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===Editing===
Experiment with editing pages in the [[wikipedia:Sandbox|sandbox]]. You can also carry out editing experiments "in situ" by editing the page itself and using the [[Show preview|'''Show preview''']] button. Be careful not to accidentally save the page though! If you do, then [[Help:Reverting|revert]] your changes.
:[[Wikipedia:How to edit a page|How to edit a page]]
:[[Help:Wiki markup|Extended wiki markup details]]
:[[Wikipedia:Tips|Bite sized tips]] for the most common tasks.
:[[Help:Link|Create links]] and [[Help:Piped link|change the title of a link (pipe a link)]]
:[[Help:Section|Use sections]] in an article
:[[Wikipedia:Categorization|Use categories]]
:[[Help:Visual file markup|Insert a picture or video]]
:[[Help:Redirect|Use redirect pages]]
:[[Help:Infobox|Create infoboxes]]
:[[Help:Template|Create templates]], using [[Help:A quick guide to templates|a quick guide]] and [[Wikipedia:Template_messages|a list of available templates]]
:[[Help:List|Create lists]]
:[[Help:Footnotes|Use footnotes and references]]
:[[Help:Table|Use tables]]
:[[Help:Displaying a formula|Use mathematical formulae]]
:[[Help:Special characters|Use special characters]]. The display of fonts and other character sets in your browser.
:[[Help:EasyTimeline syntax|Use easy timeline syntax]]
:[[Help:HTML in wikitext|Valid HTML codes in wikitext]]
:Use [[Help:Magic words|"magic words"]] and [[Help:Variable|variables]]. These allow you to change default behaviour or automate text. For example, you can disable a Table of Contents, move its position or insert constants and timestamps.