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How to place or embed an infobox
 The big difference is when you embed the infobox template you must add the parameter coding as shown below:
 * Given that infoboxes are templates, they are embedded (or placed) into our articles like templates with double opening and closing curly brackets.



 Here is the final product:
 * You add the data values after the = sign. Here is the coding example for a fictitious organization:


 * NOTICE the name of the organization and the image are centered. We built these attributes into the infobox when we created it.  It is also floated to the right side.

Edit an infobox
When you need to edit the infobox, you edit the page where the infobox is embedded as normal. The infobox coding will show up in the page coding. Then you make whatever changes you want to the infobox coding. The ability to make changes or add to other pages with different information makes infoboxes very useful tools.

Customize infoboxes

 * Be creative when creating these infoboxes. Try different background colors, different kinds of borders, etc.

Existing infoboxes

 * There are hundreds of infoboxes already created. Please check to see if there is one that might apply to your needs.
 * Be careful with these existing infoboxes. Some of them have built-in features not covered in this chapter.
 * Many only require the image name without the square brackets or the word "File:" to place the image. For example, you would enter Missouri.png not [[File:Missouri.png]]
 * If you have used the square brackets and the word "file" and the image does not show, try leaving them out. It might be a infobox that has these attributes already built in.

Try these out


 Exercises Here is an existing infobox template:. (1) Place this template into your sandbox. (2) Determine and add the appropriate parameter coding. The parameters used for this template are bulleted below. Finally, (3) add the data values for the county in which you were born. ''' ATTENTION: This is an existing infobox for US Counties. You will not need the square brackets and the word "File:" to place any image. "Founded date" represents month and day. "Seat wl" represents the county seat.'''
 * county
 * county_map
 * state
 * state_map
 * founded year
 * founded date
 * seat wl

Check your answers

 Quick Quiz
 * Once the information after the equal signs is entered and saved, there is no changing the parameters.
 * A. True
 * B. False


 * Infoboxes can only be used on county pages.
 * A. True
 * B. False


 * Infoboxes are limited just to genealogical organizations.
 * A. True
 * B. False

Check your answers

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