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I was just trying to figure out if there is a way to make a shortcut to call the templates when filling in a new page. Of course "template" in wiki means text that is not editable, so this is not what I wanted to do.
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==How to Use==
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If you type in [[Category:]]
  
Aaghh!!! --[[User:Kay T|Kay T]] 18:00, 2 January 2007 (PST)
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'''AUTHOR NAME''' and general discussion about the author - honors, influences, special characteristics.
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== See Also ==
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* [[PSEUDONYM]] - If an author writes under multiple names, list them here.
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== On the Web ==
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* [http://www.authorswebsite.com AUTHOR NAME] - this is an author's main website
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* [http://www.otherwebsite.com OTHER SITE] -- such as a blog or special publisher pages
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== Books ==
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=== Fiction ===
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* [[TITLE OF BOOK]] - Year published ([[PUBLISHER]])
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=== Non-Fiction ===
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== Novellas ==
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== Series/Related Titles ==
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This is a great place to aggregate the various series and related titles.
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== Awards/Honors == on the blank author page it will insert the template. I think you then have to save the page (with the {{subst:template}} in the edit box). The saved page will show up with all of the fields blank or samples as on this template page. When you go to edit the page, you can fill in the fields just as if you had pasted the template in the edit box of the page.--[[User:Kay T|Kay T]] 18:42, 2 January 2007 (PST)

Revision as of 02:42, 3 January 2007

How to Use

If you type in [[Category:]]

AUTHOR NAME and general discussion about the author - honors, influences, special characteristics.

See Also

  • PSEUDONYM - If an author writes under multiple names, list them here.

On the Web

Books

Fiction

Non-Fiction

Novellas

Series/Related Titles

This is a great place to aggregate the various series and related titles.

== Awards/Honors == on the blank author page it will insert the template. I think you then have to save the page (with the {{subst:template}} in the edit box). The saved page will show up with all of the fields blank or samples as on this template page. When you go to edit the page, you can fill in the fields just as if you had pasted the template in the edit box of the page.--Kay T 18:42, 2 January 2007 (PST)