Wikipedia:How to help

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What would you like to do?

Create a Wikipedia account if you haven't already	Create an article now see your first article before you start
Find some open tasks that interest you	Upload an image, audio or video file see creation of media files before you start
Find a group of editors working on subjects that interest you	Request that other editors review your new article

Ways to get help

For interactive help with editing see the Teahouse for new editors.
You can search the FAQ to get answers to common questions about Wikipedia,
There is the editing tutorial if you would like to know a bit about how things are done. There is also the comprehensive missing manual that can guide you step-by-step.
Visit Wikipedia's Tip Library for quick tips on how to do almost anything on Wikipedia.
If you place {{helpme}} on your talk page, a helper will visit you there as soon as possible!
Join the #wikipedia-en-help IRC channel for real-time chat. New to IRC? Click here to be connected instantly!
Find and directly contact an actively editing user at Highly Active Users.
The template below outlines Wikipedia's help pages and can be viewed at the bottom of most related pages.

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v t e Wikipedia help pages

Teahouse (new editor interactive help) Help desk (interactive Q & A)

About Wikipedia	Principles Wikipedia in brief Policies & guidelines What Wikipedia is not General disclaimer Advice for parents Contact Wikipedia Where to ask questions Where to make requests Who writes Wikipedia Why create an account

About contributing	A plain & simple overview A primer for newcomers Avoiding common mistakes Contributing to Wikipedia How to help Advice for young editors Learning the ropes Newcomers help Special services Referencing for beginners Simplified Manual of Style Simplified rule-set The rules are principles Tip of the day Your first article Article wizard

Introductions	Editing Exploring Images Manual of Style Media Navigating Policies Sourcing Tables Talk pages

Tutorials	(Newcomers) Editing Formatting Graphics Images IRC (live chat) Links Policies Registration Sources Talk pages

Frequently asked questions	(Overview) Administration Article subjects Categories Contributing Copyright Editing Forking IRC (live chat) Miscellaneous Organizations Problems Readers Schools Technical

Help contents	(Help menu) Navigating Joining Editing Links & references Images & media Tracking changes Policies & guidelines Communication The community Resources & lists Account settings Technical info (Site map)

Missing manual	Introduction First edit Sourcing Account setup & personal space Creating articles Page history & reverting Monitoring changes Vandalism & spam Communicating with others WikiProjects Content disputes Incivility Helping others Sections Lists & tables Images Naming, redirects & disambiguation Categorizing Better articles Deletions Personal preferences JavaScript Wikipedia Pages Reader’s guide Learning more

How to pages	Appealing blocks Article deletion Image deletion Books Categories Citations? Citation Style Cite errors References Copyright Diff Editing Edit toolbar Edit conflict Find sources Files Footnotes Glossary Infobox List Linking Link color Logging in Magic words Media Merging Mobile access Navigation Other languages Page name Redirect Rename Password Reverting Searching Section Talk pages Students URLs User contributions

Coding Wiki markup	Wiki markup Cheat-sheet Barchart Calculations Characters Citation templates Columns HTML Music symbols Sounds Tables Wiki-table Templates Documentation Visual files Wiki tools

Reference desks	Computing Entertainment Humanities Language Mathematics Science Miscellaneous

Noticeboards	Administrators Edit warring Incidents Vandalism Conflict of interest Disputes Editor help External links Neutrality Notability Original research Sources Page moves Village pump Policy Proposals Technical Idea lab Miscellaneous

Directories	Abbrv Departments Editor's index Essays FAQ Glossary Guidelines Help Manual of Style Policies Tips

*If you place `{{Help me}}` "then your question"* on your talk page, a volunteer will assist you there!**