Introduction to Wikipedia

Wikipedia is made by people like you.
This page takes you through a set of tutorials aimed at complete newcomers who wish to contribute. It covers all the basics, and each tutorial takes only a few minutes, so you can become a proficient Wikipedian quickly.

There are two methods to edit Wikipedia:

1. wiki markup source editor
   The wiki markup source editor shows the underlying page source code. It works like a plain text file, indicating links and other items using simple code like this: [[Earth]].

   • Editing
   • Referencing
   • Images
   • Tables

2. VisualEditor
   VisualEditor is the easier way of editing that works more like a word processor and hides the underlying source code. Links and other items are edited using toolbar and pop-up interfaces.

   • Editing
   • Referencing
   • Images
   • Tables

• Talk pages
• Navigating Wikipedia
• Manual of Style
• Conclusion

For more training information, see also:

• Full help contents page
• Training for students
• A single-page guide to contributing
• A training adventure game
• Resources for new editors

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