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<big>'''Welcome to [[Wikipedia!''']] ''Anyone''is canmade edit almost every page, andby [[Special:RecentChanges|millionspeople alreadylike have<strong>you</strong>]].'''</big>

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