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 # After you are done, you can preview or save the page. To make sure you don't lose your work, please see the "Saving your Work" section on the [[Help:Contents#Saving your Work|Help]] page. You can also simply 'copy' all the text. You can also do intermediate saves if you have to interrupt your work, or if it's a long page.
 # To find what you have been working on, click the 'My contributions' link at the top right.
+==(old)==
+===Steps===
+After you choose what article to translate:
+# Login or create account: Unless you are okay with having your IP address recorded in page histories, the first step for you would be to <span class="plainlinks">[{{fullurl:Special:Userlogin|type=login}} create an account] </span>. If you already have an account, you can <span class="plainlinks">[{{fullurl:Special:Userlogin|type=login}} login]</span>.  When you are logged in, you will see your username at the top left of every page with various user specific links like My talk, Preferences and so on.
+# Go to [[Help:Contents]]. Translate the title of your chosen article and type that into the "Create Page" box. If any of these characters exist in the title, avoid using them: brackets, commas, colons, semi-colons etc. These can be added into the title later by using <nowiki>{{</nowiki>page_title|Desired page title}}.
+#After clicking "Create page" you will see a blank page.
+# Open another window. Then go to your chosen article and click the 'Edit' button. You will now see the text and all the wiki-formatting of the target article.
+# Copy and paste the entire thing into the new page you created. In Windows, Select all text and then CTRL-C; CTRL-V to paste.
+# You can now start your translation. Delete the English text as you go. You can also keep another window open which has the original article in a regular view (non-editable).
+# After you are done, you can preview or save the page. To make sure you don't lose your work, please see the "Saving your Work" section on the [[Help:Contents#Saving your Work|Help]] page. You can also simply 'copy' all the text. You can also do intermediate saves if you have to interrupt your work, or if it's a long page.
+# To find what you have been working on, click the 'My contributions' link at the top right.
+If these steps are difficult to follow, you can leave a message on the [[forum]] page with the name of the article you'd like to translate and the new title of your translated version. We will make a page for you with that new title with the existing English text that you can translate. Remember to save your work as you go (see the [[Help:Contents#Saving_your_Work|tips for saving your work]]).
+We are also looking for feedback on these steps. Please let us know on the forum page if these directions can be improved or if you face any difficulties.
+;''End of old stuff''
 ==Examples==