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There is a help index which lists many help pages.

Basic help

Link	Description
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.
Information Desk	A place where newcomers can ask questions about words and about Wiktionary, ask for help, or post miscellaneous ideas that don’t fit in any of the other rooms.

Link	Description
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	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 email tool.
Disputing a definition	The procedures for having a definition or entry removed or significantly altered.

Link	Description
Pronunciation	Links related to pronunciation notation and audio files.
Cleanup and deletion process	Requesting cleanup or deletion.
Inflection-table templates	Using templates to indicate inflection.
Reconstructed terms	Dealing with reconstructed terms such as Indo-European roots.
Interacting with other users	Dealing with communications issues, should they arise.
Creating a template	Creating a template.
Language inflection bot	Running a language inflection bot using a Python framework.

Link	Description
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.