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The [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki MediaWiki] software used to run LabVIEW Wiki offers the capability to automatically generate sophisticated HTML using [[help:templates|templates]].  The list below shows most of the templates that are recommended for use on {{SITENAME}}, alongside brief explanations of how and where to use them. You may prefer a straightforward list of '[http://wiki.lavag.org/index.php?title=Special%3AAllpages&from=&namespace=10 all pages in the 'Template' namespace]'.

{{See also|category:templates|Help:templates}}

==Article status==

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Wiki Markup
! Purpose
! Template Display
|-
| {{tlx|ActiveDiscuss}}
| Indicates that there is probably a heated debate going on in the discussion thread for the article that this notice is placed on. It also indicates that the article contents might not meet the general consensus of the LabVIEW community.
| {{ActiveDiscuss|category=no}}
|-
| {{tlx|inuse}}
| The Inuse template message is placed at the top of a page you are actively editing for a '''short''' period of time. The tag is intended to inform people that someone is currently working on the article, thereby reducing edit conflicts.
| {{inuse|category=no}}
|-
| {{tlx|Underconstruction}}
| The Underconstruction template message is placed at the top of a page you are editing over a '''long''' period of time. If used on a non-article page which is not yet ready for use, type <nowiki>{{underconstruction|notready=true}}</nowiki>.
| {{Underconstruction|category=no}}
|-
| {{tlx|NIGuideline}}
| Indicates that the article is considered a guideline that has been approved by National Instruments and is widely accepted by the LabVIEW community.
| {{NIGuideline|category=no}}
|}

== Articles needing attention ==
Use these tags to mark articles that need attention. Tags should be placed at the start of a page (use the talk page to describe the issue if it's not clear by context).
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Wiki Markup
! Purpose
! Template Display
|-
| {{tlx|Stub}}
| Indicates that the article is considered a [[LabVIEW Wiki:stub|stub]].
| {{Stub|category=no}}
|-
| {{tlx|Wikify}}
| Indicates that the article needs more internal links and [[Help:Wikilink|wikification]]. 
| {{wikify}}
|-
| {{tlx|Cleanup}}
| Indicates that the page has been flagged for [[:Category:LabVIEW Wiki cleanup|cleanup]].
| {{cleanup}}
|-
| {{tlx|Update}}
| Indicates that the page is out of date and should be updated.
| {{update|category=no}}
|}

==General information notices==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Wiki Markup
! Purpose
! Template Display
|-
| {{tlx|Ambox}}
| The ambox template is a very powerful template that allows you to create one of many standard pre-formated message boxes. You can change the image and colour. If you can't find an existing message box template, it's better to use the ambox template than create a new one. See [[Template:Ambox]] for detailed usage documentation.
| {{ambox|text=Some text can go here which brings attention to a specific article issue.}}
|}

== Content insertion ==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Wiki Markup
! Purpose
! Template Display
|-
| {{tlx|Labviewconfigurationkey}}
| This template is used to document the LabVIEW configuration file settings and is used primarily on the [[LabVIEW configuration file]] documentation. See [[Template:Labviewconfigurationkey]] for detailed usage documentation.
| {{ labviewconfigurationkey
| keyname = copyDeleteFPDCOFromFPTerm
| example = copyDeleteFPDCOFromFPTerm=TRUE
| datatype = b
| description = Delete front panel terminals from diagram
| permitted_values = TRUE or FALSE
| default = FALSE
| LV1 = 3
| LV2 = 4
| LV3 = 5
| LV4 = 6
| LV5 = 7
| LV6 = 8
| OS1 = w
| OS2 = m
| OS3 = l
| OS4 = u
| notes =
}}
|-
| {{tlx|see also}}
| This template allows you to list multiple internal links in one sentence. Can be placed anywhere within an article.
| {{see also|labview|lvoop|error handling|state machine}}
|}

==Article overview==
Use these templates to add general information and a common appearance to articles.

{| class="wikitable"
!Wiki Markup
!Purpose
|-
|{{tlx|infobox}}
|This template adds an info box that summarizes information about an article. It supports different types of articles and parameters. See the template documentation for more details.
|-
|{{tlx|presentation}}
|This template provides a common appearance for presentations. See the template documentation for more details.
|-
|{{tlx|LabVIEW_Version}}
|This template is specifically designed for articles of [[LabVIEW Versions]]. See the template documentation for more details.
|}

==LabVIEW entities==
If you have a need to add LabVIEW-specific entities to an article, make use of the following templates:

{| class="wikitable"
!Markup
!Purpose
|-
|{{tlx|ConnectorPane}}
|This template adds a connector pane image to an article. See the template documentation for more details.
|-
|{{tlx|Terminal}}
|This template adds a terminal image to an article and links to the corresponding content page. See the template documentation for more details.
|-
|{{tlx|LabVIEW_Palette}}
|This template adds a palette overview to an article and links individual palette items to their corresponding content pages. See the template documentation for more details.
|}

== See also ==
*[http://wiki.lavag.org/index.php?title=Special%3AAllpages&from=&namespace=10 All pages in the 'Template' namespace]
*[[:category:templates]]
*[[Help:templates]]