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You can make a template like the notices on this page; or make a one-off notice. The usual tool for the job is the {{tl|notice}}, but you can use {{tl|slim notice}} for a smaller headline, or {{tl|box}} to have no headline. Other than the headline parameter, the usage is the same for each.

Use {{tl|notice}} like this, where colors are defined either [http://www.w3schools.com/html/html_colors.asp by number]...:

<pre>{{notice
|width=80%
|background-color=#F3F2E0
|border-color=#B5B380
|headline=Your headline
|content=Your notice text
|radius=0
}}</pre>

...to produce:

{{notice
|width=80%
|background-color=#F3F2E0
|border-color=#B5B380
|headline=Your headline
|content=Your notice text
|radius=0
}}

or using the ''names'' of standard colors (with this [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_colors#X11_color_names table at Wikipedia]):

<pre>{{notice
|width=60%
|background-color=PowderBlue
|border-color=Blue
|headline=Your headline
|content=Your notice text
|radius=8
}}</pre>

...to produce:

{{notice
|width=60%
|background-color=PowderBlue
|border-color=blUe
|headline=Your headline
|content=Your notice text
|radius=8
}}

Note the "radius" term is changed from 0 (square corners) to 8 (rounded corners). The bigger the value the bigger the curve.

To place an image in the notice, with size defined in number of pixels, one way is to use {{tl|notice with image}}:

<pre>{{notice with image
|width=70%
|background-color=LightYellow
|border-color=DarkOrange
|radius=0
|image=Under construction orange.jpg
|imagesize=150
|content=This is a notice with a picture.
}}</pre>

{{notice with image
|width=70%
|background-color=LightYellow
|border-color=DarkOrange
|radius=0
|image=Under construction orange.jpg
|imagesize=150
|content=This is a notice with a picture.
}}

== Colors ==

Color and other details can be easily adjusted - look for the relevant value to change in the list of template parameters.

Standard color names are found in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_colors#X11_color_names this table at Wikipedia].

More colors are found at [http://www.computerhope.com/htmcolor.htm HTML color codes] - the color names often don't work, so use the code - e.g. <nowiki>#F3F2E0</nowiki> - of the color you want.

To change the color of text, use <nowiki><font color="COLOR NAME OR CODE">TEXT</font></nowiki> - E.g. <nowiki><font color="green">Hello</font></nowiki> produces a green "Hello": <font color="green">Hello</font>

== Suggested color and format guidelines ==

An initial attempt at creating some consistency - open to change...

;Warnings, notices, problems with an article: Red border, yellow (e.g. LightYellow) background. (e.g. {{tl|globalize}}). Pink background for more serious notices (e.g. {{tl|category redirect}}
;Tags inviting participation: Rounded corners. Probably use a nicer template than this one, perhaps with an image, or at least use nice colors :-). 
;Class attribution notices: Undecided so far - possibly picking a set or range of colors for a particular institution (An alternative might be to have particular colors for particular subjects, e.g. Engineering or Architecture, but as the articles will be categorized, that seems unnecessary.)
;Maintenance templates: Light shades of grey (grey is the color of overalls... makes sense for maintenance? Or change to a more inviting color?)


== Slim notices ==

Where you want a more discrete notice taking up a bit less room, use {{tl|slim notice}}.

E.g.

<pre>{{slim notice
|width=80%
|background-color=Wheat
|border-color=SaddleBrown
|radius=10
|headline=This is a slim notice
|content=This is an explanation
}}</pre>

produces:

{{slim notice
|width=80%
|background-color=Wheat
|border-color=SaddleBrown
|radius=10
|headline=This is a slim notice
|content=This is an explanation
}}

To make a similar notice without color, use {{tl|slim notice clear}}, e.g.:
<pre>{{slim notice clear
|width= 70%
|headline=Part of the [[XFZ]] project.
|content=''This project is a work in progress - please check back in Jan 2013 for updates.''}}</pre>

produces:

{{slim notice clear
|width= 70%
|headline=Part of the [[XFZ]] project.
|content=''This project is a work in progress - please check back in Jan 2013 for updates.''}}

== More examples ==
Below are other examples of notice templates, made the direct way (not using {{tl|notice}}. Copy and edit the code of one of these to create a new notice template. Color and other details can be easily adjusted - look for the relevant part in the template header.


{{tl|AAG}}: {{AAG}}:


{{tl|115inprogress}}: {{115inprogress}}


{{tl|primarysources}}: {{primarysources}}

== Wrapping text (or not) ==

if your box uses align=right or align=left, and the width is less than the full width (e.g. style="width: 60%;" also written as width=60%) then text and/other content will wrap around the box.

If you want to stop the wrapping and put all new content ''below'' the content so far, then either: 
* use align=center
* use width=100% 
* use the code <nowiki><br clear=all/></nowiki> after the notice (can be part of the template if desired).

== Included category ==

To add a category to all pages that use the template notice, but not add the category to the template itself, add the category between <nowiki><includeonly></includeonly></nowiki> tags.

<pre><includeonly>
[[Category:This is the category name]]
</includeonly></pre>
 
== Template category and usage notes ==

Remember to add {{Cl|Notice templates}} to the page, between <nowiki><noinclude></noinclude></nowiki> tags (in the "Usage" section if there is one). This helps us all keep track of what notice templates have already been made.

At a minimum, paste this in on the template page (changing '''FOO''' to the name of the template):

<pre>
<noinclude>
== Usage ==

 <<nowiki></nowiki>nowiki>{{FOO}}<<nowiki></nowiki>/nowiki>

produces:

{{FOO}}

[[Category:Notice templates]]
</noinclude>
</pre>

== Alignment in raw coded notices ==

In the first line of the table, after the '''<nowiki>{|</nowiki>''', add:
 style="float:right;"
or 
 align="right" 

...or center or left as the case may be. 

These will allow any following text or page content to wrap around; if no such term is used, there is no wrapping.

==See also==

* [[:Category:Notice templates]]