Editing Help:Contents

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Help with the most common questions about the RetroTechCollection Wiki.

Use the search box at the top of any page to find articles, or browse the sections below.
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== All help pages ==

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! style="background:#4B9CD3; color:white; font-size:115%;" | Description
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! colspan="2" style="background:#e8f4fa; text-align:left; font-size:110%;" | Getting started
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| [[RetroTechCollection:Welcome|Welcome]] || Introduction for new editors: where to start, useful links, our values
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| [[Help:Getting Started|Getting started]] || A step-by-step guide to creating an account, editing and writing articles
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| [[Help:Editing|Editing basics]] || How to edit pages, source editor vs visual editor, saving changes
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| [[Help:Wikitext|Wikitext reference]] || Formatting syntax: bold, italic, links, lists, tables, references
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| [[Help:Your first article|Your first article]] || Guide to creating your first wiki article
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| [[Help:Searching|Searching the wiki]] || Search tips, advanced search, finding service manuals
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| [[Help:Categories|Using categories]] || How to categorise articles and find the right categories
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| [[Help:Talk pages|Talk pages]] || How to use discussion pages, posting, replying, etiquette
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| [[Help:Edit summary|Edit summaries]] || What to write when you save a change
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| [[Help:Page history|Page history]] || Comparing versions, undoing an edit, restoring an old version
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| [[Help:Watchlist|Watchlist]] || Following changes to pages, notifications and feeds
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! colspan="2" style="background:#e8f4fa; text-align:left; font-size:110%;" | Writing for RTC Wiki
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| [[Help:Writing a repair guide|Writing a repair guide]] || Templates for maintenance, troubleshooting, and capacitor replacement guides
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| [[Help:Infoboxes|Using infoboxes]] || Hardware specification boxes: fields, examples, generator tool
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| [[Help:Photographing hardware|Photographing hardware]] || PCB photos, component close-ups, lighting, board documentation
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| [[Help:Uploading service manuals|Uploading service manuals]] || Scanning, naming, copyright, and creating wiki pages for technical docs
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| [[RetroTechCollection:Citing sources|Citing sources]] || How to add references and citations
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| [[RetroTechCollection:Technical specifications|Technical specifications]] || Article format for hardware specification sections
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! colspan="2" style="background:#e8f4fa; text-align:left; font-size:110%;" | Policies and guidelines
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| [[RetroTechCollection:Policies and guidelines|Policies and guidelines]] || Index of the wiki's policies and guidelines
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| [[RetroTechCollection:Reliable technical sources|Reliable technical sources]] || What counts as a good source for technical claims
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| [[RetroTechCollection:Service manual reproduction|Service manual reproduction]] || Uploading and citing manuals and schematics
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| [[RetroTechCollection:Safety requirements|Safety requirements]] || The hazard statement for pages involving mains or CRT voltages
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| [[RetroTechCollection:Copyrights|Copyrights]] || Licensing, and using and citing copyrighted material
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! colspan="2" style="background:#e8f4fa; text-align:left; font-size:110%;" | Tools and community
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| [[RetroTechCollection:Tools|Editing tools]] || Gadgets: Twinkle, HotCat, Infobox Generator, Spec Importer
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| [[RetroTechCollection:Community portal|Community portal]] || Activity hub, ways to help, wiki statistics
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| [[RetroTechCollection:Village Pump|Village Pump]] || Community discussion: Technical, Policy, Content, General, Proposals, Idea Lab
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| [[RetroTechCollection:Sandbox|Sandbox]] || Practise editing in a safe space
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| [[RetroTechCollection:About|About RTC Wiki]] || What this wiki is and who runs it
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! colspan="2" style="background:#e8f4fa; text-align:left; font-size:110%;" | Reference
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| [[Help:Formatting|Formatting guide]] || Detailed formatting reference
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| [[Help:Templates|Templates]] || How to use and create templates
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| [[Help:CS1 errors|Citation errors]] || Fixing "Cite&nbsp;error" messages and citation template problems
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| [[RetroTechCollection:TW|Twinkle documentation]] || Twinkle gadget setup and usage
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== Useful special pages ==

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| [[Special:RecentChanges|Recent changes]] || See the latest edits across the wiki
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| [[Special:NewPages|New pages]] || Recently created articles
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| [[Special:WantedPages|Wanted pages]] || Articles that are linked but don't exist yet
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| [[Special:Upload|Upload file]] || Upload PDFs, images, and documents
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| [[Special:AllPages|All pages]] || Browse every page on the wiki
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| [[Special:Categories|Categories]] || Browse all categories
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| [[Special:UncategorizedPages|Uncategorised pages]] || Pages that need categories
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| [[Special:Search|Advanced search]] || Full-text search with filters
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