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This template is a "shorthand" template for creating a properly formatted reference citation to The Chicago Manual of Style 16th Ed. (current as of February 2012 [update] , without having to specify all the parameters of {{ Cite book }} .
Template parameters [Edit template data] This template prefers inline formatting of parameters. Parameter Description Type Status; Affected area: 1: Text to replace the word "article", usually "section" Example section: Line: optional: Reason: reason: A description of the issue, to add to the end of the text in the generated tag. Example
If the template has a separate documentation page (usually called "Template:template name/doc"), add [[Category:Chicago Film Critics Association Awards templates]] to the <includeonly> section at the bottom of that page. Otherwise, add <noinclude>[[Category:Chicago Film Critics Association Awards templates]]</noinclude>
[[Category:Footnote templates]] to the <includeonly> section at the bottom of that page. Otherwise, add <noinclude>[[Category:Footnote templates]]</noinclude> to the end of the template code, making sure it starts on the same line as the code's last character.
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For a citation to appear in a footnote, it needs to be enclosed in "ref" tags. You can add these by typing <ref> at the front of the citation and </ref> at the end. . Alternatively you may notice above the edit box there is a row of "markup" formatting buttons which include a <ref></ref> button to the right—if you highlight your whole citation and then click this markup button, it will ...
Use of the {} template in particular should not be done in citation templates, except in the |quote= parameter (which is free-form text and does not generate metadata). Do not inject or the template {} into a work title. If it seems important to use, do it after the title.
The most common method of using shortened footnotes is with the {} template for the shortened footnotes, and {} templates for the full citation. The Citation Style 1 and Citation Style 2 templates automatically create an anchor for an {} link, using the author last name and the year. An "anchor" is a landing place for a link to jump to.