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===At the top===
===At the top===
[[File:Vector 2022 user menu open (en).png|right|frameless|border|200px]]
If you are logged in, you'll also see some useful links in the top right of your screen:
If you are logged in, you'll also see some useful links at the top right of your screen:
* Your '''[[Special:MyPage|username]]''' takes you to your userpage, where you can add information about yourself.
* Your '''[[Special:MyPage|username]]''' takes you to your userpage, where you can add information about yourself.
* '''[[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).
* '''[[Special:MyTalk|Talk]]''' is your user talk page, where people can leave messages for you.
* '''[[Special:MyTalk|Talk]]''' is your user talk page, where people can leave messages for you.
* '''[[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.
* '''[[Special:Preferences|Preferences]]''' allows you to change your password and customize you email and wiki software settings
* '''[[Special:Watchlist|Watchlist]]''' shows recent changes to pages you're watching (click the star at the top right of a page to watch it)
* '''[[Special:Preferences|Preferences]]''' allows you to change your password and customize your email and wiki software settings.
* '''[[Special:MyContributions|Contributions]]''' has a list of all the edits you have made
* '''[[Special:MyContributions|Contributions]]''' has a list of all the edits you have made.
* '''[[Special:UserLogout|Log out]]''' lets you log out of your account
* '''[[Special:UserLogout|Log out]]''' logs you out of your account.



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



===Yet more useful links===
===Yet ''more'' useful links===
There are a few final pages on Wikipedia that are really handy to know about:
There are a few other pages on Wikipedia that are really handy to know about:
* You can ask questions at either the [[WP:Help desk|Help desk]] (using or editing Wikipedia) or the [[WP:Teahouse|Teahouse]] (newcomers help)
* You can ask questions at either the [[WP:Help desk|Help desk]] (using or editing Wikipedia) or the [[WP:Teahouse|Teahouse]] (help for newcomers).
* The [[WP:Village pump|Village pump]] is a set of central discussion forums (policy, technical, proposals, idea lab and miscellaneous)
* 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.
* ''[[WP:Wikipedia Signpost|The Signpost]]'' is Wikipedia's weekly community-written newspaper, a good way to keep up with goings-on
* ''[[WP:Wikipedia Signpost|The Signpost]]'' is Wikipedia's community-written newspaper, a good way to keep up with goings-on.
* The [[WP:WikiProject Directory]] lists special-interest editor communities
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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.