Wikipedia:Meetup/UMassAmherst/Intro to Wikipedia
Getting started
=Printable guides=
These printable PDF documents have instructions related to the basics of Wikipedia.
- Wiki markup quick reference – This one-page quick reference (included in the Welcome to Wikipedia brochure) helps you to remember the most frequently used wiki markup codes.
- References – This handout explains why references are important, what the expectations for sourcing on Wikipedia are, where to place references, and the basics of adding "ref" tags.
- Reference formatting – This handout explains in more detail how to create footnotes for citing sources, and how to cite the same source multiple times.
- How to get help – explains the recommended way to get help and feedback. It also includes a glossary of additional help resources you can avail yourself of.
- Plagiarism – explains what plagiarism is on Wikipedia—including "close paraphrasing"—in addition to why and how to avoid it.
=On-wiki tutorials=
- Wikipedia:Tutorial - General introduction to Wikipedia
- Wikipedia:Article wizard - Walkthrough of the requirements for articles, including notability and sources
- Wikipedia:Picture tutorial - Explains how to insert pictures into Wikipedia articles using wikitext
- Wikipedia:Graphics tutorials (advanced) - advice about advanced image editing
=Tutorial videos=
| class="wikitable" | |||
| Starting a sandbox article | Basic editing: bold and links | How to use a watchlist | How to use talk pages |
|---|---|---|---|
| File:Tutorial on starting a sandbox article on Wikipedia.ogv | File:Boldness and links tutorial.ogv | File:Wikipedia basics - watchlists.ogv | File:Wikipedia basics - Talk pages.ogv |
| How to start an a sandbox page to play around with wiki markup or start an article draft (2m 11s) | How to use the most basic features of wiki markup to create bold text and links to other pages (3m 37s) | How to use a watchlist to keep track of pages you are interested in or have edited (2m 10s) | How to interact with other editors using talk pages, including article talk pages and user talk pages (''2m 30s) |
| class="wikitable" | ||
| Basic editing: citing sources | Citing sources with RefToolbar | Uploading files to Wikimedia Commons |
|---|---|---|
| File:Citing_sources_tutorial,_part_1.ogv | File:Citing sources tutorial, part 2.ogv | File:Wikipedia basics - Uploading files to Wikimedia Commons.ogv |
| How to add citations using "ref" tags (2m 3s) | How to use the "Cite" tool for inserting automatically formatted references (2m 25s) | Uploading files such as images to Wikimedia Commons, using the upload wizard (2 min 48 sec) |