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<big>'''[[Wikipedia]] is made by [[Special:RecentChanges|people like <strong>you</strong>]].'''</big>

This page takes you through a set of tutorials aimed at <em>complete newcomers</em> interested in contributing. It covers all the basics<noinclude>, and each tutorial takes only a few minutes, so you can become a proficient [[Wikipedia:Wikipedians|Wikipedian]] in no time!</noinclude>

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| left1   = The '''[[Help:Wikitext|wiki markup source editor]]''' shows the underlying page source code. It works like a plain text file, indicating links and other items using simple code like this: <code><nowiki>[[Earth]]</nowiki></code>.
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[[Help:Introduction/All|View all as single page]]

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'''For more training information, see also:'''

[[Help:Contents|Full help contents page]]<br/>
[[Wikipedia:Training/For_students|Training for students]]<br/>
[[Wikipedia:Contributing to Wikipedia|A single-page guide to contributing]]<br/>
[[Wikipedia:The Wikipedia Adventure|A training adventure game]]<br/>
[[Help:Getting started|Resources for new editors]]

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