Help:Introduction to navigating Wikipedia/6
Introduction
Navigating Wikipedia
Namespaces
The different types of pages
Searching pages
Tricks to find what you want
Page histories
See past revisions
Redirects and shortcuts
Redirecting traffic
Useful links
Handy pages for editors
Summary
Review of what you've learned
Summary
- Different types of pages are found in different namespaces. These can be identified by the prefix which appears before a colon in the page name.
- Most pages also have an associated talk page for discussion related to that page.
- You can perform a search using the box at the top right of the screen.
- Redirects forward you from one page to another.
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