help:Introduction

{{Short description|Tutorial for new editors}}

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| title = Introduction to Wikipedia

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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.

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{{Clickable button|Help:Introduction to policies and guidelines/1 |Policies and Guidelines |style=width:16em; margin-bottom:10px;}}

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| left1 = 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.

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{{Clickable button|Help:Introduction to tables with Wiki Markup/1 |Tables |style=width:11em; margin-bottom:10px;}}

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| right1 = 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.

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{{Clickable button|Help:Introduction to talk pages/1 |Talk pages |style=width:12em; margin-bottom:10px;}}

{{Clickable button|Help:Introduction to navigating Wikipedia/1 |Navigating Wikipedia |style=width:12em; margin-bottom:10px;

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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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