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=== Basic Signature ===
=== Basic Signature ===
::<small><b><i>Note:</i></b> <i>Only use this option if your signature is very simple. If it is too complex, you may be asked to use the second option.</i></small>
::<small><b><i>Note:</i></b> <i>Only use this option if your signature is very simple. If it is too complex, you may be asked to use the second option.</i></small>
#Go to <span class="plainlinks">[http://zeldadungeon.net/wiki/Preferences Preferences]</span> and type what you want your signature to appear as in the "signature" box.
#Go to [[Special:Preferences|Preferences]] and type what you want your signature to appear as in the "signature" box.
#*Note that you will have to enter not only the text that you want to have appear, but also the coding to make it work. So <code>{{#username:}} (Talk)</code> will do nothing. It would have to be <code><nowiki>[[User:</nowiki>{{#username:}}|{{#username:}}<nowiki>]] ([[User talk:</nowiki>{{#username:}}<nowiki>|Talk]])</nowiki></code>.
#*Note that you will have to enter not only the text that you want to have appear, but also the coding to make it work. So <code>{{#username:}} (Talk)</code> will do nothing. It would have to be <code><nowiki>[[User:</nowiki>{{#username:}}|{{#username:}}<nowiki>]] ([[User talk:</nowiki>{{#username:}}<nowiki>|Talk]])</nowiki></code>.
#Make sure that the "''{{MediaWiki:Tog-fancysig}}''" box is '''checked'''. This allows your custom coding to work.
#Make sure that the "''{{MediaWiki:Tog-fancysig}}''" box is '''checked'''. This allows your custom coding to work.