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Getting started


Learning the basics

About Wikipedia
Main Introduction — What is Wikipedia?
The Five Pillars — What are the principles behind Wikipedia?
Who writes Wikipedia - Anyone can be bold and edit or create articles
Overviews
Plain and simple - A simple guide to contributing and using Wikipedia.
Primer for newcomers - A blunt introduction intended to help newcomers.
Tutorial - A guide to editing Wikipedia.
The Missing Manual - A general manual for Wikipedia.
Advice for parents - Wikipedia is not censored.
Quick introductions to
Policies and guidelines — How does Wikipedia actually work?
Talk pages — How do I communicate in Wikipedia?
Referencing — How do I add sources to articles?
Uploading images — How do I add and use images?
Navigating Wikipedia — How do I find my way around?
Getting an account
Why create an account?
Choosing a username
How to log in

The Wikipedia interface

Find your way around.

Edit toolbar
Page history
User contributions pages
Talk pages
Recent changes page
Patrolling the recent changes
Watching pages
Related changes page
Using "What links here"
Diff pages

Browsing Wikipedia

Viewing media
Using Wikipedia on your phone
Researching with Wikipedia
Keyboard shortcuts
Pronouncing words shown in IPA

See also

Where to ask questions
Department directory
Main Page alternatives

Content pages: