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Editing References, Instructions and Guides [ edit ]
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Editing reference sheet
Beginner
This one-page quick reference helps you to remember the most frequently used wiki markup commands i.e the commands used when you edit Wikipedia articles.
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How to get help handout
Beginner
This one-page handout explains the recommended way to get help and feedback for classes supported by Wikipedia Ambassadors: by posting on their course talk page and notifying their mentor. It also includes a glossary of additional help resources students might use.
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Citing sources handout
Intermediate
This handout explains why references are important, where to place them, and the basics of adding tags for references.
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Plagiarism handout
Intermediate
This handout explains what plagiarism (cheating/theft) is on Wikipedia in addition to why and how to avoid it.
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Moving out of your sandbox instructions
Intermediate
This handout walks through how to move an article draft from a userpage sandbox into Wikipedia
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File licensing tutorial
Beginner
This short handout explains why and how uploaded files (images) should be licensed.
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Referencing: WikiCode Handout
Beginner
This handout explains the basics of inserting references, creating list of references, multiple citations of same reference and reference style.
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Image uploading handout
Intermediate
This handout explains the basics of uploading an image on the English Wikipedia.
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Submitting an article to the Did You Know process instructions
Advanced
This handout walks through how to submit a new or newly expanded article to the Did You Know process so that it will appear on the Main Page.
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Visual explanation of the user contribution page
Beginner
Visual explanation of the user contribution page
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Account creation tutorial (
2 min 35 sec )
Starting a sandbox article tutorial (
2 min 11 sec )
Basic editing: bold and links (
3 min 37 sec )
Basic editing: citing sources, part 1 (
2 min 3 sec )
Article creation tutorial (
7 min 50 sec )
Copyright licenses involved in uploading files (
3 min 28 sec )
How to use a watchlist (
2 min 10 sec )
Quick account creation walkthrough
How to log in
Quick starting a sandbox walkthrough
Quick sandbox article test, with a reference
How to use talk pages
How to add an image