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''See also: [[Wikipedia:HOWTOs|Wikipedia's How to]]''. |
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=== Using Wikipedia === |
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* How to [[Wikipedia:explore|explore Wikipedia]] |
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* How to [[Wikipedia:Searching|search for an article]] |
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* How to [[Wikipedia:Talk page|use talk pages]] |
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* How to [[Wikipedia:Recent Changes|use the ''Recent Changes'' page]] |
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* How to [[Wikipedia:Related Changes|use the ''Related Changes'' page]] |
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* How to [[Wikipedia:Go button|use the ''Go'' button]] |
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* How to [[Wikipedia:How to log in|log in]] |
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* How to [[Wikipedia:User preferences help|set preferences]] |
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* How to [[Wikipedia:Contact us|contact us]] |
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* How to [[Wikipedia:Researching with Wikipedia|conduct research using Wikipedia]] |
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=== Modifying a Wikipedia page=== |
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* [[Wikipedia:tutorial|Tutorial]] |
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* How to [[Wikipedia:How to edit a page|edit a page]], including markup details. First-timers can experiment with editing pages in the [[wikipedia:Sandbox|sandbox]]. |
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* How to [[Help:Starting a new page|start a new page]] |
* How to [[Help:Starting a new page|start a new page]] |
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* How to [[Wikipedia:Image use policy|add images to pages]] |
* How to [[Wikipedia:Image use policy|add images to pages]] |
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Revision as of 00:57, 18 November 2004
Wikipedia is a free encyclopedia that is being written collaboratively by people from around the world. The following articles contain guidance and information about reading, authoring, and participating towards this effort on this site.
For help also applicable to our Sister projects, see the MediaWiki User's Guide.
== How doWHAT A JOKEsandbox]].
- How to start a new page
- How to add images to pages
- How to upload files to Wikipedia
- How to use redirect pages
- How to revert a page to an earlier version
- How to create pages for topics with several different definitions
- How to add boilerplate text for readers
- How to use tables
- How to use categories
- How to rename (move) a page
- How to delete pages/images/categories
- How to link together Wikipedia articles in different languages
- How to link to sister projects
- How to edit an article so long that you can't edit
- How to edit with an external editor
- How to edit mathematical formulas using TeX
- How to produce graphics for pages
- How to protect/unprotect pages (sysops only)
- How to use templates
Information and resources for contributors
- Frequently-asked questions
- Policies and guidelines for contributors
- Glossary of common Wikipedia terms
- Style and How-to Directory
- How to write a great article
- Public domain resources
- Manual of style
- WikiProjects, writing and style guidelines for specific disciplines.
- Topical index, a collection of links to pages that are useful to "doing things" in Wikipedia.
Getting in touch
- Contact us
- General Complaints for things in general (that is, a problem on more than one page) that could be fixed or made better.
- Help desk for newcomers with questions about Wikipedia or editing.
- Village pump, a discussion forum to ask questions not answered here or in the FAQs.
- Reference desk, request an article or information. See also Requested articles.
- Wikipedia mailing lists
- Chat with other users on IRC
- Bug reports and feature requests
- Wikipedians
- Meta Wikipedia, a site that works alongside the main Wikipedia project. Here you can post essays and discussions about topics related to Wikipedia.
- Contingency page for when the main Wikipedia server is down