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| − | + | ===Editing - how to:=== | |
| + | Experiment with editing pages in the [[Help:Sandbox|sandbox]]. You can also carry out editing experiments "in situ" by editing the page itself and using the Show Preview button. Be careful not to accidentally save the page though! If you do, then [[Help:Reverting|Revert]] your changes. | ||
| − | --- | + | :[[Help:Edit_a_page|Edit a page]], including markup details. |
| − | + | :[[Help:Content_Editing|Help Editing]] - annotated cheatsheet | |
| − | | | + | :[[Help:Tips|Bite sized tips]] for the most common tasks. |
| + | :[[Help:Link|Create links]] - ([[Help:Piped link|Change the title of a link (piped link)]]) | ||
| + | :[[Help:Section|Use sections]] in an article | ||
| + | :[[Help:Categorization|Use categories]] | ||
| + | :[[Help:Picture tutorial|Insert a picture]] | ||
| + | :[[Help:Redirect|Use redirect pages]] | ||
| + | :[[Help:Infobox|Create infoboxes]] | ||
| + | :[[Help:Template|Create templates]] - ([[Help:A quick guide to templates|Quick guide]], [[Help:Template_messages|List of available templates]]) | ||
| + | :[[Help:List|Create lists]] | ||
| + | :[[Help:Footnotes|Use footnotes and references]] | ||
| + | :[[Help:Table|Use tables]] | ||
| + | :[[Help:Formula|Use mathematical formulae]] | ||
| + | :[[Help:Special characters|Use special characters]]. The display of fonts and other character sets in your browser. | ||
| + | :[[Help:EasyTimeline syntax|Use easy timeline syntax]] | ||
| + | :[[Help:HTML in wikitext|Valid HTML codes in wikitext]] | ||
| + | :[[Help:Using JAWS]]- (the [[screen reader]] [[JAWS (screen reader)|JAWS]]) | ||
| + | :Use [[Help:Magic words|"Magic words"]] and [[Help:Variable|Variables]]. These allow you to change default behaviour or automate text. For example, you can disable a Table of Contents or move its position, or insert constants and timestamps. | ||
| − | + | ====Saving - how to:==== | |
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| − | ------ | + | :Report your change in the [[Help:Edit summary|edit summary]] |
| − | |style= | + | :Handle an [[Help:Edit conflict|edit conflict]] |
| − | + | :Use [[Help:Minor edit|minor edits]] | |
| − | |}< | + | :Use the [[Help:Show preview|preview button]] |
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| + | ====Creating pages - how to:==== | ||
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| + | :[[Help:Your first article|Start a new article]] | ||
| + | :[[Help:Starting a new page|Start a new page]] - for pages that are not articles | ||
| + | :[[Help:Page name|Name]] a page | ||
| + | :[[Help:Naming conventions|Naming conventions in general]] - ([[:Category:Wikipedia naming conventions|full list of specific naming conventions]]) | ||
| + | :[[Help:Disambiguation|Disambiguation]], create pages for topics with several different definitions | ||
| + | :[[Help:Subpages|Create subpages]] | ||
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| + | ====Article maintenance - how to:==== | ||
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| + | :[[Help:Merging and moving pages|Merge two or more pages, or move (rename) a page]] - ([[Help:Requested moves|Requested moves]]) | ||
| + | :[[Help:Deletion debates|Delete pages/images/categories]] | ||
| + | :[[Help:Categorization|Categorize]] | ||
| + | :[[Help:stub|Stub articles]] - ([[Help:WikiProject Stub sorting/Stub types|List of Stub Styles]]) | ||
| + | :[[Help:Talk page|Use talk pages (discussion pages)]] | ||
| + | ::[[Help:How to archive a talk page|Archive a talk page]] | ||
| + | :[[Help:Reverting|Revert a page]] to an earlier version | ||
| + | :[[Help:Dealing with vandalism|Deal with vandalism]] | ||
| + | :[[Help:Protection policy|Protect and unprotect pages]] ([[Help:Administrators|Administrators]] only) | ||
| + | :[[Help:Interlanguage links|Link together Wikipedia articles in different languages]] | ||
| + | :[[Help:Interwikimedia link|Link words in articles to articles on sister projects]] | ||
| + | :[[Help:Page name|Use page names]] | ||
| + | :[[Help:Namespace|Use namespaces]] | ||
| + | :[[Help:Anchors|Use headings as anchors to link to]] | ||
| + | :[[Help:Contributing to articles outside your native language|Translate articles]] | ||
| + | :[[Help:How to archive Current Events|Archive Current Events]] | ||
| + | :[[Help:purge|Do a purge]] | ||
| + | :[[Help:Text editor support|Edit with a text editor]] | ||
| + | :[[Help:Testing|Test edits, and other things]] | ||
| + | :[[Help:Editing shortcuts|Editing shortcuts]] | ||
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| + | ===Style=== | ||
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| + | {{Style}} | ||
| + | :List of [[:Category:Wikipedia style guidelines|style guidelines]] | ||
| + | ::[[Help:Guide to layout|Layout]] How to structure Wikipedia articles. | ||
| + | ::[[Help:Naming conventions|Naming conventions]] | ||
| + | ::[[Help:Disambiguation|Disambiguation]] (pages which resolve ambiguity for articles with similar titles) | ||
| + | ::[[Help:Captions|Captions]] | ||
| + | ::[[Help:Image use policy|Image use]] | ||
| + | :[[Help:When to use tables|When to use tables]] | ||
| + | :[[Help:Proper_names| Use proper names]] | ||
| + | :[[Help:Article_series|Creating an article series]] | ||
| + | ::[[Help:Summary style|Using Summary style on the overview page]] | ||
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| + | ====Manual of Style==== | ||
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| + | The Manual of Style is a comprehensive style guide for Wikipedia articles. See a full list of the submanuals on the right, or a concise list below. | ||
| + | :[[Help:Manual of Style|Main Manual of Style]] | ||
| + | ::[[Help:Manual_of_Style_%28abbreviations%29|Abbreviations]] | ||
| + | ::[[Help:Manual_of_Style_%28biographies%29|Biographies]] | ||
| + | ::[[Help:Manual_of_Style_%28dates_and_numbers%29|Dates & numbers]] | ||
| + | ::[[Help:Manual_of_Style_%28disambiguation_pages%29|Disambiguation]] | ||
| + | ::[[Help:Manual_of_Style_%28headings%29|Headings]] | ||
| + | ::[[Help:Manual_of_Style_%28links%29|Links]] | ||
| + | ::[[Help:Manual_of_Style_%28mathematics%29|Mathematics]] | ||
| + | ::[[Help:Manual_of_Style_%28pronunciation%29|Pronunciation]] | ||
| + | ::[[Help:Manual_of_Style_%28titles%29|Titles]] | ||
| + | ::[[Help:Manual_of_Style_%28trademarks%29|Trademarks]] | ||
| + | ::[[Help:Sister projects|Sister projects]] | ||
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| + | ===Life cycle of an article=== | ||
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| + | :[[Help:Article development|Article development]] - lists the stages in an article's development and offers ways to help improve articles. | ||
| + | :[[Help:The perfect article|Perfect articles]] - a checklist of components required to make a "perfect" article. | ||
| + | :[[Help:Your first article|Start a new article]] | ||
| + | :[[Help:Starting a new page|Start a new page]] - for pages that are not articles | ||
| + | :[[Help:Guide to writing better articles|Guide to writing better articles]] | ||
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| + | ===The Wikipedia interface=== | ||
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| + | Find your way around the screen. | ||
| + | : [[Help:Editing toolbar|Editing toolbar]] | ||
| + | : [[Help:Page history|Using Page History]] | ||
| + | : [[Help:User contributions|Using User Contributions pages]] | ||
| + | : [[Help:Talk page|Using Talk pages]] | ||
| + | : [[Help:Recent changes|Using the Recent Changes page]] | ||
| + | : [[Help:Related changes|Using the Related Changes page]] | ||
| + | : [[Help:Diff|Using Diff pages]] | ||
| + | : [[Help:Edit conflict|Edit conflicts]] | ||
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| + | [[Category:Wikipedia help| ]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Editor_handbook]] | ||
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| + | [[de:Hilfe:Bearbeiten]] | ||
| + | [[fa:راهنما:فهرست/ویرایش ویکیپدیا]] | ||
| + | [[fr:Aide:Sommaire/Modifier Wikipédia]] | ||
| + | [[nl:Help:Inhoud/Bewerken van Wikipedia]] | ||
| + | [[pl:Pomoc:Jak_edytować_Wikipedię]] | ||
| + | [[sr:Помоћ:Садржај/Уређивање Википедије]] | ||
| + | [[zh-classical:Help:編者經]] | ||
| + | [[ja:Help:ヘルプ/記事を編集する]] | ||
Revision as of 16:44, 17 April 2008
Editing - how to:
Experiment with editing pages in the sandbox. You can also carry out editing experiments "in situ" by editing the page itself and using the Show Preview button. Be careful not to accidentally save the page though! If you do, then Revert your changes.
- Edit a page, including markup details.
- Help Editing - annotated cheatsheet
- Bite sized tips for the most common tasks.
- Create links - (Change the title of a link (piped link))
- Use sections in an article
- Use categories
- Insert a picture
- Use redirect pages
- Create infoboxes
- Create templates - (Quick guide, List of available templates)
- Create lists
- Use footnotes and references
- Use tables
- Use mathematical formulae
- Use special characters. The display of fonts and other character sets in your browser.
- Use easy timeline syntax
- Valid HTML codes in wikitext
- Help:Using JAWS- (the screen reader JAWS)
- Use "Magic words" and Variables. These allow you to change default behaviour or automate text. For example, you can disable a Table of Contents or move its position, or insert constants and timestamps.
Saving - how to:
- Report your change in the edit summary
- Handle an edit conflict
- Use minor edits
- Use the preview button
Creating pages - how to:
- Start a new article
- Start a new page - for pages that are not articles
- Name a page
- Naming conventions in general - (full list of specific naming conventions)
- Disambiguation, create pages for topics with several different definitions
- Create subpages
Article maintenance - how to:
- Merge two or more pages, or move (rename) a page - (Requested moves)
- Delete pages/images/categories
- Categorize
- Stub articles - (List of Stub Styles)
- Use talk pages (discussion pages)
- Revert a page to an earlier version
- Deal with vandalism
- Protect and unprotect pages (Administrators only)
- Link together Wikipedia articles in different languages
- Link words in articles to articles on sister projects
- Use page names
- Use namespaces
- Use headings as anchors to link to
- Translate articles
- Archive Current Events
- Do a purge
- Edit with a text editor
- Test edits, and other things
- Editing shortcuts
Style
- List of style guidelines
- Layout How to structure Wikipedia articles.
- Naming conventions
- Disambiguation (pages which resolve ambiguity for articles with similar titles)
- Captions
- Image use
- When to use tables
- Use proper names
- Creating an article series
Manual of Style
The Manual of Style is a comprehensive style guide for Wikipedia articles. See a full list of the submanuals on the right, or a concise list below.
Life cycle of an article
- Article development - lists the stages in an article's development and offers ways to help improve articles.
- Perfect articles - a checklist of components required to make a "perfect" article.
- Start a new article
- Start a new page - for pages that are not articles
- Guide to writing better articles
The Wikipedia interface
Find your way around the screen.
- Editing toolbar
- Using Page History
- Using User Contributions pages
- Using Talk pages
- Using the Recent Changes page
- Using the Related Changes page
- Using Diff pages
- Edit conflicts
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