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		<title>Wikipedia&gt;BP OMowe: /* Other inline templates */</title>
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		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;autocomment&quot;&gt;Other inline templates&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;New page&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div&gt;{{Wikipedia how to}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Wiki markup}}&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div style=&amp;quot;border:1px solid #A3B1BF; background:#f5faff; padding:1em; margin:0em 1em 1em 0em; float:left; font-size:105%&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
The best sound markup in most situations is&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;code&amp;gt;&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;{{&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;listen |filename=&amp;#039;&amp;#039;FILENAME&amp;#039;&amp;#039;.ogg |title=&amp;#039;&amp;#039;TITLE&amp;#039;&amp;#039; |description=&amp;#039;&amp;#039;DESCRIPTION&amp;#039;&amp;#039; &amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;}}&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/code&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;br clear=&amp;quot;left&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==File types==&lt;br /&gt;
Before a file can be used, it must be uploaded to either Wikipedia or the [[Wikimedia Commons]] sister project. Uploading to Commons is recommended as files can be used by other sister projects. Files being used under fair use provisions must be stored on Wikipedia. The markup is the same regardless of where it is uploaded.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The following sound formats may be uploaded:&lt;br /&gt;
* [[ogg]]/[[Ogg|oga]] – recommended.&lt;br /&gt;
* [[WAV|wav]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[FLAC|flac]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[MIDI|mid]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Using templates==&lt;br /&gt;
===To the side===&lt;br /&gt;
Normally, sound files are presented on Wikipedia pages using the [[:Template:Listen]] or its related templates.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
This is an example, displaying common usage:&lt;br /&gt;
{{listen |filename=Accordion chords-01.ogg |title=Accordion chords |description=Chords being played on an accordion }}&lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;code&amp;gt;&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;{{listen |filename=Accordion chords-01.ogg |title=Accordion chords |description=Chords being played on an accordion }}&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/code&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Inline===&lt;br /&gt;
====[[:Template:Audio]]====&lt;br /&gt;
This template links to an audio file for quick listening. It is meant to be used inline with text, for pronunciations and the like.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;code&amp;gt;&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;{{Audio|name of sound file|text to use as link to soundfile}}&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/code&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Example:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;lt;code&amp;gt;&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Eisenhüttenstadt&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; ({{Audio|De-Eisenhüttenstadt.ogg|pronunciation}}) is a town in ...&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/code&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
gives this:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Eisenhüttenstadt&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; ({{Audio|De-Eisenhüttenstadt.ogg|pronunciation}}) is a town in ...&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Note that a printout of the page will remove the &amp;quot;help·info&amp;quot; bit and give:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Eisenhüttenstadt&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (&amp;lt;span class=&amp;quot;unicode audiolink&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[[:Media:De-Eisenhüttenstadt.ogg|pronunciation]]&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;amp;nbsp;) is a town in ...&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Setting {{para|help|no}} disables the &amp;quot;help/info&amp;quot; links. If this is done the template {{tlx|inline audio}} &amp;#039;&amp;#039;must&amp;#039;&amp;#039; be shown on the page.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
====Other inline templates====&lt;br /&gt;
* [[:Template:Audio-nohelp]] – No help link&lt;br /&gt;
* [[:Template:Pronunciation]] – A shortcut for {{tlx|Audio|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;soundfile.ogg&amp;#039;&amp;#039;|pronunciation}}&lt;br /&gt;
* [[:Template:Audlisten]] – Simple listen link&lt;br /&gt;
* [[:Template:Audio-IPA]] – Include IPA information&lt;br /&gt;
* [[:Template:Audio-ar]] - Arabic&lt;br /&gt;
* [[:Template:Audio-cs]] – Czech&lt;br /&gt;
* [[:Template:Audio-da]] – Danish&lt;br /&gt;
* [[:Template:Audio-fi]] – Finnish&lt;br /&gt;
* [[:Template:Audio-de]] – German&lt;br /&gt;
* [[:Template:Audio-es]] – Spanish&lt;br /&gt;
* [[:Template:Audio-pl]] – Polish&lt;br /&gt;
* [[:Template:Audio-pt]] – Portuguese&lt;br /&gt;
* [[:Template:Audio-ru]] – Russian&lt;br /&gt;
* [[:Template:Audio-uk]] – Ukrainian&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===In an infobox===&lt;br /&gt;
* [[:Template:Audio sample]] – This template is for adding a music sample within {{tl|Infobox song}} or {{tl|Infobox single}}.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Directly using a file==&lt;br /&gt;
Normally, sound files are presented on Wikipedia pages using the [[:Template:Listen]] or its related templates. However, it is also possible to present an audio file without any template.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;code&amp;gt;&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;[[File:Accordion chords-01.ogg]]&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/code&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Accordion chords-01.ogg]]&lt;br /&gt;
----&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Accordion chords-01.ogg|thumb|Caption]]&lt;br /&gt;
The parameter {{para||thumb}}may be used to give the file a caption. That will also float the playbutton to the right.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;code&amp;gt;&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;[[File:Accordion chords-01.ogg|&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:red;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;thumb|Caption&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;]]&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/code&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
----&lt;br /&gt;
The size of the player can be specified:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;code&amp;gt;&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;[[File:Accordion chords-01.ogg|233px]]&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/code&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Accordion chords-01.ogg|233px]]&lt;br /&gt;
Note that the seek bar becomes visible for sizes of 233px and above.&lt;br /&gt;
----&lt;br /&gt;
Combining size and caption:&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Accordion chords-01.ogg|thumb|240px|Caption]]&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;code&amp;gt;&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;[[File:Accordion chords-01.ogg|&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:red;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;thumb|240px|Caption&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;]]&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/code&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
None of these examples provide links to [[Wikipedia:Media help]]. Thus, whenever this method is used, the [[:Template:Inline audio]] must be shown on the page.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Link to a file without displaying it ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
To link to a description page, put a colon before the prefix.&lt;br /&gt;
: &amp;lt;code&amp;gt;&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;[[:File:Example.ogg]]&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/code&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
: [[:File:Example.ogg]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
You can also link directly to the file using &amp;quot;&amp;lt;code&amp;gt;Media:&amp;lt;/code&amp;gt;&amp;quot; instead of &amp;quot;&amp;lt;code&amp;gt;File:&amp;lt;/code&amp;gt;&amp;quot;. This method must not be used solely for a file under a license which requires attribution, such as [[Creative Commons license|CC-BY licenses]].&lt;br /&gt;
: &amp;lt;code&amp;gt;&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;[[Media:Example.ogg]]&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/code&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
: [[Media:Example.ogg]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In both cases [[Help:Piped link|piped links]] also work.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==See also==&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Help:Music]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Wikipedia:Extended image syntax#Sound files]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{Help navigation}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Wikipedia technical help|collapsed}}&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Wikipedia how-to]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Wikipedia editor help]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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