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A template window then pops up, where you fill in as much information as possible about the source, and give a unique name for it in the "Ref name" field. Click the "Insert" button, which will add the required wikitext in the edit window. If you wish, you can also "Preview" how your reference will
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at the top of the edit window, having already positioned your cursor after the sentence or fact you wish to reference. Then select one of the 'Templates' from the dropdown menu that best suits the type of source. These are:
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icon next to them. After filling in this field, you can click it to handily autofill the remaining fields. It doesn't always work properly, though, so be sure to double check it.
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Often, you will want to use the same source more than once in an article to support multiple facts. In this case, you can click
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Manually adding references can be a slow and tricky process. Fortunately, there is a tool called "
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Some fields (such as a web address, also known as a URL) will have a
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in the toolbar, and select a previously added source to re-use.
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Help:Introduction to referencing (WM)/3

Verifiability
Inline citations
RefToolbar
Reliable sources
Summary
View all as single page
<< Back to tutorials menu
Shortcut
WP:INTREF3
RefToolbar
cite web
cite news
cite book
cite journal
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Full manual
VisualEditor referencing

Introduction
Starting introduction
Policies and Guidelines
Editing
Referencing
Images
Tables

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