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<big>'''Function'''</big>
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==Usage==
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'''<nowiki>{{Expand}}</nowiki>''' lets you quickly label an article as one needing to be expanded.
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Self-explanatory.
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===Notes===
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'''<nowiki>{{Expand|width|leftmargin}}</nowiki>''' is the format for the optional variables 1 and 2. The default values are width = 80% and leftmargin=10%. Expand also adds the article to Category:Articles that need to be expanded. Articles tagged with this template are automatically added to [[:Category:Articles that need to be expanded]].
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<big>'''Examples'''</big>
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;If you use <nowiki>{{Expand}}</nowiki> without any parameters:
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<nowiki>{{Expand}}</nowiki>
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which gives:
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{{Expand}}
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<br>
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;To automatically set the width to the minimum width needed:
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<nowiki>{{Expand|auto}}</nowiki>
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which gives:
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{{Expand|auto}}
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<br>
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;To change the left margin to 5% and use auto width:
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<nowiki>{{Expand|auto|5%}}</nowiki>
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which gives:
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{{Expand|auto|5%}}
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<br>
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;One last example of left margin of 30px and width of 60%:
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<nowiki>{{Expand|60%|30px}}</nowiki>
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which gives:
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{{Expand|60%|30px}}
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<big>'''Notes'''</big>
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''Articles tagged with this template are automatically added to [[:Category:Articles that need to be expanded]].''
''Articles tagged with this template are automatically added to [[:Category:Articles that need to be expanded]].''
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==See also==
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<big>'''See also'''</big>
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*[[Template:Stub|Stub]]
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*[[Template:Workpage|Workpage]]
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* [[MeritBadgeDotOrg:Article message boxes]]
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* [[Article Message_Box usage]]
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* [[Template:Expand2|Expand2]] → Same message in a narrower format to fit smaller places
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* [[Template:Stub|Stub]]
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* [[Template:Workpage|Workpage]]
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Function

{{Expand}} lets you quickly label an article as one needing to be expanded.

{{Expand|width|leftmargin}} is the format for the optional variables 1 and 2. The default values are width = 80% and leftmargin=10%. Expand also adds the article to Category:Articles that need to be expanded. Articles tagged with this template are automatically added to Category:Articles that need to be expanded.

Examples

If you use {{Expand}} without any parameters
{{Expand}}

which gives:

Please help improve this article by expanding it.
Further information might be found on the talk page.


To automatically set the width to the minimum width needed
{{Expand|auto}}

which gives:

Please help improve this article by expanding it.
Further information might be found on the talk page.


To change the left margin to 5% and use auto width
{{Expand|auto|5%}}

which gives:

Please help improve this article by expanding it.
Further information might be found on the talk page.


One last example of left margin of 30px and width of 60%
{{Expand|60%|30px}}

which gives:

Please help improve this article by expanding it.
Further information might be found on the talk page.

Notes

Articles tagged with this template are automatically added to Category:Articles that need to be expanded.

See also

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