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Introduction
Navigating Wikipedia

Namespaces
The different types of pages

Searching pages
Tricks to find what you want

Redirects and shortcuts
Redirecting traffic

Useful links
Handy pages for editors

Summary
Review of what you've learned

Wikipedia is a big place!

For a start, there are currently 2.4 million articles, the most extensive encyclopaedia in human history.

In addition to this, there are another 5.6 million supporting pages devoted to helping build the encyclopaedia (2.3-fold more than the articles)!

This tutorial will help you to get your bearings, learn how to find what you're looking for, and introduce you to a few of the most important pages.

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