Template:Exchange rate/doc
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Instruction
It is very easy to use this template. You will know right away when you see this example:
{{Exchange Rate|TWD}}
which produces
| Current TWD exchange rates | |
|---|---|
| From Google Finance: | AUD CAD CHF CNY EUR GBP HKD JPY USD |
| From Yahoo! Finance: | AUD CAD CHF CNY EUR GBP HKD JPY USD |
| From XE.com: | AUD CAD CHF CNY EUR GBP HKD JPY USD |
| From OANDA: | AUD CAD CHF CNY EUR GBP HKD JPY USD |
Additional currencies
You may also specify up to 3 additional foreign currencies.
{{Exchange Rate|SGD|MYR|CNY|IDR}}
produces
| Current SGD exchange rates | |
|---|---|
| From Google Finance: | AUD CAD CHF CNY EUR GBP HKD JPY USD MYR CNY IDR |
| From Yahoo! Finance: | AUD CAD CHF CNY EUR GBP HKD JPY USD MYR CNY IDR |
| From XE.com: | AUD CAD CHF CNY EUR GBP HKD JPY USD MYR CNY IDR |
| From OANDA: | AUD CAD CHF CNY EUR GBP HKD JPY USD MYR CNY IDR |
Alternative layouts
If you don't like navbox style you can specify style = h3 or style = h2 which produces something more like standard text. Using header = h3 or header = h2 also have the same effect.
{{Exchange Rate|EUR|style=h3}}
produces
| From Google Finance: | AUD CAD CHF CNY GBP HKD JPY USD |
| From Yahoo! Finance: | AUD CAD CHF CNY GBP HKD JPY USD |
| From XE.com: | AUD CAD CHF CNY GBP HKD JPY USD |
| From OANDA: | AUD CAD CHF CNY GBP HKD JPY USD |
The |style= parameter overrides the |header= parameter, but not vice versa. Thus, if the template is called with header = h3 but style = navbox, it will display as a navbox. If it is called with header = h3 and no specification for |style=, on the other hand, |header= will be used and it will show up as text instead of as a nabvox.
You may specify header = h3 or header = h2 so that the mock header looks like the level 3 header or level 2 header, respectively. By default, the template displays like a navbox. This template currently only supports an overridden mock headers 2 and 3, not level 4, 5, or 6.
{{Exchange Rate|EUR|header = h3}}
produces
| From Google Finance: | AUD CAD CHF CNY GBP HKD JPY USD |
| From Yahoo! Finance: | AUD CAD CHF CNY GBP HKD JPY USD |
| From XE.com: | AUD CAD CHF CNY GBP HKD JPY USD |
| From OANDA: | AUD CAD CHF CNY GBP HKD JPY USD |
Sites managed
- Google finance : live exchange rates with history since mid 2003
- Yahoo Finance : currency converter with pocket guide
- XE : currency converter and 10 years history charts
- OANDA : currency converter, pocket guide, live exchange rates, with history since 1990
- fxtop : exchange rates from central banks, daily historical rates and charts from 1953, currency converter (10 currencies at the same time), cross exchange rates and pocket guide
Caveat
- "Current XYZ exchange rates" looks like a section title, but it's not. This was done to "remove" the edit buttons on the right so that people won't accidentally change the template. However, the side effect of that is the font size won't change in IE (at least IE6) if I enlarge or shrink my font size.
Choice of currencies
Currently, the 8 default currencies listed here are Bloomberg's benchmark currencies [1].
See also