How-to
- Many how-to's are found in . Most How-tos now on Wikipedia are in the process of being moved to Wikibooks.
A how-to is an informal, often short, description of how to accomplish some specific task. They are generally meant to help non-experts, and may leave out details that are only important to experts, and may be greatly simplified from an overall discussion of the topic. See procedural knowledge for a discussion of what sort of knowledge is imparted, and how far it can be imparted, in how-tos. Other types of instructional documentation include FAQs, manuals and guides. Procedural knowledge in the Wikimedia universe is generally found in Wikibooks.
For a list of how-tos related to Wikipedia itself, see .
Procedural content in WIkipedia
Although articles on specific procedures are kept in Wikibooks, articles in Wikipedia also contains useful procedural information. The following is a list of some of that information. You can learn something about how to:
perform CPR aid someone who's choking by performing the Heimlich maneuver
Microbiology prepare and use agar plates perform gram staining
Gardening/agriculture clear fields from weeds banish crows from a field make compost use moss as manure harrow farm seaweed cultivate barley cultivate beans cultivate vetch (a. k. a. tare) cultivate potatoes cultivate turnips
Cooking/food preparation cook pasta make bread make butter make cider make mead
Writing send a message to future human beings
Arts and crafts make egg tempera paint make marbled paper paint walls to look like marble upholster learn lines using mnemonics sing a cappella
Outdoor activities hike handle a canoe
External linkshttp://www.eHow.com has a wide variety of how-to information. You can learn everything from how to throw a curveball to how to tie a tie to how to buy a condominiumFor more about how to do something see the Know-How_Wiki (down, jan. 2005, will come back)For more about how to perform a specific task in linux, see Linux HOWTOs (LDP)For more about how to perform a specific task in Pick-style, see MultiValue HOWTOshttp://www.soyouwanna.com/ HREF="http://www.learnthat.com" class="external">Learnthat.com offers a great deal of tutorials and free courses.
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