## Welcome, Main.admin! Welcome to %WIKITOOLNAME%! This is a [[TWikiSite]] (pronounced _twee-kee site_), a meeting place to work on common interests. Anyone can contribute using any web browser. %WIKITOOLNAME% looks like a normal Web site... except that it encourages contribution and **editing** of pages, questions, answers, comments and updates. **_Mission: "TWiki is a leading-edge, web-based collaboration platform targeting the corporate intranet world. TWiki fosters information flow within an organization; lets distributed teams work together seamlessly and productively; and eliminates the one-webmaster syndrome of outdated intranet content."_** "Wiki" systems are fundamentally editable web pages. It's a fun and useful way of communicating asynchronously over the web for many existing intranet and public Internet sites. TWiki is simple to learn and use. It aims to provide a transparent way for you to publish and exchange your ideas with others over the web. **How TWiki Works** 1. **Browse** This is a site like other sites. Read and follow interesting links. - **web:** A [[TWikiSite]] is divided into webs, each one represents an area for collaboration. Your site has the following webs: %WIKIWEBLIST% - **topic:** Each web is made up of hyperlinked topics ([[TWikiTopics]]) that appear in your browser. - **WebChanges:** in each TWiki web to find what's new 2. **Write** Speak your mind! From your browser you can change or add to anything you see in a TWiki topic. Use regular text, HTML or [[TWikiShorthand]]. To contribute: - **Create An Account** To be able to edit or write new content, you'll need to create an account for yourself. It's simple, and only takes a minute. [[TWikiRegistration]] This will also create your personal home page. - click **Edit** at the bottom of any topic and make your changes - click **[ Preview Changes ]** at the bottom to verify the topic (use your brower's **Back** button if necessary) - click **[ Save Changes ]** 3. **Don't worry!** It can be scary at first to change "public" content. Please just try it. _Revision control_ keeps all content, nothing is lost. For special cases, [[access control|Main/TWikiAccessControl]] is available yet you may find you don't need it in most cases. You'll soon see how successful [[WikiCulture]] works in this kind of collaboration environment. This is new. Just try to relax. 4. **Experiment** Edit your personal page or visit the [[Sandbox|Sandbox/WebHome]] web. 1. **Link** To link to another topic, start by editing an existing topic. - To create a link to an existing topic type its **JoinCapitalizedWords** name. [[WikiWords]] (two or more capitalized words run together) link automatically. - To create a link to a new topic, enter a newly **UsedPhrase**. - When previewing, the links show and "?" (question marks) are used to create topics. - Another way to create a topic is to type it's [[WikiWord]] in the Go box or URL. 2. **Topic history** click **Diffs** at the bottom of a topic 3. **Attach files** click **Attach** to upload and attach any type of file. 5. **Organize:** You can learn to use [[TWikiForms]] and [[FormattedSearch]]es to include topic information - for example, classify pages by subject, status, or date. 6. **Learn more** [[TWikiTutorial]] is a 20-minute tour of TWiki essentials. [[WikiReferences]] links to selected articles and books about Wiki technology and online collaboration.
Starting Points

  • [[Main/TWikiTutorial]] Familiarize yourself with TWiki
  • [[Main/TWikiRegistration]] Sign up to edit topics, personal home page
  • [[Main/WebChanges]] in this %WEB% web
  • [[Main/WebHome]] this web's entry point
  • [[Main/TWikiSite]] What is a TWiki site?
  • [[Main/WikiSyntax]] simple syntax for edits
  • [[Main/GoodStyle]] recommendations for edits

TWiki Highlights

  • Web browser used to create and edit topics
  • Automatic linking HTML not required
  • Search topic names or full-text (regular expressions available)
  • Revision control for changes (who, what, when) for topics and attachments
  • Access control using users and groups
  • Email notification of topic changes
  • File attachments upload and download any file to any topic similar to email attachments
  • Warnings for simultaneous topic editing
  • Plug-in via TWiki's flexible architecture using templates, skins, plug-ins and add-ons to customize everything
  • Development active with growing set of features in TWiki releases and plug-ins
  • Strong community for support of users, administrators and developers
  • Read more about TWiki at http://TWiki.org/