- To browse a %WIKITOOLNAME% web, just click on any highlighted link. These links are called [[WikiWords]] and comprise two or more words with initial capitals, run together.
- Follow the [[WikiWord]] link and learn what it is.
- If you know the name of a topic, you can jump directly to it by typing its name into the **Go** field on the top of the page. Type `WebSearch` to jump to the search page. **_Hint:_** Do not confuse the **Go** field with search.
- - You can search each %WIKITOOLNAME% web. Enter a search string in the [[WebHome]] topic or the [[WebSearch]] topic accessible from the `Search` link on each topic. %WIKITOOLNAME% searches for an exact match; optionally, you can also use [[RegularExpressions]]. **_Note:_** A search only looks in the current web unless you use the advanced search option.
+ - You can search each %WIKITOOLNAME% web. Enter a search string in the [[WebHome]] topic or the [[WebSearch]] topic accessible from the `Search` link on each topic. %WIKITOOLNAME% searches for an exact match; optionally, you can also use [[RegularExpressions]].
- Create your account:
- To edit topics, you need to have a %WIKITOOLNAME% account.
- - Go to the [[TWikiRegistration]] page to create your TWiki account.
+ - Go to the [[TWikiRegistration]] page to create your %WIKITOOLNAME% account.
- %WIKITOOLNAME% Users and offices:
- Go to the [[TWikiUsers]] topic in the %WIKITOOLNAME%.Main web; it has a list of all users of %WIKITOOLNAME%. Your [[WikiName]] will be in this list after you register.
- Learn about text formatting:
- You write text in [[WikiSyntax]], a very simple markup language. Follow the [[WikiSyntax]] link and learn how to write text.
- Go back to your sandbox topic end edit it.
- - Enter some text in [[WikiSyntax]]: **bold** text, _italic_ text, **_bold italic_** text, a bullet list, tables, paragraphs, e.t.c. **_Hint:_** If you need to look up the [[WikiSyntax]], click on the [[TextFormattingRules]] link located below the edit field.
+ - Enter some text in [[WikiSyntax]]: **bold** text, _italic_ text, **_bold italic_** text, a bullet list, tables, paragraphs, etc. **_Hint:_** If you need to look up the [[WikiSyntax]], click on the [[TextFormattingRules]] link located below the edit field.
- Preview and save the topic.
- Attaching files to a topic:
- Do this again with a JPG or GIF image file.
- Checkmark the box "Create a link to the attached file at the end of the topic."
- Upload and attach the image file.
- - The image will show up at the bottom of the topic. To move the image, you can edit the topic and move the last line ( starting with `<a href="%ATTACHURLPATH%/...` ) to anywhere you like.
+ - The image will show up at the bottom of the topic. To move the image, you can edit the topic and move the last line (starting with `<a href="%ATTACHURLPATH%/...`) to anywhere you like.
- If you have a GIF or JPG image of yourself, why not upload it now to your personal topic?
- Getting notified of topic changes:
- - It is very important that team members are kept in synch of changes.
+ - It is very important that team members are kept in sync of changes.
- [[WebNotify]] (one per %WIKITOOLNAME% web) is a subscription service to be automatically notified by email when topics change in a %WIKITOOLNAME% web. This is a convenient service, so you do not have to come back and check all the time to see if something has changed.
- It is strongly recommended that you subscribe to the %WIKITOOLNAME% web(s) relevant to your work.
This concludes the tutorial. Now you are ready to roll.
-**_A side note:_** Initially it can be intriguing to change text someone else wrote. Please do not worry, nothing gets lost, because previous versions are always accessible (and also recoverable by the %WIKITOOLNAME% administrator if needed.)
+**_A side note:_** Initially it can be daunting to modify text someone else wrote. Please do not worry, nothing gets lost, because previous versions are always accessible (and also recoverable by the %WIKITOOLNAME% administrator if needed.)
--- [[PeterThoeny]] - 13 Dec 2000 <br />
+-- [[PeterThoeny]] - 28 Dec 2000 <br />