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'''Contents:''' [[Wikipedia:Navigation templates|Navigation templates]] and footer navboxes, such as [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Succession Box Standardization#Overview|succession boxes]] and geography boxes (for example, {{tlx|Geographic location}}). Most navboxes do not appear in printed versions of Wikipedia articles.<ref>The rationale for not printing navigation boxes is that these templates contain [[wikilink]]s that are of no use to print readers.[[User talk:Ruud Koot/2010#Do you recall the reason?|[1]]] There are two problems with this rationale: First, other wikilink content does print, ''for example'' [[#See also section|See also]] and [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Succession Box Standardization#Overview|succession boxes]]. Second, some navigation boxes contain useful information regarding the relationship of the article to the subjects of related articles.</ref>

==Formatting==

=Formatting=

===Images===

~~{{shortcut|WP:LAYIM}}~~

Images should ideally be spread evenly within the article, and relevant to the sections they are located in. All images should also have an explanatory [[~~Wikipedia~~:Captions|caption]]. An image that would otherwise overwhelm the available text space on a [[~~display~~ resolution|800×600 window]] should be shrunk or formatted as a [[Wikipedia:Picture tutorial#Panoramas|panorama]]. It is a good idea to try to maintain visual coherence by aligning the sizes of images and templates on a given page.

Images should ideally be spread evenly within the article, and relevant to the sections they are located in. All images should also have an explanatory [[UniWiki:Manual of Style/Captions|caption]]. An image that would otherwise overwhelm the available text space on a [[Wikipedia:Display resolution|800×600 window]] should be shrunk or formatted as a [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Picture tutorial#Panoramas|panorama]]. It is a good idea to try to maintain visual coherence by aligning the sizes of images and templates on a given page.

When placing images, be careful not to stack too many of them within the lead, or within a single section;

if the images in a section spill over into the next section at 1024×768 screen resolution, that may mean that the section is too short or there are too many images in that section. If an article has many images—so many, in fact, that they lengthen the page beyond the length of the text itself—you can use a [[Wikipedia:Picture tutorial#Galleries|gallery]]. Another solution might be to create a page or category combining all of them at [[Wikimedia Commons]] and use a relevant template ({{tl|Commons}}, {{tl|Commons category}}, {{tl|Commons-inline}} or {{tl|Commons category-inline}}) to link to it instead, so that further images are readily found and available when the article is expanded. Please see [[WP:IG]] for further information on the use of galleries.

if the images in a section spill over into the next section at 1024×768 screen resolution, that may mean that the section is too short or there are too many images in that section. If an article has many images—so many, in fact, that they lengthen the page beyond the length of the text itself—you can use a [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Picture tutorial#Galleries|gallery]]. Please see [[Wikipedia:WP:IG|Wikipedia:Image use policy]] for further information on the use of galleries.

As a general rule, images should not be set to a larger fixed size than the 220px default. If an exception to the general rule is warranted, forcing an image size to be either larger or smaller than the 220px default is done by placing a parameter in the image coding in the form <code>|XXXpx</code>. Lead images should usually be no wider than "300px" ("[[Wikipedia:Picture tutorial#upright|upright]]=1.35" defaults to that size~~, but may appear larger or smaller based on the thumbnail width setting in [[m:Help:Preferences|preferences]]~~). Larger images should generally be a maximum of 500 pixels tall and 400 pixels wide, so that they can comfortably be displayed on the smallest displays in common use.

As a general rule, images should not be set to a larger fixed size than the 220px default. If an exception to the general rule is warranted, forcing an image size to be either larger or smaller than the 220px default is done by placing a parameter in the image coding in the form <code>|XXXpx</code>. Lead images should usually be no wider than "300px" ("[[Wikipedia:Picture tutorial#upright|upright]]=1.35" defaults to that size). Larger images should generally be a maximum of 500 pixels tall and 400 pixels wide, so that they can comfortably be displayed on the smallest displays in common use.

Avoid referring to images as being on the left or right. Image placement is different for viewers of the mobile version of Wikipedia, and is meaningless to people having pages read to them by assistive software. Instead, use captions to identify images.

===~~{{anchor|Horizontal dividing line}}~~Horizontal rule===

===Horizontal rule===

~~{{shortcut|WP:LINE|WP:----}}~~

Horizontal rules—a series of hyphens (<code>----</code>) resulting in a straight line—are [[Wikipedia:Deprecation|deprecated]]; that is, they are no longer used in articles. Rules were once employed to separate multiple meanings of a single article's name, but this task is now accomplished through [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:disambiguation page|disambiguation pages]].

Horizontal rules—a series of hyphens (<code>----</code>) resulting in a straight line—are [[~~deprecation~~|deprecated]]; that is, they are no longer used in articles. Rules were once employed to separate multiple meanings of a single article's name, but this task is now accomplished through [[Wikipedia:disambiguation page|disambiguation pages]].

Rules can be used to provide separation inside certain templates ~~(for example, {{tl|sidebar}} derivatives)~~, within discussions, or when needed in some other formats.

Rules can be used to provide separation inside certain templates, within discussions, or when needed in some other formats.

==See also==

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 '''Contents:''' [[Wikipedia:Navigation templates|Navigation templates]] and footer navboxes, such as  [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Succession Box Standardization#Overview|succession boxes]] and geography boxes (for example, {{tlx|Geographic location}}). Most navboxes do not appear in printed versions of Wikipedia articles.<ref>The rationale for not printing navigation boxes is that these templates contain [[wikilink]]s that are of no use to print readers.[[User talk:Ruud Koot/2010#Do you recall the reason?|[1]]] There are two problems with this rationale: First, other wikilink content does print, ''for example'' [[#See also section|See also]] and [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Succession Box Standardization#Overview|succession boxes]]. Second, some navigation boxes contain useful information regarding the relationship of the article to the subjects of related articles.</ref>
-==Formatting==
+=Formatting=
 ===Images===
-{{shortcut|WP:LAYIM}}
+{{main|UniWiki:Manual of Style/Images}}
-{{main article|Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Images}}
-Images should ideally be spread evenly within the article, and relevant to the sections they are located in. All images should also have an explanatory [[Wikipedia:Captions|caption]]. An image that would otherwise overwhelm the available text space on a [[display resolution|800×600 window]] should be shrunk or formatted as a [[Wikipedia:Picture tutorial#Panoramas|panorama]]. It is a good idea to try to maintain visual coherence by aligning the sizes of images and templates on a given page.
+Images should ideally be spread evenly within the article, and relevant to the sections they are located in. All images should also have an explanatory [[UniWiki:Manual of Style/Captions|caption]]. An image that would otherwise overwhelm the available text space on a [[Wikipedia:Display resolution|800×600 window]] should be shrunk or formatted as a [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Picture tutorial#Panoramas|panorama]]. It is a good idea to try to maintain visual coherence by aligning the sizes of images and templates on a given page.
 When placing images, be careful not to stack too many of them within the lead, or within a single section;
-if the images in a section spill over into the next section at 1024×768 screen resolution, that may mean that the section is too short or there are too many images in that section. If an article has many images—so many, in fact, that they lengthen the page beyond the length of the text itself—you can use a [[Wikipedia:Picture tutorial#Galleries|gallery]].  Another solution might be to create a page or category combining all of them at [[Wikimedia Commons]] and use a relevant template ({{tl|Commons}}, {{tl|Commons category}}, {{tl|Commons-inline}} or {{tl|Commons category-inline}}) to link to it instead, so that further images are readily found and available when the article is expanded. Please see [[WP:IG]] for further information on the use of galleries.
+if the images in a section spill over into the next section at 1024×768 screen resolution, that may mean that the section is too short or there are too many images in that section. If an article has many images—so many, in fact, that they lengthen the page beyond the length of the text itself—you can use a [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Picture tutorial#Galleries|gallery]]. Please see [[Wikipedia:WP:IG|Wikipedia:Image use policy]] for further information on the use of galleries.
-As a general rule, images should not be set to a larger fixed size than the 220px default. If an exception to the general rule is warranted, forcing an image size to be either larger or smaller than the 220px default is done by placing a parameter in the image coding in the form <code>|XXXpx</code>. Lead images should usually be no wider than "300px" ("[[Wikipedia:Picture tutorial#upright|upright]]=1.35" defaults to that size, but may appear larger or smaller based on the thumbnail width setting in [[m:Help:Preferences|preferences]]). Larger images should generally be a maximum of 500 pixels tall and 400 pixels wide, so that they can comfortably be displayed on the smallest displays in common use.
+As a general rule, images should not be set to a larger fixed size than the 220px default. If an exception to the general rule is warranted, forcing an image size to be either larger or smaller than the 220px default is done by placing a parameter in the image coding in the form <code>|XXXpx</code>. Lead images should usually be no wider than "300px" ("[[Wikipedia:Picture tutorial#upright|upright]]=1.35" defaults to that size). Larger images should generally be a maximum of 500 pixels tall and 400 pixels wide, so that they can comfortably be displayed on the smallest displays in common use.
 Avoid referring to images as being on the left or right. Image placement is different for viewers of the mobile version of Wikipedia, and is meaningless to people having pages read to them by assistive software. Instead, use captions to identify images.
-==={{anchor|Horizontal dividing line}}Horizontal rule===
+===Horizontal rule===
-{{shortcut|WP:LINE|WP:----}}
+Horizontal rules—a series of hyphens (<code>----</code>) resulting in a straight line—are [[Wikipedia:Deprecation|deprecated]]; that is, they are no longer used in articles. Rules were once employed to separate multiple meanings of a single article's name, but this task is now accomplished through [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:disambiguation page|disambiguation pages]].
-Horizontal rules—a series of hyphens (<code>----</code>) resulting in a straight line—are [[deprecation|deprecated]]; that is, they are no longer used in articles. Rules were once employed to separate multiple meanings of a single article's name, but this task is now accomplished through [[Wikipedia:disambiguation page|disambiguation pages]].
-Rules can be used to provide separation inside certain templates (for example, {{tl|sidebar}} derivatives), within discussions, or when needed in some other formats.
+Rules can be used to provide separation inside certain templates, within discussions, or when needed in some other formats.
 ==See also==