Editing Project:Observatory Users Manual (section)

===== Insert references via Visual Editor (recommended) =====
#Click where you want to insert a footnote superscript bracketed numeral antecedent/reference in the Article body (usually after terminal punctuation [period or close quotation mark] in the relevant sentence, or after the relevant first phrase if there are multiple citations in one sentence).
#Click the “Cite” button (the open-quotation mark icon).
#Click “Basic.”
#Type in the text and format as you would with an Article body.
#*The A icon offers special formatting options including bold and italic.
#*Carefully select any text that is supposed to be formatted as a link, then click the link/chain icon. Insert the full canonical URL that should go over that selected text. Make sure you are careful about internal and external links, as with links in the Article body.
#Click the top blue “Insert” button when you’re done entering and formatting your footnote to add it to the Article body.
#If you need to change something in the footnote after you Save it, you can click the superscript bracketed numeral, then click the “Edit” button to open the footnote text box again. Make your changes and then click the blue “Insert” button to Save them.
#*If you have advanced formatting needs you can’t adjust using the pop-up box in “Visual editing” mode, use “Source editing” mode or ask your editor for help.
#As with the rest of the body text, changes to the footnotes don’t Save until you hit the blue “Save changes…” button at the top right of the Visual Editor for the Article page.