Editing Wikipedia

Basic editing

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Introductory tutorial
Contributing to Wikipedia
How to edit a page
Experiment in the sandbox
Show preview to review your edits before you save
Editing sections
Creating links
Making categories

Saving your edits

"Show preview"     always use this to avoid errors
Edit summary     please explain your edits
Minor edits     check this for typos and small corrections
Edit conflict     what to do when another editor changes the page while you're editing it

How to write an article

Style and formatting

Article standards

Article maintenance

See also

Tips on editing
Simplified ruleset — Essential information to understand when editing articles (for new editors)
Category:Wikipedia information pages and Category:Wikipedia how-to