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Introduction to Wikipedia

Wikipedia is made by people like you.

This page takes you through a set of tutorials aimed at newcomers who wish to start contributing. It covers all the basics, and each tutorial takes only a few minutes, so you can become a proficient Wikipedian quickly.

Get started

Policies and guidelines


There are two methods to edit Wikipedia:

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
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


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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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