Help:Introduction to navigating Wikipedia/2/table 1
Appearance
| Main/content no prefix |
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| Wikipedia: also called "Project" namespace |
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| Help: | Help pages e.g. Help:Contents |
| Template: | Templates, which can be included or substituted on other pages e.g. Template:Citation needed, Template:Infobox album |
| Category: | This is a special namespace which can be used to group other pages e.g. Category:Painting, Category:Wikipedia maintenance |
| File: | Where images and other files are stored and described. e.g. File:Wiki.png |
| Portal: | Pages to highlight Wikipedia content in a particular topic area e.g. Portal:Current events, Portal:Solar System |
| User: |
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| Book: | Collections of articles which can be saved or ordered as a printed book e.g. Book:John Douglas |
| MediaWiki: | Messages which appear in the wiki software. These can only be edited by administrators. e.g. MediaWiki:Wikimedia-copyrightwarning |
| Special: | Pages which are part of the software e.g. Special:RecentChanges, Special:Preferences |