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'''Links''' (particularly '''Wikilinkswikilinks''') are one of the ''key'' components of Wikipedia. A [[help:wikilink|wikilink]] connects to another page on the encyclopaedia and ties the whole thing together.

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Using the linking buttonmenu or shortcut creates a dialog box that allows you to search for relevant internal links within Wikipedia. Pressing {{key press|Enter}} or the "{{int:visualeditor-dialog-action-done}}" button causes the link to appear on the VisualEditor page.

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[[Help:External links|External links]] (to other websites) can be created using the "{{int:visualeditor-linkinspector-button-link-external}}" tab, and entering a URL in the box. ThisIn articles, this is onlygenerally recommendedappropriate only in the '''External links''' section, at the bottom of anthe articlepage. (To insert websitesa URL as a supporting referencesreference in an article, see the [[Wikipedia:VisualEditor/User_guide#Editing_references|references tutorial]]!

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To edit or remove a link already on a page, just click on the link.

This same process can be used to edit or remove the links already present in an article.

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