Help:Scrolling list

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Shortcut WP:SCROLLING

Scrolling lists should not be used in article space. This includes reference lists, tables and lists of article content, image galleries, and image captions.

This page in a nutshell: A scrolling list can be inserted into project pages, and other Wikipedia pages to make some text visible while hiding other text from that same list

A scrolling list is a series of items contained in a graphical user interface (GUI) that allows the text to be moved up, down, or across a display screen by moving a scrollbar, with new text appearing on the screen as old text disappears. Although MOS:SCROLL disfavors scrolling lists in article space because article content should be accessible on a variety of devices whereas a scrolling list hides some text, a scrolling list may be used in project namespace, such as at AfD, and other Wikipedia namespaces. For example, long lists posted at WP:AfD may be revised to be a scrolling list where it would make the AfD discussion easier to read. Tall images, wide images, and category content tables also may be scrolled.

• MediaWiki:Categoriespagetext – category content table scrolling
• Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Hidden text – text that is visible when editing, but not on the saved page
• Help:Reference display customization – enable scrolling for article reference lists
• {{Panorama}}, {{Tall image}}, and {{Wide image}} – scrolling image templates
• {{Pre}} – template that wraps text that overflows the page
• {{Scroll box}} – template that creates a scroll-box within a page that allows for large content to be limited to a given number of pixels on the page
• {{Scrollable}} – embeds content in a scrollable area
• Refbox – Refbox template deletion discussion
• Scrollref – Scrollref template deletion discussion