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{{If mobile|''A note about editing on mobile devices: Most Wikipedians prefer to edit from a computer, as the editing interface works better there. You can edit from a mobile device and tablet, though. See [[Wikipedia:Editing on mobile devices|this page]] for more information.''<br/><br/>}}

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Wikipedia is formatted using its own language called '''[[Help:Wiki&nbsp;Markupmarkup|Wikiwiki&nbsp;Markupmarkup]]''', also called '''wikitext'''. It's pretty simpleeasy to learn ifthe you want tobasics. Otherwise, you can use [[Help:introduction to editing (VE)|VisualEditor]], a simpler editor interface that works like a word-processor]]

You have a choice of using one of two editing tools; the "'''Source Editor'''" uses wiki markup.

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To view and edit a page's source code, just click "Edit source" at the top of any page. This will allow you to type in the text that you want to add, using wiki markup to format the text and add other elements like images and tables that are explained later in this tutorial.

Alternatively, you can use [[Help:introduction to editing (VE)|VisualEditor]], a secondary editing interface that works more like a [[WYSIWYG]] word processor. VisualEditor is somewhat simpler to use, but Source Editor is more effective for some tasks, and is the only one able to be used on Talk Pages. Elsewhere, you can easily switch between the two editing tools, as shown at right.

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To view and edit a page's sourceusing code,wiki justmarkup, click "'''Edit''' or '''Edit source"''' at the top of any page. This will allow you to type in the text that you want to add, using wiki markup to format the text and to add other elements like images and tables that are explained later in this tutorial.

Wiki Markupmarkup can initially look prettyseem intimidating (especially references) but it actually requires only a few rules to understand and use. These rules are listed under {{menu icon|Help}} at the top of the Source Editor, and you'll quickly get used to itthem! {{If IP||You can always test new techniques in your personal "[[Special:MyPage/sandbox|sandbox]]" page.}}

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