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==Selecting one's own color for links to non-exiting articles==
*Click on your "my preferences" tab at the top of the CZ page.
*Then click on your "skin" tab and check to see which skin you are using. The skin choices are: chick, classic, cologne blue, monobook, myskin, nostalgia, pinkwich5 and simple.
*Once you have identified the skin you are using, then go to <nowiki>[[User:Your name/yourskin.css]]</nowiki>. When writing "yourskin.css", '''be sure to use all lowercase''' even though the list of skins uses some capitalization.
*Once you are at <nowiki>[[User:Yourname/yourskin.css]]</nowiki>, click on the edit tab at the page top. Then add this code: &nbsp; &nbsp;a.new { color:#XXXXXX; } &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;where XXXXXX is the hex number for the color you want to use. Then save the page.
*Then it is '''very important''' to refresh your cache by:
**'''IE:''' hold Ctrl while clicking Refresh, or press Ctrl-F5
**'''Mozilla / Firefox / Safari:''' hold down Shift while clicking Reload, or press Ctrl-Shift-R (Cmd-Shift-R on Apple Mac);
**'''Konqueror::''' Simply click the Reload button, or press F5;
**Opera: You may need to completely clear their cache in Tools→Preferences.

Revision as of 15:36, 30 June 2008

Table for use in book articles

Author Name or names
Language English or ?
Publisher Name
Date Date (X Edition)
Cover type Hardback or Soft cover
Pages XXX
ISBN XXXX...

Just copy and paste this code into the article, and fill in the table:

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Citing Journal Articles

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Template for lining up = signs

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Selecting one's own color for links to non-exiting articles

  • Click on your "my preferences" tab at the top of the CZ page.
  • Then click on your "skin" tab and check to see which skin you are using. The skin choices are: chick, classic, cologne blue, monobook, myskin, nostalgia, pinkwich5 and simple.
  • Once you have identified the skin you are using, then go to [[User:Your name/yourskin.css]]. When writing "yourskin.css", be sure to use all lowercase even though the list of skins uses some capitalization.
  • Once you are at [[User:Yourname/yourskin.css]], click on the edit tab at the page top. Then add this code:    a.new { color:#XXXXXX; }      where XXXXXX is the hex number for the color you want to use. Then save the page.
  • Then it is very important to refresh your cache by:
    • IE: hold Ctrl while clicking Refresh, or press Ctrl-F5
    • Mozilla / Firefox / Safari: hold down Shift while clicking Reload, or press Ctrl-Shift-R (Cmd-Shift-R on Apple Mac);
    • Konqueror:: Simply click the Reload button, or press F5;
    • Opera: You may need to completely clear their cache in Tools→Preferences.
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