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This Sandbox page is to experiment with using forms to create tables

For background see: Help:Use the template format to create tabular output



Step One: Create query as normal


{{#ask: [[Category:Semantic biography]]
 |?Firstname
 |?Lastname
 |?Occupation
 |?Birth place
 |format=table
 |sort=Lastname
 |order=ascending
}}
 FirstnameLastnameOccupationBirth place
Thomas AdamsThomasAdamsGentleman
David AdamsoneDavidAdamsoneMariner
Robert AdlingtonRobertAdlingtonLighterman
Christian AelstChristianAelstMerchant
William AllenWilliamAllenMariner
Manoel AlvaresManoelAlvaresSteward
William AndersonWilliamAndersonMariner
Thomas AnneleyThomasAnneleyMariner
James AnselmJamesAnselmMariner
Robert ArcherRobertArcherGrocer
Edward ArlibearEdwardArlibearMariner
Thomas ArvillThomasArvillCooper
Joseph AsheJosephAsheMerchant
Thomas AstinThomasAstinMariner
Richard AtkinsonRichardAtkinsonEmbroiderer
John AugustineJohnAugustineMerchant
Peter AylwardPeterAylwardMerchant
Alexander BaareffoottAlexanderBaareffoottCooper
Henderijck BackerHenderijckBackerMariner
Richard BaddelyRichardBaddeleyFishmongerUnknown
William BaddisonWilliamBaddisonMariner
John BakerJohnBakerMariner
James BaldwinJamesBaldwinVintner
William BallowWilliamBallowFerryman
Martin BandMartinBandMariner
William BarberWilliamBarberMariner
John BaretsonJohnBaretsonMariner
John BarfootJohnBarfootMariner
John BarleyJohnBarleyWaterman
John BarrellJohnBarrellShipwright
John BarrellJohnBarrellShipwright
Edward BartonEdwardBartonMerchant
George BascumGeorgeBascumMariner
Johannes BasfordJohannesBasfordTobacconist
Thomas BasseThomasBasseMariner
William BassettWilliamBassettGrasier
Joos BatemanJoosBatemanMerchant
John BatesJohnBatesMariner
Richard BatsonRichardBatsonMerchant
Michell BattenMichellBattenMariner
David BaylyDavidBaylyMariner
Elias BeakeEliasBeakeMerchant
Andrew BeakeAndrewBeakeLooking glass maker
Adam BealeAdamBealeShipwright
Richard BeardRichardBeardWinecooper
Thomas BedhamThomasBedhamMariner
Erasmus BedlooErasmusBedlooMerchant
Thomas BeeThomasBeeMariner
Robart BeebeeRobartBeebeeWaterman
Richard BelchamberRichardBelchamberMerchant
... further results



Step two: Creating a template


See Help:Semantic templates

See useful Youtube video on creating templates: Kristin McMurray, Creating Templates
See useful Youtube video on different types of templates: Peter Forsyth, Introduction to templates on Wikipedia

For sample Wikipedia templates see: Category:Wikipedia templates

In the first video a simple template called "Template:Sample1" is created.

The template displays text in red.

The template is referred to as {{Sample1}}

Here are the results of the template:
This is red text. It is very pretty.


In the second video a simple template is created, which I have called "Template:Sample2"

The template displays text about Semantic biographies in large font size

The template is referred to as {{Sample2}}

Here are the results of the template:
Semantic biographies are an experimental series of biographies of deponents who were witnesses in the High Court of Admiralty in the 1650s. They are being prepared by {{{Name}}}.

The template can be used with the name inserted by using the following code

{{Sample2
 |Name=Colin Greenstreet
}}

Here are the results of using the template with the addition of the name:
Semantic biographies are an experimental series of biographies of deponents who were witnesses in the High Court of Admiralty in the 1650s. They are being prepared by Colin Greenstreet.