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There is a help index which lists all help pages.


Basic help[edit]

Introduction[edit]

Link Description
Introduction to this project Brief explanation of the project, and links to introductory help pages.
Frequently asked questions Frequently asked questions that are not covered by these help pages.

Editing[edit]

Link Description
Edit a page Basic introduction to editing.
The Sandbox Place to muck around with wiki-syntax and to make test edits.
Starting a new page Help on writing your first page.
Writing definitions How to write a dictionary definition.
Criteria for inclusion Describes the standard criteria for adding new words.
Entry layout explained Describes the standard layout for Wiktionary definition pages (see the simple example).
Internal links Where in a page to put a link to another entry.
Talk pages Talk page instructions and guidelines.
Emailing users How to use the email tool.
Disputing a definition The procedures for having a definition or entry removed or significantly altered.

Intermediate help[edit]

Wiktionary[edit]

Link Description
Pronunciation Links related to pronunciation notation and audio files.
Creating a Wikisaurus entry Creating a thesaurus page.
Nominating an article for cleanup or deletion Requesting cleanup or deletion.
Inflection templates Using templates to indicate inflection.
Reconstructed terms Dealing with reconstructed terms such as Indo-European roots.
Interacting with humans Dealing with communications issues, should they arise.
Creating a template Creating a template
Language inflection bot Running a language inflection bot using Python framework

Wikis in general[edit]

Link Description
Editing Detailed help on editing pages.
Namespaces Organisation by page title prefix.
Templates Predefined content inserted using code snippets.
Showing the contents of one page within another page
Transwiki Moving content from one wiki to another.

All help pages[edit]

See also[edit]