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See Also: Fixed link to 'Templates' guide

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	==See Also==		==See Also==
	* [[Guide:Game_Making_Tools_Wiki/~~Infoboxes\|Infoboxes~~]]		* [[Guide:Game_Making_Tools_Wiki/Templates]]
	* [[Wikipedia:Help:Infobox\|Help:Infobox]] on Wikipedia.		* [[Wikipedia:Help:Infobox\|Help:Infobox]] on Wikipedia.

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'''''Infoboxes''''' are a kind of ''[[Guide:Game_Making_Tools_Wiki/Templates|template]]'', used to summarise useful information about a piece of software. They're the rectangles you see on the right of most pages. They usually have a title, at least one kind of image, and details about file format support, creators, and release details.

==Usage==

Infoboxes can look a bit daunting (making them was...), but here're some tips. Also feel free to just leave them out if you want and someone else'll add the right one. I usually copy one from an existing page and edit it as needed.

===Images===
Images come in three kinds:

* 'logo' for software logos,
* 'screenshot' for images of the software,
* and 'image' which is both a fallback to the older infobox design and for misc. images.

Adding one is good. most pages don't have two, but maybe adding screenshots to existing ''infoboxes'' would be a fun project.

To add an image you can use code like this, but use your discretion as all of it may not be needed, often just the filename and size are enough:

<nowiki>[[File:filename.extension|220px|thumb|left]]</nowiki>

When uploading images for these fields please add a descriptive suffix, like '_logo' or '_screenshot'. Check out [[Special:ListFiles]] for examples.

===Other Info.===

Category links for fields like 'runs_on' and 'exports_to' looks like this:

<nowiki>[[:Category:Linux_export|]]</nowiki>

To add a bullet point / list simple make a new line and enter an asterix and a space, then your text

<nowiki>| item5_description = text text text
* text text text</nowiki>

To make a new line without a bullet use <nowiki><br></nowiki>

==Infoboxes==

===Game Builder Software===
※ [[Template:infobox_software]]

For [[:Category:Game Builder|game builder]] software.

<nowiki>{{ infobox_software
| title =
| logo =
| image =
| screenshot =
| release_date =
| made_by =
| runs_on =
| exports_to =
}}</nowiki>

===Asset Creation Software===
※ [[Template:infobox_assetsoftware]]

For [[:Category:Asset_Creation|asset creation]] software.

<nowiki>{{ infobox_assetsoftware
| title =
| logo =
| image =
| screenshot =
| release_date =
| made_by =
| runs_on =
| imports =
| exports =
}}</nowiki>

===Level Editor===
※ [[Template:infobox_leveleditor]]

For [[:Category:Level_Editor|level editors]].

<nowiki>{{ infobox_leveleditor
| title =
| logo =
| image =
| screenshot =
| release_date =
| made_by =
| availability =
}}</nowiki>

===Updates===
※ [[Template:infobox_updates]]

For the 'notable updates' bit on the [[Main_Page|front page]].

<nowiki>{{ infobox_updates
| item1 =
| item1_date =
| item1_description =
| item2 =
| item2_date =
| item2_description =
| item3 =
| item3_date =
| item3_description =
| item4 =
| item4_date =
| item4_description =
| item5 =
| item5_date =
| item5_description =
}}</nowiki>

==See Also==
* [[Guide:Game_Making_Tools_Wiki/Infoboxes|Infoboxes]]
* [[Wikipedia:Help:Infobox|Help:Infobox]] on Wikipedia.

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