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# Click on the red text of your name in the search results
 
# Click on the red text of your name in the search results
  
# Enter the following text on the page: <font color="red">'''Template: </font><br />
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# Enter the following text on the blank page: <nowiki>{{subst:CitationPage}}</nowiki>
Author. (date). ''Title''. Retrieved from URL
 
<!-- The template citation above will likely apply to most of the resources you are dealing with, but feel free to replace it if necessary. -->
 
 
 
<font color="red">'''Example Citation''':</font><br />
 
{{Hanging indent|text=AAAAAAA}}
 
<!-- Replace AAAAAAA with a sample citation. -->
 
 
 
<font color="red">'''In-Text''': </font> [[In-text_citations|How to cite in-text]] <br />
 
<!-- Likely no need to modify the in-text stuff above, but feel free to add a short note if there is something unique about this item. -->
 
 
 
<font color="red">'''Elements''':</font><br />
 
 
 
Click [[MEDIA:BBBBBBB|here]] for details on where to find these elements within the document. <br />
 
<!-- Replace BBBBBBB with the name of your uploaded, annotated screen capture. -->
 
 
 
<blockquote>
 
<font color="red">'''Author''': </font>CCCCCC<br />
 
<!-- Replace CCCCCC with the author from your sample. Then adjust the note below if required (keep it short). -->
 
'''Note''': Corporate author. [[Authors|More details]]<br />
 
 
 
<font color="red">'''Date''': </font>DDDDDD<br /> 
 
<!--  Replace DDDDDD with the date from your sample, then adjust the note below if required. -->
 
'''Note''': Provide a more specific date than simply the year, if available, in cases where new versions of the report may be published in one calendar year. [[Date|More details]]<br />
 
 
 
<font color="red">'''Title''': </font>''EEEEEEE''<br />
 
<!-- Replace EEEEEEE with the title from your sample, italicize it if required, then adjust the note that follows (if necessary). -->
 
'''Note''': Sentence-style capitalization. [[Titles|More details]]<br />
 
 
 
<font color="red">'''URL''': </font>FFFFFFF<br />
 
<!-- Replace FFFFFF with the URL of your sample citation, and adjust the note below if necessary.  If no URL is required, delete this field entirely. -->
 
'''Note''': Publisher's homepage URL; not the database URL. [[Online Retrieval Statements|More details]]<br />
 
</blockquote>
 
 
 
<font color="red">'''Context''': </font>GGGGGG<br />
 
<!-- Enter a brief note (replace GGGGGG) about the resource if there is something you can say that will clarify what makes the resource unusual.  Delete this field if it's really not required. -->
 
  
 
# Save the page
 
# Save the page

Revision as of 16:54, 4 May 2017

It takes just 10 easy steps to create a new citation page in this wiki!

  1. Log into the wiki ()
  1. Search by name (e.g., Infomart – Industry Report) for the page you want to create
  1. Click on the red text of your name in the search results
  1. Enter the following text on the blank page: {{subst:CitationPage}}
  1. Save the page
  1. Click on Edit
  1. Replace all the placeholder text in the template (e.g., “AAAAAA”) with text that is relevant to your citation
  1. Add categories (tags) at the bottom
  1. Save it again
  1. Done!

(If you'd prefer to work through the more detailed instructions, click here.)