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- <td> Welcome to %WIKITOOLNAME%, a Web-based collaboration tool, document management tool, and knowledge base tool. This is the place to learn about it, download it, and try it out for yourself.</td>
- <td><a href="http://TWiki.org/"><img alt="Powered by TWiki" border="0" height="64" src="http://www.dementia.org/twiki//view/twikilogo3.gif" width="131" /></a></td>
- <td><b>The TWiki <sup>TM</sup> home is <br /> at <a href="http://TWiki.org/" target="_top">http://TWiki.org/</a> </b></td>
+ <td rowspan="2" valign="top"> Welcome to TWiki, a flexible, powerful, and simple, secure, Web-based collaboration platform. Use TWiki to run a project development space, a document management system, a knowledge base, or any other groupware tool, on an intranet or on the Web. <p>This is the place to learn about it, download it, and try it out for yourself... </p>
+ <p><a name="UsersGuide"></a></p>
+ <h2><a name="TWiki User's Guide"></a> TWiki User's Guide </h2>
+ <p>
+ </p>
+ <ul>
+ <li><strong>TWiki Quick Start</strong> - the fast track approach <ul>
+ <li>[[Main/WelcomeGuest]]: A fast track intro covering all the basics </li>
+ <li>[[Main/TWikiRegistration]]: Sign up so you can edit pages and select options </li>
+ </ul>
+ </li>
+ </ul>
+ </td>
+ <td rowspan="2" width="25"> </td>
+ <td align="center" valign="top" width="200"><a href="http://TWiki.org/"><img alt="Powered by TWiki" border="0" height="64" src="http://www.dementia.org/twiki//view/twikilogo3.gif" width="131" /></a><br /> The official TWiki<sup>TM</sup><br />site is <a href="http://twiki.org/" target="_top">http://twiki.org/</a></td>
+ </tr>
+ <tr>
+ <td align="left" valign="top" width="200">
+ <form action="http://www.dementia.org/twiki//search/%WEB%/"><input name="search" size="22" type="text" /><br /><input type="submit" value="Search Docs" /><br /><font size="-2">More options in [[Main/WebSearch]]</font></form>
+ </td>
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-### <a name="Starting points"></a> Starting points
+- **One-Page Primers** cover TWiki basics
+ - [[TWikiTutorial]]: A compact, 20-minute TWiki primer
+ - [[TWikiSite]]: Instant overview - first, there was Wiki
+ - [[TWikiPages]]: Customize, rename, move, or delete TWiki topics
+ - [[WikiSyntax]]: All of the TWiki shorthand basics
+ - [[GoodStyle]]: Working tips for an open collaboration environment
+ - [[TWikiShorthand]]: Scan all TWiki text formatting rules on one page
+ - [[TWikiVariables]]: How to easily embed text, graphics, dynamic content
+ - [[FileAttachments]]: Browser-upload files for distribution or display
+ - [[WebChangesAlert]]: Get email alerts linking to the latest page changes
+
+- **Installed Plugins** extending the functionality of TWiki
+>
+
+- [[SpreadSheetPlugin]] <span>(any TWiki, 10197)</span>:
+- [[CommentPlugin]] <span>(Dakar, 11359)</span>: Allows users to quickly post comments to a page without an edit/preview/save cycle
+- [[EditTablePlugin]] <span>(any TWiki, 11646)</span>:
+- [[InterwikiPlugin]] <span>(Dakar, $Rev: 11935$)</span>:
+- [[PreferencesPlugin]] <span>(Dakar, 9839)</span>:
+- [[SlideShowPlugin]] <span>(Any TWiki, $Rev: 12847$)</span>:
+- [[SmiliesPlugin]] <span>(Dakar, 8154)</span>:
+- [[TablePlugin]] <span>(1.020, 12339)</span>:
+- [[TwistyPlugin]] <span>(1.2.0, $Rev: 12154$)</span>:
-- [[WelcomeGuest]]: Start here for a %WIKITOOLNAME% crash course.
-- [[TWikiRegistration]]: Create an %WIKITOOLNAME% account in order to edit topics and explore customization features.
+- **TWiki Help FAQs**
+ - [[TWikiFAQ]]: The first things people ask about TWiki
+ - [[TextFormattingFAQ]]: Common how-to questions about posting in TWiki
-### <a name="User Guide"></a> User Guide
+- %T% It should take an hour or less to read through and customize the [[User's Guide|Main/WebHome#UsersGuide]] to reflect the features and settings enabled on your own TWiki site.
+- Frequent users should also browse the full [[Reference Manual|Main/WebHome#ReferenceManual]]!
-- A collection of single-page topics: clear, concise how-to guides designed for busy TWiki users. (TWiki power users will also benefit from browsing the _Webmaster Reference_.)
+<a name="ReferenceManual"></a>
-- - [[TWikiSite]]: Brief %WIKITOOLNAME% backgrounder - first, there was Wiki...
- - [[WikiSyntax]]: TWiki language basics
- - [[TWikiFAQ]]: The first things people ask about %WIKITOOLNAME%
- - [[TextFormattingFAQ]]: Most-requested facts about posting in TWiki
- - [[TWikiTutorial]]: A %WIKITOOLNAME% quick start alternative
- - [[GoodStyle]]: Tips for an open collaboration environment
- - [[TextFormattingRules]]: The full power of TWiki syntax on a page
- - [[TWikiVariables]]: Use simple text strings to place copy, graphics, menus, lots more
- - [[FileAttachments]]: Upload files to any topic, for display or distribution
- - [[HandlingTopics]]: Rename, move, delete pages
+## <a name="TWiki Reference Manual"></a> TWiki Reference Manual
-### <a name="Webmaster Reference"></a> Webmaster Reference
+Documentation for webmasters, system administrators, project managers, team leaders, <br /> and all other users of the TWiki advanced online collaboration tool.
-- Documentation for Webmasters, system administrators, project managers, team leaders, everyone with an interest in installing a world-class TWiki Web collaboration site.
+- **[[TWikiDocumentation]]**: Complete current reference...
+ - [[System Requirements|Main/TWikiImplementationNotes]]
+ - [[Installation Guide|Main/TWikiInstallationGuide]]
+ - [[Upgrade Guide|Main/TWikiUpgradeGuide]]
+ - [[User Authentication|Main/TWikiUserAuthentication]]
+ - [[Access Control|Main/TWikiAccessControl]]
+ - [[TWiki Text Formatting|Main/TextFormattingRules]]
+ - [[TWikiVariables]]
+ - [[TWikiAttachments|Main/FileAttachment]]
+ - [[TWikiForms]]
+ - [[TWikiTemplates]]
+ - [[TWikiSkins]]
+ - [[TWiki Search Formatting|Main/FormattedSearch]]
+ - [[TWikiMetaData]]
+ - [[TWikiPlugins]]
+ - [[TWikiSiteTools]]
+ - [[Managing Topics|Main/ManagingTopics]]
+ - [[Managing Webs|Main/ManagingWebs]]<br />**Appendices**<br />[[A. TWiki File System|Main/AppendixFileSystem]]<br />[[B. TWiki Dev Timeline|Main/TWikiHistory]]
-- - [[TWikiHistory]]: a TWiki development timeline
- - [[TWikiDocumentation]]: complete operator's reference, comprising:
- 1. [[TWikiSystemRequirements|Main/TWikiImplementationNotes]]
- 2. [[TWikiInstallationGuide|Main/TWikiInstallationNotes]]
- 3. [[TWikiUpgradeGuide|Main/TWikiUpgradeNotes]]
- 4. [[TWikiUserAuthentication|Main/TWikiAuthentication]]
- 5. [[TWikiAccessControl]]
- 6. [[TWikiTemplates OLD?|Main/TWikiTemplates]]
- 7. [[TWikiTemplateSystem NEW?|Main/TWikiTemplatingSystem]]
- 8. [[TWikiSkins]]
- 9. [[TWikiVariables]]
- 10. [[TWikiMetaData]]
- 11. [[TWikiFormTemplate]]
- 12. [[TWikiPlugins]]
- 13. [[MonitoringSiteActivity|Main/TWikiNotificationOfChanges]]
- 14. [[ModifyingTopics|Main/RenameTopic]]
- 15. [[ModifyingWebs|Main/TWikiAdministration]]
+## <a name="TWiki Site Tools"></a> TWiki Site Tools
-<form action="http://www.dementia.org/twiki//search/%WEB%/">
- <ul>
- <li>[[Main/WebSearch]]: Full text search of the %WIKITOOLNAME%.%WEB% web. </li>
- <li><input name="search" size="32" type="text" /> <input type="submit" value="Search" /> (More options in [[Main/WebSearch]]) </li>
- <li>[[Main/WebChanges]]: Find out recent modifications to the %WIKITOOLNAME%.%WEB% web. </li>
- <li>[[Main/WebIndex]]: Display all %WIKITOOLNAME%.%WEB% topics in alphabetical order. </li>
- <li>[[Main/WebNotify]]: Subscribe to be automatically notified when something changes in the %WIKITOOLNAME%.%WEB% web. </li>
- <li>[[Main/WebStatistics]]: View access statistics of the %WIKITOOLNAME%.%WEB% web. </li>
- <li>[[Main/WebPreferences]]: Preferences of the %WIKITOOLNAME%.%WEB% web. </li>
- <li>[[Main/TWikiPreferences]]: %WIKITOOLNAME% site-level preferences . </li>
- </ul>
-</form>
+- [[TWikiSiteTools]] include utilities for navigation and for monitoriing web and site-wide activity.
+- [[SiteMap]]: A color-coded directory of available webs that can be easily included on any page _(below)_
+- [[TWikiPreferences]]: %WIKITOOLNAME% site-wide preferences
**Notes:**
-- You are currently in the %WIKITOOLNAME%.%WEB% web. The color code for this web is a light orange background, so you know where you are.
-- If you are not familiar with the %WIKITOOLNAME% collaboration tool, please visit [[WelcomeGuest]] first.
-- TWiki <sup>TM</sup> is a trademark of [[PeterThoeny]]
+- TWiki<sup>TM</sup> is a trademark of [[PeterThoeny]]
+- TWiki is developed as Free Software under the [[GNU/GPL|Main/GnuGeneralPublicLicense]]
+- This site is running TWiki version **TWiki-4.1.2, Sat, 03 Mar 2007, build 13046**
+- Get the current version from [TWiki.org Downloads](http://TWiki.org/download.html)<br />![twikilogo88x31.gif](http://www.dementia.org/twiki//view/twikilogo88x31.gif)