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Help:New Users

How to create a new article

Create a new page title somewhere -- that's the key.

Whenever you see a red page title
click on it to create the page.

So, how do you "create a new page title somewhere"?

You can
Create a list of pages titles on your user page or your talk page
Or, just add text to any other page you can edit.

Just add [[ page title to create ]] to the page.

That's all there's to it.

How to upload a file or image

Create a new image title somewhere -- that's the key.

Whenever you see a red image title
click on it to upload the image.

So, how do you "create a new image title somewhere"?
Add the new image title to your user page
Just, add [[ File:filename ]] to upload.
Save the page (shift-alt-s)
Then, click on the red image title and proceed to upload.

That's all there's to it.

About Wikis User help Wikipedia Help

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-Have something to say? It's easy to start [[your own blog]].
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-[[special:UserLogin|I want to join Best Practices]]