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===At the top===
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If you are logged in, you'll also see some useful links at the top right of your screen:
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* Your '''[[Special:MyPage|username]]''' takes you to your userpage, where you can add information about yourself.
===Summary===
* '''[[Special:Watchlist|Watchlist]]''' ([[File:OOjs UI icon watchlist-ltr.svg|20px|alt=]]) shows recent changes to pages you're watching (click the star at the top right of a page to watch it).
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* '''[[Special:MyTalk|Talk]]''' is your user talk page, where people can leave messages for you.
* 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.
* '''[[Special:MyPage/sandbox|Sandbox]]''' is a page in your user space where you can experiment with editing without worrying that you will cause problems on an actual Wikipedia page.
* Most pages also have an associated '''talk page''' for discussion related to that page.
* '''[[Special:Preferences|Preferences]]''' allows you to change your password and customize your email and wiki software settings.
* You can perform a '''search''' using the box at the top right of the screen.
* '''[[Special:MyContributions|Contributions]]''' has a list of all the edits you have made.
* '''Redirects''' forward you from one page to another.
* '''[[Special:UserLogout|Log out]]''' logs you out of your account.


===More detailed information===
===On the left===
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* [[Wikipedia:Namespace]]
There's an additional set of useful links on the left side of each page:
* [[Help:Using talk pages]]
* '''[[Help:Contents|Help]]''' is the entry point for Wikipedia's help pages.
* [[Help:Searching]]
* '''[[WP:Community portal|Community portal]]''' is the hub for editors, with news, discussions, and ways to help out.
* [[Wikipedia:Redirect]]
* '''[[Help:What links here|What links here]]''' shows you what other pages are linking to an article.
* '''[[Help:Related changes|Related changes]]''' lists any edits that have been made to pages that an article links to.


===Yet ''more'' useful links===
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There are a few other pages on Wikipedia that are really handy to know about:
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* You can ask questions at either the [[WP:Help desk|Help desk]] (using or editing Wikipedia) or the [[WP:Teahouse|Teahouse]] (help for newcomers).
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* The [[WP:Village pump|Village pump]] is a set of central discussion forums.

* The [[WP:Task Center|Task Center]] lists various tasks you can help out with.
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* ''[[WP:Wikipedia Signpost|The Signpost]]'' is Wikipedia's community-written newspaper, a good way to keep up with goings-on.
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Latest revision as of 18:23, 18 January 2023


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



At the top

If you are logged in, you'll also see some useful links at the top right of your screen:

  • Your username takes you to your userpage, where you can add information about yourself.
  • Watchlist () shows recent changes to pages you're watching (click the star at the top right of a page to watch it).
  • Talk is your user talk page, where people can leave messages for you.
  • Sandbox is a page in your user space where you can experiment with editing without worrying that you will cause problems on an actual Wikipedia page.
  • Preferences allows you to change your password and customize your email and wiki software settings.
  • Contributions has a list of all the edits you have made.
  • Log out logs you out of your account.

On the left

There's an additional set of useful links on the left side of each page:

  • Help is the entry point for Wikipedia's help pages.
  • Community portal is the hub for editors, with news, discussions, and ways to help out.
  • What links here shows you what other pages are linking to an article.
  • Related changes lists any edits that have been made to pages that an article links to.

Yet more useful links

There are a few other pages on Wikipedia that are really handy to know about:

  • You can ask questions at either the Help desk (using or editing Wikipedia) or the Teahouse (help for newcomers).
  • The Village pump is a set of central discussion forums.
  • The Task Center lists various tasks you can help out with.
  • The Signpost is Wikipedia's community-written newspaper, a good way to keep up with goings-on.