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Welcome to TWiki! This is a TWikiSite (pronounced twee-kee site), a meeting place to work on common interests. Anyone can contribute using any web browser. TWiki looks like a normal web site... except that it encourages contribution and editing of pages, questions, answers, comments and updates. |
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What's in a TWiki? |
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- Webs: A TWikiSite is divided into webs, each one represents an area for collaboration. This site has the following webs: Sandbox, TNTgroup, TWiki
- Topics: Each web is made up of hyperlinked topics that appear in your browser.
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- Webs: A TWikiSite is divided into webs, each one represents a workspace for collaboration. This site has the following webs: Sandbox, TNTgroup, TWiki
- Topics: Each web is made up of hyperlinked topics (wiki pages) that appear in your browser.
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Some things to do
- Browse. This is a site like other sites. Read and follow interesting links.
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- Write. Speak your mind! From your browser you can change or add to anything you see in a TWiki topic. Use regular text or TWikiShorthand.
- Experiment. Edit your personal page or visit the Sandbox web.
- Organize. You can learn to use TWikiForms and FormattedSearches to include topic information - for example, classify pages by subject, status, or date.
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- Write. Speak your mind! From your browser you can change or add to anything you see in a TWiki topic. Modify content with an easy to use WYSIWYG editor.
- Experiment. Visit the Sandbox web and create as many topics as you like.
- Organize. You can learn to use TWikiForms and formatted searches with SQL-like queries to include topic information - for example, classify pages by subject, status, or date.
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- Learn more. Some good places to start:
- TWikiTutorial is a 20-minute tour of TWiki essentials.
- ATasteOfTWiki is a short introduction training course for beginners.
- WikiReferences links to selected articles and books about wiki technology and online collaboration.
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- WikiSyntax - simple wiki syntax for those using raw edit instead of WYSIWYG editor
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Edit at the bottom of any topic and make your changes
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[ Preview Changes ] at the bottom to verify the topic (use your brower's Back button if necessary)
- click
[ Save Changes ] You've now edited the topic!
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- Click
Edit at the top or bottom of any topic and make your changes.
Note: Don't worry if you make a mistake. Everything is version controlled, you can easily go back in time.
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Save - you've now updated the topic!
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< | See a question mark link "?" behind a WikiWord? That means that there's no topic yet for that NewWikiWord98472. If you want to create a topic for that WikiWord, just click on the question mark. The topic will be created and you will be in the editor window. |
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- See a red-colored WikiWord? That means that there's no topic yet for that NewWikiWord38994. Simply click on the red-link to create a topic with that name. Add your content and save. Done!
- To create your own topic, invent a BrandNewWikiWord name and put it into an existing topic. Click on the red-link of BrandNewWikiWord to create the topic.
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Viewing the history of a topic |
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History at the bottom of a topic.
Attaching files and images
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Attach to upload and attach any type of file.
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.gif, .png, .jpg), check the "link" checkbox to embed the image into the topic. Edit the topic to move/resize the image.
Embedding objects |
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Raw edit a topic and paste YouTube videos, Twitter feeds and other objects.
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> | Related topics: UserDocumentationCategory, TWikiTutorial, ATasteOfTWiki, TWikiVariables, WikiSyntax, TWikiDocGraphics |
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> | -- Contributors: TWiki:Main/GrantBow , TWiki:Main/JonReid, TWiki:Main/MikeMannix, TWiki:Main/PeterThoeny |
Copyright © 1999-2025 by the contributing authors. All material on this collaboration platform is the property of the contributing authors.