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Shortcuts aid navigation for both new and expert users. Registering shortcuts here will help us keep track of them better. Not all redirects should be listed -- only those that have an obvious continued usage.  
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Shortcuts aid navigation for both new and expert users. Registering shortcuts here will help us keep track of them better. Not all redirects should be listed -- only those that have an obvious continued usage. By convention, these types of shortcuts should be in ALL CAPS.
  
 
Because we don't expect to have too many of these, we can continue to use the default namespace for shortcuts rather than a special one. Of course, this also helps make them even shorter!
 
Because we don't expect to have too many of these, we can continue to use the default namespace for shortcuts rather than a special one. Of course, this also helps make them even shorter!
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==Adding shortcut link boxes==
 
==Adding shortcut link boxes==
 
A shortcut link box (the "[[Template:Shortcut|shortcut template]]") is added to the entry source ("Editing" page) using <nowiki>
 
A shortcut link box (the "[[Template:Shortcut|shortcut template]]") is added to the entry source ("Editing" page) using <nowiki>
{{Shortcut|[[WP:<x>]]}}</nowiki>.
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{{Shortcut|<X>}}</nowiki>.
 
<br/>'''For example''', placing the [[Template:Shortcut|shortcut template]] and substituting SHORT for <X> gives:
 
<br/>'''For example''', placing the [[Template:Shortcut|shortcut template]] and substituting SHORT for <X> gives:
{{Shortcut|[[SHORT]]}}
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{{Shortcut|SHORT}}
 
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[[Category:Help]]
 
[[Category:Help]]

Revision as of 21:24, November 25, 2005

Shortcuts aid navigation for both new and expert users. Registering shortcuts here will help us keep track of them better. Not all redirects should be listed -- only those that have an obvious continued usage. By convention, these types of shortcuts should be in ALL CAPS.

Because we don't expect to have too many of these, we can continue to use the default namespace for shortcuts rather than a special one. Of course, this also helps make them even shorter!

Shortcuts on OrthodoxWiki include:

NPOV - OrthodoxWiki:Style Manual (Point of View)

Adding shortcut link boxes

A shortcut link box (the "shortcut template") is added to the entry source ("Editing" page) using {{Shortcut|<X>}}.
For example, placing the shortcut template and substituting SHORT for <X> gives:

Shortcut:
SHORT