This page provides links to instructional material useful for Wikipedia users, especially new users.
This is an information page. It is not one of Wiki's policies or guidelines; rather, its purpose is to explain certain aspects of Wikipedia's norms, customs, technicalities, or practices. It may reflect differing levels of consensus and vetting. |
The intent is to provide a quick directory of such materials Wikipedians have found useful, including tutorials and manuals on Wikipedia itself, and books, videos, and documents available on and outside Wiki English. Because Wiki runs on the MediaWiki software, much of the training material for new Wikipedia users is also useful for users of other MediaWiki wikis, and vice versa.
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Contributing to Wiki is the main page that provides information, links, videos and other resources on the basics needed to comprehend, comment on, and contribute to Wiki English. Aside from the "Contributing to Wiki instructional Material" page there are some shorter, topic specify and more comprehensive introduction pages as listed below. See also Help:Getting started for a more comprehensive listing of guides. To browse all "help" and "how to" related pages see the help menu or help directory.
Video and script | Title (associated wikiproject) | Topic | Date | Time | Audience |
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Editing basics: citing sources, part 1 | Text formatting | 2010-10 | 2:03 | Beginner | |
Editing basics: boldness and links | Text formatting | 2010-10 | 3:37 | Beginner | |
How to start a sandbox article | Article creation | 2010-09 | 2:11 | Beginner | |
How to use talk pages | Collaboration | 2011-02 | 2:30 | Beginner | |
How to use watchlists | Collaboration | 2011-01 | 2:10 | Beginner | |
How to add an image | Images | 2010-09 | 1:25 | Beginner | |
How to use bold and italics | Text formatting | 2010-09 | 0:55 | Beginner | |
How to make a wikilink | Text formatting | 2020-11 | 1:24 | Beginner | |
Uploading files to Wiki Commons (using the Upload Wizard) | Images | 2011-03 | 2:48 | Beginner | |
Category explanation and how to use the HotCat gadget (WikiProject Categories) | Categories | 2010-03 | 5:45 | Intermediate | |
How to create a Wikipedia article - Right to science and culture | Article creation | 2010-02 | 8:15 | Intermediate | |
The steps in creating a user account on the English Wikipedia | New account | 2008-12 | 2:40 | Beginner |
Subject/link | Length | Author | Date |
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Creating a new user account (WP version) | 2:35 | BillWedemeyer | December 8, 2008 |
Start editing | 7:15 | BillWedemeyer | December 8, 2008 |
Creating a new article | 3:42 | BillWedemeyer | December 9, 2008 |
Cheatsheet | 3:26 | BillWedemeyer | December 9, 2008 |
An administrator of a public wiki recorded some MediaWiki training videos, to help people learn how to edit on his wiki. Most of the material in the videos applies to any MediaWiki site, including Wikipedia; many of the examples actually feature Wiki English. You can view the videos from the wiki page, or download the videos in high resolution (.avi files), or download lower resolution files in Quicktime format.
In addition, there are some screencasts posted to YouTube.
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