with data or documents and source citations to share. Content is also solicited from or volunteered by independent scholars, institutionally-based researchers, archivists, collectors, and the public. Users are encouraged to participate in creating the site, following the site’s [[About#Contributors.27_Guidelines|Contributors’ Guidelines]]. So help OutHistory.org make history.}}
This is how the example will appear on your web page:
As an experiment in history by the the people, some of the content of OutHistory.org is user-generated by anyone with data or documents and source citations to share. Content is also solicited from or volunteered by independent scholars, institutionally-based researchers, archivists, collectors, and the public.
Users are encouraged to participate in creating the site, following the site’s Contributors’ Guidelines. So help OutHistory.org make history.