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2. How to Use
Wikipedia

3. Sure you know how to look up an
article and probably think you know
most all there is to know about how
to use Wikipedia. However with
over three million articles, it can get
difficult at times to sift through all of
the garbage to find quality
content. Thats why we want to
provide you with some solid tips and
tricks on how to use Wikipedia to
the fullest.

4. How to Use Wikipedia | Tips
and Tricks
Here we are going to go over
different methods and tools that will
better your understanding of how to
use Wikipedia, like how to change
the cover page, check page
stats, and a lot of other fun ways to
get the most out of the service.

5. How to Use Wikipedia |
Wikipedia and Google Maps
I bet you didn’t know that Google Maps
was integrated with Wikipedia, now did
you? All that you have to do to enable
that functionality is to click on the top
right of your map and simply type
“Wikipedia,” then you can see all the
articles related to a particular area. Great
for road trips or even showing a client
around town!

6. How to Use Wikipedia |
Tip of the Day
Who knows Wikipedia better than
the creators
themselves? Exactly, thats why you
need to bookmark the “Tip of the
Day”

7. How to Use Wikipedia |
Improve Your Search Techniques
One surefire way to better your
experience is to follow these search
tips provided by Mashable in their
article on how to use Wikipedia.
Enhance Wikipedia’s search
functionality with a few simple
tricks.

8. As well as the usual search tricks, such
as double quotes or hyphens (to
exclude results), try a couple of useful
characters on Wikipedia.
To perform a wildcard search, add an
asterisk (*) to a search term —
Wikipedia will pull up all results
pertaining to the word. Add a tilde (~)
to access “fuzzy” search results —
handy if you’re unsure of exact
spelling.

9. How to Use Wikipedia |
View a Page’s History
Maybe you just don’t trust the
content on a Wiki page, well you can
check all of the edits made and
judge for yourself. Just click on the
“View History” tab on the top right
of any page to view edits. If you’re
curious about revisions then click on
“Compare selected revisions.”

10. How to Use Wikipedia |
Create a Wikipedia Book
This is my favorite feature in our how
to use Wikipedia tutorial. Wikipedia
now allows you to compile articles to
save as a pdf or even print through
their partner print
company, PediaPress. All you have to
do is click on the “Print/Export” button
on the top left hand corner of the
screen, and then select “Create a
book.”

11. How to Use Wikipedia |
View a Page Without Links
Sometimes all of the links can get
distracting on a Wikipedia
page. Here’s a quick easy way to get
rid of all of those links, just like with
creating a book, go to the
“Print/Export” button and then click
“Printable version.”

12. How to Use Wikipedia | Philosophy
is the Key to All Knowledge
We just wanted to leave you with this funny
fact from Mashable, enjoy!
Finally, we have a fun trick for you.
Did you know that nearly 95% of
English language Wikipedia
pages eventually lead to an article
about philosophy?

13. Load up any article, then, ignoring
links in brackets or italics, click on
the first link in the article. Repeat
this enough times and you should
end up on the philosophy page.
Spooky.