Editing Help:Logging in (section)

{{short description|Help page about logging into Wikimedia}}
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<div align="center" style="background-color:#cee0f2; color: #000; padding: .2em .6em; font-size:larger; border: 1px solid #a3b1bf; margin-bottom:3px;">'''[[Special:CreateAccount|Create a new account]]'''</div>
<div align="center" style="background-color:#cee0f2; color: #000; padding: .2em .6em; font-size:larger; border: 1px solid #a3b1bf; margin-bottom:3px;">'''[[Special:UserLogin|Log into an existing account]]'''</div>

[[File:WP tutorial en New user account.ogv|thumb|300px|This video tutorial describes the steps in creating a user account on the English Wikipedia]]

It is not necessary to '''[[log in]]''' to Wikipedia before viewing or editing pages. It does provide additional features, and is generally recommended. If you do not wish to have your [[IP address]] known, then you should [[Special:UserLogin|log in]] or [[Special:CreateAccount|create an account]]. It is quick and simple to create a personal user account.