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== Templates ==
== Templates ==
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To create a template page, precede the name with the word "template" and a colon.
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To create a template page, follow the instructions above, but do one of the following:
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For example, to create a template called "my template", type the link like this:<tt><nowiki>[[template:my template]]</nowiki></tt>. Alternatively, put it in curly brackets (without the "template:" prefix), thus: <tt><nowiki>{{my template}}</nowiki></tt>.
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* Precede the name with the word "template" and a colon. For example, to create a template called "my template", type the link like this:{{tt|<nowiki>[[template:my template]]</nowiki>}}.
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* Type the name in curly brackets (without the "template:" prefix), thus: {{tt|<nowiki>{{my template}}</nowiki>}}. ''NB: This will not work for the search box method.''
For further instructions on writing templates, see [[Help:Creating templates|Creating templates]].
For further instructions on writing templates, see [[Help:Creating templates|Creating templates]].