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== See also ==
 
== See also ==
 
{{Google templates}}
 
{{Google templates}}
 
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*[[Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2008-11-10/Search engine]] - improvements to Wikipedia's built-in [[Help:Search|search]] which are similar to some Google search features
  
 
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Revision as of 23:53, 25 December 2008

Usage

{{Help desk searches}} is a navigation template that links to several {{Google custom}} searches that enable Help desk volunteers to answer questions on the Help desk. The template may also be useful to anyone who edits Wikipedia and wants to look up help pages, guidelines, and instructions from various locations.

The template is suitable for adding to at least these locations:

The template takes no parameters. To add it to a page, use the code:

{{Help desk searches}}

Initial visibility: currently defaults to autocollapse

To set this template's initial visibility, the |state= parameter may be used:

  • |state=collapsed: {{Help desk searches|state=collapsed}} to show the template collapsed, i.e., hidden apart from its title bar
  • |state=expanded: {{Help desk searches|state=expanded}} to show the template expanded, i.e., fully visible
  • |state=autocollapse: {{Help desk searches|state=autocollapse}}
    • shows the template collapsed to the title bar if there is a {{navbar}}, a {{sidebar}}, or some other table on the page with the collapsible attribute
    • shows the template in its expanded state if there are no other collapsible items on the page

If the |state= parameter in the template on this page is not set, the template's initial visibility is taken from the |default= parameter in the Collapsible option template. For the template on this page, that currently evaluates to autocollapse.

Do not use in articles

See also