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How to Access your Sandbox
editNow that you have created an account. Your Sandbox is a user page that has been created automatically User:YourUsername/Sandbox. A place for you to practice editing.
While logged in you will find a link to your sandbox at the top of the screen near your username.
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b9/Mouse_pointing_to_the_%22My_sandbox%22_link_on_Wikipedia.png)
You can create multiple user pages for testing and work on new articles, but there are some best practices to follow. We'll discuss.
Schedule
editGuided Sandbox Play (20 min)
edit- Edit vs. Edit Source
- Edit Source
- The bare minimum of Wiki Markup you must know.
- Signing your name
- Creating a References section to an article without one
- Creating an internal and external link
- The bare minimum of Wiki Markup you must know.
- Edit (Visual Editor)
- Creating citations
- Inserting images
Coffee Break (11:30 - 12:00 )
editFree Sandbox Play (20 min)
editMoving article from sandbox to Wikipedia (DEMO) (5 min)