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The '''Exclude in print''' category is used from the [[Help:Books|book tool]]. The category '''Exclude in print''' used to be used to prevent certain templates (e.g. navigation templates) from being included in the output of the printed books or PDF & ODF documents. See [[Help:Books/for experts]] for more information. This feature is [[bugzilla:48052|currently broken]].
 
== Templates to exclude in offline exports ==
There are many templates with content which should be excluded in print versions. There are at least three major types:
;Maintenance messages
:are useless and distracting in offline exports as one can not contribute if offline. Examples: [[Wikipedia:Template messages/Maintenance|Maintenance]], [[Wikipedia:Template messages/Cleanup|Cleanup]] ...
;Warning & hinting messages
:are useless and distracting in offline exports as users presumably considered them when selecting the article for export and elected to export it anyway. Examples: [[Wikipedia:Template messages/Sources of articles|Sources of articles]], [[Wikipedia:Template messages/Disputes|Disputes]], [[Wikipedia:Template messages/Deletion|Deletion]], [[w:Wikipedia:Template messages/General|General]] ...
;Navigational content
:Navigation links are useless and distracting in exports. Examples: [[Wikipedia:Template messages/Compact tables of contents|Compact TOC]], [[Wikipedia:Wikimedia sister projects|Wikimedia sister projects]] ...
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Revision as of 23:33, 5 August 2013

The Exclude in print category is used from the book tool. The category Exclude in print used to be used to prevent certain templates (e.g. navigation templates) from being included in the output of the printed books or PDF & ODF documents. See Help:Books/for experts for more information. This feature is currently broken.

Templates to exclude in offline exports

There are many templates with content which should be excluded in print versions. There are at least three major types:

Maintenance messages
are useless and distracting in offline exports as one can not contribute if offline. Examples: Maintenance, Cleanup ...
Warning & hinting messages
are useless and distracting in offline exports as users presumably considered them when selecting the article for export and elected to export it anyway. Examples: Sources of articles, Disputes, Deletion, General ...
Navigational content
Navigation links are useless and distracting in exports. Examples: Compact TOC, Wikimedia sister projects ...

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