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{{Short description|Tutorial for newcomer contributors}}
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<big>'''Wikipedia is made by [[Special:RecentChanges|people like <strong>you</strong>]].'''</big>

This page takes you through a set of tutorials aimed at <em>complete newcomers</em> interested in contributing. It covers all the basics<noinclude>, and each tutorial takes only a few minutes, so you can become a proficient [[Wikipedia:Wikipedians|Wikipedian]] in no time!</noinclude>

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{{clickable button 2|Help:Introduction to Wikipedia                       |Get started             |style=width:8em; margin-bottom:20px; margin-top:10px; font-size:200%; line-height:2em; border-radius:5px; |Label=Link to the introduction to Wikipedia page|class=mw-ui-progressive}}<br>
{{clickable button 2|Help:Introduction to policies and guidelines/1       |Policies and Guidelines |style=width:16em; margin-bottom:10px;}}<br>

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| left1   = The '''[[Help:Wikitext|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: <code><nowiki>[[Earth]]</nowiki></code>.
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{{clickable button 2|Help:Introduction to editing with Wiki Markup/1      |Editing    |style=width:11em; margin-bottom:10px;}}<br>
{{clickable button 2|Help:Introduction to referencing with Wiki Markup/1  |Referencing|style=width:11em; margin-bottom:10px;}}<br>
{{clickable button 2|Help:Introduction to images with Wiki Markup/1       |Images     |style=width:11em; margin-bottom:10px;}}<br>
{{clickable button 2|Help:Introduction to tables with Wiki Markup/1       |Tables     |style=width:11em; margin-bottom:10px;}}

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| right1   = '''[[WP: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.
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{{clickable button 2|Help:Introduction to talk pages/1                    |Talk pages              |style=width:12em; margin-bottom:10px;}}<br>
{{clickable button 2|Help:Introduction to navigating Wikipedia/1          |Navigating Wikipedia    |style=width:12em; margin-bottom:10px;
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clickable button 2|Help:Introduction/Conclusion                           |Conclusion              |style=width:12em; margin-bottom:10px;
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'''For more training information, see also:'''

[[Help:Contents|Full help contents page]]<br/>
[[Wikipedia:Training/For_students|Training for students]]<br/>
[[Wikipedia:Contributing to Wikipedia|A single-page guide to contributing]]<br/>
[[Wikipedia:The Wikipedia Adventure|A training adventure game]]<br/>
[[Help:Getting started|Resources for new editors]]

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