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:''Note: For articles use the {{tl|howto}} template instead.''

This is the {{tl|Wikipedia how to}} message box.

It can be placed on top of non-article pages where relevant. This usually means pages in the "Wikipedia:" and "Help:" namespaces, but sometimes how-to guides also exist as user subpages.

=== Usage ===

This template can be used as is. Like this:

:{{tlc|Wikipedia how to}}

But it can also take up to five [[Wikipedia:Shortcut|shortcuts]] as parameters. It then displays a small shortcut box inside it. Like this:

:{{tlc|Wikipedia how to|WP:SHORT}}

Then it looks like this:

{{Wikipedia how to|WP:SHORT}}

If you want to feed more than one or two shortcuts then the shortcut box becomes too high, which doesn't look good. Then we recommend instead placing a {{tlc|shortcut}} box directly ''below'' this template. Like this:

<pre>
{{Wikipedia how to}}
{{shortcut|WP:SHORT|WP:SHORT2}} 
</pre>

=== Technical details ===

If a page that use this template is in the Wikipedia or Help namespace, then this template adds [[:Category:Wikipedia how-to]]. 

If you want to just demonstrate this template on a Wikipedia or Help page, then you can feed "<code>nocat = true</code>" to stop this template from categorizing.

There is an optional parameter sort-by which sets the category sort key:

<pre>
{{Wikipedia how to|sort-by=Example}} 
</pre>

where "Example" is replaced by the sort text. For example, if the how-to page is [[Wikipedia:Producing maps with xplanet]] and you want it category sorted to appear under "X", then the template could be formulated as:

<pre>
{{Wikipedia how to|sort-by=Xplanet, Producing maps with}}
</pre>

=== See also ===

* {{tl|howto}} – The how-to message box for articles.
* [[Wikipedia:Template messages/Project namespace]] – For other "Wikipedia:" space header templates.
* [[:Category:Wikipedia header templates]]

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