Help:Introduction to tables with Wiki Markup/1

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the enhanced editing toolbar Welcome to the help page for tables! Tables are a commonly-used way of displaying information, particularly in articles that consist of lists. As with all things on Wikipedia, however, they require some explanation. This tutorial aims at providing a guide on how to make tables: if you are looking for the policy on when to use them, the Manual of Style may provide what you're looking for :). If you have the enhanced editing toolbar (as seen on the right), there's an easy way to create a simple table. Just click "advanced", and then the icon that looks like a table, which is second from the right. This should generate something that looks like this: {| class="wikitable" border="1" |- ! header 1 ! header 2 ! header 3 |- | row 1, cell 1 | row 1, cell 2 | row 1, cell 3 |- | row 2, cell 1 | row 2, cell 2 | row 2, cell 3 |} All you have to do is place this where you want it in the article, edit it to match the information you're trying to display, and hit save. You can add more headers by adding another line in the "header" section, more rows, or remove headers or rows if you're looking for a smaller table. If you don't have the enhanced editing toolbar, you'll want to create the tables manually. If you're looking for other ways to format the table, you should start here. Next >>