Template:Cquote/doc

This template is meant for pull quotes, the visually distinctive of text that is  on the same page. In most cases, this is not appropriate for use in encyclopedia articles. The Manual of Style guidelines for block quotations recommend formatting block quotations using the template or the HTML &lt;blockquote&gt; element, for which that template provides a wrapper.


 * Pull quotes work best when used with short sentences, and at the start or end of a section, as a hint of or to help emphasize the section's content.
 * For typical pull quotes, especially those longer than the rest of the paragraph in which they are quoted, provides a borderless quote with decorative quotation marks, and  provided a bordered quote. Both span the article width.
 * For very short pull quotes, (with decorative quotation marks) or  (framed) can be used to set the quote off to either the right or left as in a magazine sidebar.  This can be effective on essay pages and WikiProject homepages.

For a visually distinctive block quotation, use the template. Generally, do not mix-and-match styles in an article.

Usage
For actual pull quotes, this template provides a centered, borderless pull quote, with scalable decorative quotation marks, and optional attribution of the source of the quote. It can be used with or without the names of the parameters.

Parameters

 * Parameter 1, a.k.a. quote: text of the quote; use around second or subsequent paragraphs.
 * Required
 * Note: if the quote text contains a  (equal sign), then the template must be called with a named parameter for the content, e.g..


 * author: Name of the person that wrote or spoke the text being quoted. Can include wiki syntax.
 * source: Source of the quote (publication title, speech, etc.). Can include wiki syntax. Can be used without author (e.g. for a scripture, law, or other source without an author per se)
 * bgcolor: The color of the background.
 * float: Defaults to center, but can also be right or left
 * wide: When set to "yes", the quote expands to the entire width of the page. Useful for long quotes, but may clash with other floating objects, such as infoboxes.
 * qcolor : color of quotemarks (only for use in WP:Signpost, and personal pages; do not use in articles, guidelines, etc.)

Simple example
quote text To be, or not to be ...

Sourced example
Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance you must keep moving.

Other examples
F=ma (the 1= is necessary as quote text contains an equal sign) F=ma

Thus: $E=mc^2$ (quote text contains an equal sign and math syntax) Thus: $E=mc^2$