Help:Contents
Definition from Wiktionary, the free dictionary
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There is a help index which lists all help pages.
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Contents |
Basic help [edit]
Introduction [edit]
| Link | Description |
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| 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 |
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| 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 E-mail tool. |
| Disputing a definition | The procedures for having a definition or entry removed or significantly altered. |
Intermediate help [edit]
Wiktionary [edit]
| Link | Description |
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| 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 |
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| 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]
- Community portal
- Wiktionary:Utilities
- Discussion pages:
- Glossaries of terms used in:
- Wiktionary entries Appendix:Glossary
- Wiktionary elsewhere Wiktionary:Glossary
- Wikipedia's help pages (more detailed)
- Meta Help
