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Help:Structuring a page's content

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Always If you have a few lines at the very top explaining clear outlook of what you want to write about, it is important to find out whether a related article already exists and/or if the page information is about including already included in an existing article. You can use the search function to find out. If you find an existing article, consider updating it with your information rather than creating new pages== Writing the introduction ==Every article headline starts with the full name of the page in bold, as the beginning subject of the textfirst sentence. It can be followed by the acronym or abbreviation in bold inside parentheses (with the parentheses not in bold). Avoid structural headings For example, an article titled ''Peanut butter and jelly sandwich'' should start with a sentence similar to the following:<code>A '''Peanut butter and jelly sandwich''' (“Introduction”'''PB&J''')is a snack that includes [...]</code>.
The introduction should always be a few lines explaining what the page is about.
If the chair has == Using headings ==For longer articles, it makes sense to organise content in different-level headings. By default, a clear outlook '''table of what contents''' (sometimes abbreviated to add the second step TOC) is to find out whether an article already exists or if the information is included in an existing article as automatically generated on a sub pointpage when more than three section headings are used. Please use *If you don't wish a TOC to appear, using <code><nowiki>__NOTOC__</nowiki></code> on the search function on top of your page hides the wiki to find outtable of contents.*You should always avoid structural headings (e.g. Introduction). If *In case your order of headings does not follow a chronological order of events described, you find an existing probably need to restructure the article do update it with your information rather than creating new pages.
Every article starts with == Adding the full name list of the page in bold (internal references and links to ==At the same page also makes it bold) followed by the initialsend of your article, add <code><nowiki>{{Reference}}</nowiki></abbreviation code> to get all references included in bold toothe text displayed, inside parenthesisas well as a list of articles that link to yours.
Add the code <nowiki>{{Reference}}</nowiki> in the end to get all references included in the text
In case your order of headings does not follow a chronological order of events described, you probably need to restructure the article.
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