Tools

Translation https://en.wiki.x.io/wiki/Special:ContentTranslation#draft

Wikiproject: https://en.wiki.x.io/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject

Wikipedia:Education noticeboard: https://en.wiki.x.io/wiki/Wikipedia:Education_noticeboard

Wikipedia:User page design center

Help:Contents https://en.wiki.x.io/wiki/Help:Contents

Sandbox

Wikipedia:Sandbox

Commons:Sandbox https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Sandbox

Wiki-Intro

Introduction to Wikipedia

Welcome to Wikipedia! Anyone can edit almost every page, and millions already have.

This page takes you through a set of tutorials aimed at complete newcomers interested in contributing. It covers all the basics, and each tutorial takes only a few minutes, so you could become a proficient Wikipedian in no time!

Get started
Policies and Guidelines

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
Talk pages

VisualEditor 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

Navigating Wikipedia
Manual of Style
Conclusion

View all as single page

Shortcuts

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