MyWiki:India Education Program/Courses/Fall 2011/Software Testing and Quality Assurance/Help Centre

Editing References, Instructions and Guides

Item	Preview	Level	Description	Download
Editing reference sheet	File:Wiki markup cheatsheet EN.pdf	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.	PDF
How to get help handout	File:Classroom handout - How to get help.pdf	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.	PDF
Citing sources handout	File:WikipediaReferencing.pdf	Intermediate	This handout explains why references are important, where to place them, and the basics of adding tags for references.	PDF
Plagiarism handout	File:PlagiarismHandout.pdf	Intermediate	This handout explains what plagiarism (cheating/theft) is on Wikipedia in addition to why and how to avoid it.	PDF
Moving out of your sandbox instructions	File:Classroom handout - moving out of your sandbox.pdf	Intermediate	This handout walks through how to move an article draft from a userpage sandbox into Wikipedia	PDF
File licensing tutorial	File:Licensing tutorial en.svg	Beginner	This short handout explains why and how uploaded files (images) should be licensed.	SVG image
Referencing: WikiCode Handout	File:RefCodeHandout.pdf	Beginner	This handout explains the basics of inserting references, creating list of references, multiple citations of same reference and reference style.	PDF
Image uploading handout	File:UploadingImagesHandout.pdf	Intermediate	This handout explains the basics of uploading an image on the English Wikipedia.	PDF
Submitting an article to the Did You Know process instructions	File:Classroom handout - Submitting an article to the Did You Know process.pdf	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.	PDF
Visual explanation of the user contribution page	File:User contributions detail.svg	Beginner	Visual explanation of the user contribution page	SVG

Videos

• This is new! Account creation tutorial (2 min 35 sec)
  This is new! Account creation tutorial (2 min 35 sec)
• This is new! Starting a sandbox article tutorial (2 min 11 sec)
  This is new! Starting a sandbox article tutorial (2 min 11 sec)
• This is new! Basic editing: bold and links (3 min 37 sec)
  This is new! Basic editing: bold and links (3 min 37 sec)
• This is new! Basic editing: citing sources, part 1 (2 min 3 sec)
  This is new! Basic editing: citing sources, part 1 (2 min 3 sec)
• This is new! Article creation tutorial (7 min 50 sec)
  This is new! Article creation tutorial (7 min 50 sec)
• This is new! Copyright licenses involved in uploading files (3 min 28 sec)
  This is new! Copyright licenses involved in uploading files (3 min 28 sec)
• This is new! How to use a watchlist (2 min 10 sec)
  This is new! How to use a watchlist (2 min 10 sec)
• This is new! Quick account creation walkthrough
  This is new! Quick account creation walkthrough
• This is new! How to log in
  This is new! How to log in
• This is new! Quick starting a sandbox walkthrough
  This is new! Quick starting a sandbox walkthrough
• This is new! Quick sandbox article test, with a reference
  This is new! Quick sandbox article test, with a reference
• This is new! How to use talk pages
  This is new! How to use talk pages
• This is new! How to add an image
  This is new! How to add an image

Making Tables in Wikipedia

Here are a few links that will facilitate you to create tables in Wikipedia.

1. All you wanted to know about tables(Advanced)
2. Manual of Style for Tables in Wikipedia(General)
3. How to make a wikitable(Simple)
4. Make a simple table(Simple)
5. Background to your Tables.