Usage  All parameters are optional.  No caption will be shown if there is no image.  The default image size is 288 px  units should be entered in feet and inches.  Include the HTML comments before and following the template; they help inexperienced editors.  Please spend some time at the UK Waterways WikiProject article and its talk page for standards on presenting names and other data.  The following few lines create the "Infobox" table template. Please scroll down to edit the main content of the article.  Simple version {{Infobox canal   |name        =    |image       =    |caption     =    |o_name      =    |m_name      =    |company     =    |engineer    =    |a_engineer  =    |date_began  =    |date_act    =    |date_const  =    |date_use    =    |date_comp   =    |date_ext    =    |date_closed =    |date_rest   =    |length      =   |len         =    |len_in      =    |o_len       =    |o_len_in    =    |len_note    =    |beam        =    |beam_in     =    |o_beam      =    |o_beam_in   =    |beam_note   =    |start       =   |o_start     =   |start_note  =    |end         =    |o_end       =    |end_note    =    |branch      =    |branch_of   =    |join        =    |locks       =    |o_locks     =    |lock_note   =   |length      =    |o_length    =    |length_note =   |elev        =   |elev_note   =   |status      =    |nav         =  }}  Details {{Infobox canal   |name        = NAME OF CANAL   |image       = IMAGE OF CANAL   |caption     = IMAGE CAPTION   |o_name      = ORIGINAL NAME OF CANAL (IF DIFFERENT TO name)   |m_name      = MODERN NAME OF CANAL (IF DIFFERENT TO name)   |company     = ORIGINAL CANAL COMPANY   |engineer    = PRINCIPAL ENGINEER   |a_engineer  = OTHER ENGINEERS   |date_act    = DATE OF ACT OF PARLIAMENT   |date_const  = DATE CONSTRUCTION BEGAN   |date_use    = DATE OF FIRST COMMERCIAL USE   |date_comp   = DATE COMPLETED   |date_ext    = DATE EXTENDED   |date_closed = DATE CLOSED   |date_rest   = DATE RESTORED   |length      = CANAL LENGTH IN MILES   |len         = GAUGE LENGTH IN FEET   |len_in      = GAUGE LENGTH INCHES   |o_len       = ORIGINAL GAUGE LENGTH IN FEET   |o_len_in    = ORIGINAL GAUGE LENGTH INCHES   |len_note    = NOTES TO GAUGE LENGTH   |beam        = GAUGE BEAM IN FEET   |beam_in     = GAUGE BEAM INCHES   |o_beam      = ORIGINAL GAUGE BEAM IN FEET   |o_beam_in   = ORIGINAL GAUGE BEAM INCHES   |beam_note   = NOTES TO GAUGE BEAM   |start       = START POINT   |o_start     = ORIGINAL START POINT   |start_note  = NOTES TO START POINT   |end         = END POINT   |o_end       = ORIGINAL END POINT   |end_note    = NOTES TO END POINT   |branch      = NAMES OF ANY CANALS THAT ARE BRANCHES OF THIS CANAL   |branch_of   = NAME OF THE CANAL THAT THIS CANAL IS A BRANCH OF   |join        = NAME OF ANY CANAL THAT THIS CANAL HAS A JUNCTION WITH   |locks       = NUMBER OF LOCKS   |o_locks     = ORIGINAL NUMBER OF LOCKS   |lock_note   = NOTE TO NUMBER OF LOCKS   |length      = LENGTH OF CANAL   |o_length    = ORIGINAL LENGTH OF CANAL   |length_note = NOTE TO CANAL LENGTH   |elev        = MAXIMUM HEIGHT ABOVE SEA LEVEL   |elev_note   = NOTE TO MAXIMUM HEIGHT ABOVE SEA LEVEL   |status      = OPEN/CLOSED/INFILLED/UNDER RESTORATION   |nav         = NAVIGATION AUTHORITY }}  Example{{Infobox canal   |name        = Bogcaster Canal   |image       = example.jpg   |caption     = Bogcaster Canal near Bogtown   |o_name      = Bogcaster and Nowhere Canal Navigation   |m_name      = [[Grand Amalgamated Canal]]   |company     = Bogcaster Canal Company   |engineer    = [[Thomas Telford]]   |a_engineer  = [[Benjamin Outram]]   |date_act    = 1795   |date_const  = 1797   |date_use    = 1800   |date_comp   = 1804   |date_ext    = 1820   |date_closed = 1948   |date_rest   = 1978-2001   |len         = 70   |len_in      = 6   |o_len       = 72   |o_len_in    = 6   |len_note    = test note   |beam        = 6   |beam_in     = 10   |o_beam      = 7   |o_beam_in   = 1.5   |beam_note   = Southern section is 10'6" beam   |start       = A   |o_start     = C   |start_note  = note for start   |end         = B   |o_end       = D   |end_note    = note for end   |branch      = tiny canal   |branch_of   = big canal   |join        = Other canal<br> Some Canal   |locks       = 10   |o_locks     = 11   |lock_note   = Locks 5 & 6 combined into one deep lock   |length      = 50 miles   |o_length    = 80 miles   |length_note = Bank collapsed in 1822   |elev        = 250   |elev_note   = Summit pound from [[F]] to [[G]]   |status      = restored   |nav         = [[British Waterways]] }}  Canal *