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====Internal Links====
====Internal Links====
To do an internal link, you simply put the name of the page inside of two pairs of brackets. For example, to link to the article about the Plasma Pistol, you do the following: <nowiki>[[Plasma Pistol]]</nowiki>, and you get: [[Plasma Pistol]].
To do an internal link, you simply put the name of the page inside of two pairs of brackets. For example, to link to the article about the Plasma Pistol, you do the following: <nowiki>[[Plasma Pistol]]</nowiki>, and you get: [[Plasma Pistol]].
===Inter-wiki Links===
====Inter-wiki Links====
Interwiki links link from one wiki to another. For instance, to link to the [[w:c:Wii:Main Page|Wii Wiki]] article on the Wii from Halopedia, you do: <nowiki>[[w:c:Wii:Wii]]</nowiki>, and you get: [[w:c:Wii:Wii]]. To link to another wiki instead of Wii Wiki, simply replace the first Wii(after c:) with the word that goes before .wikia.com in the wiki's URL.
Interwiki links link from one wiki to another. For instance, to link to the [[w:c:Wii:Main Page|Wii Wiki]] article on the Wii from Halopedia, you do: <nowiki>[[w:c:Wii:Wii]]</nowiki>, and you get: [[w:c:Wii:Wii]]. To link to another wiki instead of Wii Wiki, simply replace the first Wii(after c:) with the word that goes before .wikia.com in the wiki's URL.


====External Links====
====External Links====
To make an external link, you copy the address of the web page you want to make a link to, and put it inside one pair of brackets. Example: <nowiki>[bungie.net]</nowiki> makes [bungie.net], which sends you to Bungie.net.
To make an external link, you copy the address of the web page you want to make a link to, and put it inside one pair of brackets. Example: <nowiki>[http://halo.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page]</nowiki> makes [http://halo.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page], which sends you to Bungie.net.
 
==Customizing Links==
As you may have noticed, regular links look rather bland and unattractive. But it doesn't ''have'' to be that way. To learn more, read on. NOTE:a certain amount of HTML knowledge may be necessary to garner the desired results.
 
===Internal Links===
To change the appearance of an internal link, just put a pipe(|) after the link, and then use HTML or wiki formatting to alter to your preference. Example:
<br>'''Before:'''<nowiki>[[Main Page]]</nowiki> -- [[Main Page]]
<br>'''After:'''<nowiki>[[Main Page|Main Page]]</nowiki> -- [[Main Page|Main Page]]
 
===Inter-wiki Links===
To customize inter-wiki links, use the same process as the one for internal links; putting a pipe after the link, and then how you want the link to appear afterwards.


====Customizing Links====
===External Links===
For external links, no divider is necessary, simply a space after the link, and then the desired HTML, etc.