User:Hydnjo/First-timer
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NEW folks check this out :
- TO CREATE AN ACCOUNT: Find and click on create account (either here or page upper right), enter your User name and a secret password (please dont use "password" for your password, it's been done a million times)
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- (if you can't do that then you should try again and again and again)
- AFTER YOU CREATE AN ACCOUNT:
- If you want to search for something but don't know how go to Wikipedia:Searching
- (If you don't know how to edit a page or ask a question, read the section below this one and then come back.)
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- Places to sign in (not to log in but just to say you've arrived): WP:NEW (which links to WP:WELCOME) or WP:NOOB
- (optional) Places to ask general questions about stuff: Wikipedia:Reference desk (same as WP:RD) for questions other than how to use Wikipedia (at five separate desks, take your pick) about humanities (WP:RD/H), science (WP:RD/S), mathematics (WP:RD/Math), language (WP:RD/L) or anything else at miscellaneous (WP:RD/M). Please sign your questions with four tildes (~~~~).
- (optional) The place to ask questions about using Wikipedia itself is at the Wikipedia:Help desk (or WP:HD). Please sign your questions with four tildes (~~~~).
- IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO ADD YOUR EDIT ON SOME PAGE:
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- Scroll down and click the last [edit] link (right side of the page).
- You have reached an edit window which shows the last entry on that page.
- Go to the bottom of that entry and start your question or comment as follows (without leading spaces):
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- ==The title (header) of your question or remark== (the double equal signs (==) before and after automatically makes the Bold headline).
- Then on the next line is where you type in whatever you want to say.... THEN type four tildes like this ~~~~.
- Scroll down to the bottom of the edit window to a smaller window named Edit Summary which contains a comment relevant to the previous question and DELETE the notation there.
- Enter in your own words a short summary (two to ten words) of your comment or question.
- Check the Watch this page box if you want to follow the goings on there on your watchlist (a whole 'nother subject, just check it).
- Click on Show preview to see what your edit will look like (forever). Take this opportunity to make changes and Show preview (lather - rinse - repeat) until you are pleased with the edit.
- FINALLY (if you're sure) click Save page and your edit will be forever.
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- For a more detailed tutorial about editing please go to the Wikipedia:Tutorial.
