## <a name="Page Features"></a> Page Features
-A TWiki topic is a self-contained information unit rich in features:
+A TWiki topic is a self-contained information unit, rich in features that include:
- a [[WikiWord]] title that lets you:
- instantly identify what the page is about
- - automatically link to it from other pages
+ - autolink to it from other pages simply by typing it in
- an edit-anywhere collaboration area where you can:
- - enter plain or fully-HTML formatted text
- - work with simple TWiki editing shorthand (that includes HTML mark-up and special TWiki functions)
- - include Web links, images, anything else you can put on a Web page
-- an extra [[forms input|Main/TWikiDocumentation#TWiki_Form_Templates]] option:
- - store structured info alongside the free-form page content
+ - enter plain or HTML-formatted text
+ - work with simple [[TWikiShorthand]] (the power of HTML plus special TWiki tags)
+ - include links, images, anything else you can put on a regular Web page
+- an optional [[form|Main/TWikiDocumentation#TWiki_Form_Templates]] feature to:
+ - store structured info along with the freeform page content
- use text fields and boxes, radio buttons, pulldown selector menus, checkboxes
- - select from one or many different input forms, with all data preserved
-- a [[FileAttachment]] feature that lets you:
+ - select the right input template for each page from a choice of multiple form
+- a [[FileAttachment]] function that allows you to:
- upload files through your browser to the TWiki server
- - attach any type of file (documents, images, applications) for viewing or downloading
+ - attach any size and type of file (documents, images, applications) for viewing or downloading
- make changes and update existing files
-- [[TWiki Skins|Main/TWikiDocumentation#TWiki_Skins]] work on the web level, but can also be used to customize the look of headers and footers on a single pages
+- [[TWiki Skins|Main/TWikiDocumentation#TWiki_Skins]] that work on the web level, but can also be used to customize the look of headers and footers on a single page
- browser-based controls for [[renaming, moving, and deleting|Main/WebHome#RenamingTopics]] pages:
- - rename a page and automatically update all the references to it, site-wide
+ - rename a page and automatically update all the links referring to it, site-wide
- move a page from one TWiki web to another
- safely delete a topic to a special Trash web (invisible, but accessible to the TWiki administrators if needed)
- flexible [[access control|Main/TWikiDocumentation#TWiki_Access_Control]]:
- - independently determine who can see, edit, rename, move or delete topics
+ - independently determine who can view, edit, rename, move or delete topics
- set permissions by individual users and user groups
-Depending on the set-up of your TWiki site and your own user account, you have several or all of the above.
+The configuration of your TWiki site and your own user account determine which of these features you can use.
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## <a name="How to rename, move or delete a"></a><a name="How to rename, move or delete a "></a> How to rename, move or delete a page
-You can now rename, move and delete individual topics from your browser. All three options are available by clicking **More** on the control strip at the bottom of every page. The access settings for a topic, web or entire site may be disabled for one or more of the three options. In any case, all three are similar and extremely self-explanatory.
+You can now rename, move and delete individual topics from your browser. All three options are available by clicking **More** on the control strip at the bottom of every page. Access to one or more of these three options, for a topic, a web or an entire site, may be available to administrators only. In any case, all three are similar and extremely self-explanatory.
-1. On the topic you want to change, click **More** > **Rename/move**
+1. On the page you want to change, click **More** > **Rename/move**
2. To move or delete: select the target web (`Trash` for delete)from the pull-down menu; otherwise, leave on the current web
3. To rename: fill in a new [[WikiName]] (otherwise, leave the current topic name)
4. To update occurrences of the topic name on other pages: From the list of pages that link to the topic, check or uncheck each entry as you desire - only checked links will be updated;
5. Click **Rename/move**: the topic will be renamed and links to the topic updated.
- - Any problems are listed ; you can change them later.
- - If a referring page can't be update because it's locked (ex: someone's editing), it appears on an alert. You can missed pages later by again pressing **Rename/move**.
+ - Any problems are listed; you can change them later.
+ - If a referring page can't be update because it's locked (ex: someone is editing), it appears on an alert. You can update missed pages later by again pressing **Rename/move**.
-**Note:** Deleting means moving the topic to the Trash web. Since all webs share the one Trash, name conflicts may come up.
+%H% Deleting means moving the topic to the Trash web. Since all webs share the one Trash, name conflicts may come up.
-**Note:** Keep in mind that moving a topic from a view restricted web to a public web or the Trash web will compromize security.
+%X% **NOTE:** Keep in mind that moving a topic from a view-restricted web to a public web or the Trash web will compromise security.
See [[ManagingTopics|Main/TWikiDocumentation#Managing_Topics]] for more details.
+
+-- [[MikeMannix]] - 02 Oct 2001 <br />
<div>
<ul>
- <li><a href="#TWiki Text Formatting"> TWiki Text Formatting</a><ul>
+ <li><a href="#Appendix C: Text Formatting Rule"> Appendix C: Text Formatting Rules</a><ul>
<li><a href="#TWiki Editing Shorthand"> TWiki Editing Shorthand</a></li>
<li><a href="#Using HTML"> Using HTML</a></li>
<li><a href="#Hyperlinks"> Hyperlinks</a><ul>
</ul>
</div>
-# <a name="TWiki Text Formatting"></a> TWiki Text Formatting
+# <a name="Appendix C: Text Formatting Rule"></a> Appendix C: Text Formatting Rules
Working in TWiki is as easy as typing in text - exactly like email. You don't need to know HTML, though you can use it if you prefer. Links to topics are created automatically when you enter [[WikiWords]]. And TWiki shorthand gives you all the power of HTML with a simple coding system that takes no time to learn. It's all layed out below - refer back to this page in a pop-up window from the **Edit** screen.
- **A:** The `'<'` and `'>'` characters have a special meaning in HTML, they define HTML tags. You need to escape them, so write `'<'` instead of `'<'`, and `'>'` instead of `'>'`. <br /> Example: Type `'prog <filename>'` to get `'prog <filename>'`.
- **Q:** Why is the `'&'` character sometimes not displayed?
- - **A:** The `'&'` character has a special meaning in HTML, it starts a so called character entity, i.e. `'©'` is the `©` copyright character. You need to escape `'&'` to see it as it is, so write `'&'` instead of `'&'`. <br /> Example: Type `'This & that'` to get `'This & that'`.
+ - **A:** The `'&'` character has a special meaning in HTML, it starts a so called character entity, ex: `'©'` is the `©` copyright character. You need to escape `'&'` to see it as it is, so write `'&'` instead of `'&'`. <br /> Example: Type `'This & that'` to get `'This & that'`.
## <a name="TWiki Plugins"></a> TWiki Plugins
Check on current Plugin status and settings for this site in [[TWikiPreferences]].
--- [[MikeMannix]] - 30 Aug 2001
+-- [[MikeMannix]] - 02 Oct 2001 <br />
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