User talk:Charles Bowersoxx

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Charles Bowersoxx, you are invited to the Teahouse!

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How to create an inline book reference

Charles, here's how:

<ref>{{cite book | title = Sharpening Made Easy (2nd ed.) | author= Steve Bottorff |publisher = Knife World Publications | location= |url = https://books.google.com/books?id=un4bJnG3Kk8C&printsec=frontcover&dq=Sharpening+Made+Easy&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwioiYTl-8XMAhUBTSYKHSvnCJ4Q6AEIJDAB#v=onepage&q=Sharpening%20Made%20Easy&f=false | date = 2002 | pages = 43 - 44 | isbn = 9780940362192 | accessdate = 6 May 2016}}</ref>

I found the book in Google Books as a preview, so I added the url. Each element is separated by the "pipe" symbol: |. Elements with nothing after the "=" sign will not display in the citation. Note that the citation starts with "ref" (plus the < and > figures) and ends with "/ref" (plus the < and > symbols). Insert the whole thing into the text right after the sentence where you want the cite referenced. The software will translate the cite and display it in the references list.

A set of various kinds of citation templates is here: Wikipedia:Citation templates. Cheers! Geoff | ^{Who, me?} 17:35, 6 May 2016 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Writer's Barnstar
	Well said. Drmies (talk) 18:05, 16 May 2016 (UTC)