History of StencilsPackage
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Stencils Package works exactly like MediaWiki's templates (e.g., at wikipedia.org). A stencil prompts a user to enter information and can be very useful in situations where you want a standard appearance. It is created with the layout and styling you want it to have when it is to be used in a page or wherever, and may contain a combination of text, attachments and prompted input areas. The prompted input areas are surrounded by 3 parentheses: {{{ }}} Once saved, only the prompted areas are shown for each stencil preview (ie on the stencils tab behind a wiki page that you are editing). A user can cut and paste a stencil to wherever they want to use it. When the page (or other content) is saved the stencil pulls all the layout and styling options into how this stencil looks. CreationIn the Stencils drop-down menu, choose Create Stencil. Enter a title, and description (optional) and then format your stencil. eg Title:Contact Details Description: ||{{{Name}}}|{{{Phone}}} {{{Address}}}|| Save. Preview{{Contact Details| |Name= |Phone= |Address= }} Appearance
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see also | Stencils Package works exactly like MediaWiki's templates (e.g., at wikipedia.org). A stencil prompts a user to enter information and can be very useful in situations where you want a standard appearance. It is created with the layout and styling you want it to have when it is to be used in a page or wherever, and may contain a combination of text, attachments and prompted input areas. The prompted input areas are surrounded by 3 parentheses: {{{ }}} Once saved, only the prompted areas are shown for each stencil preview (ie on the stencils tab behind a wiki page that you are editing). A user can cut and paste a stencil to wherever they want to use it. When the page (or other content) is saved the stencil pulls all the layout and styling options into how this stencil looks. CreationIn the Stencils drop-down menu, choose Create Stencil. Enter a title, and description (optional) and then format your stencil. eg Title:Contact Details Description: ||{{{Name}}}|{{{Phone}}} {{{Address}}}|| Save. Preview{{Contact Details| |Name= |Phone= |Address= }} Appearance
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