Wiki Tutorial

Wiki/XWiki Tutorial for Beginners

What is a Wiki?

• A collaborative website whose content can be edited by anyone who has access to it. Answers.com

How do I edit pages?

• In order to edit pages in XWiki there is a link towards the top of the page that says "Edit This Page"
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• Once that is clicked a website with a text area should load, in this text area is where you enter anything you want to be displayed on the page
• The basic syntax for XWiki is listed on the right hand side of the window, for a more comprehensive syntax listing XWiki Syntax, or to try out some things go to the XWiki Playground Playground

How do I create new pages?

• There are two ways to create a new page, both are described below
• Make a link to the new page from an already existing page.
• Example: If I was editing this page and I wanted to create a new one I would create a link to it
• The other way is to navigate to the page you want to create.
• Example: If I wanted to again make a page names NewPageName I would type http://trinity.db.cs.rpi.edu/xwiki/bin/edit/Main/NewPageName in the address bar, and if will come up with a textbox to enter the new content for the page

How do I register?

• At the top right of the screen there is a link to register
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• You will be asked to supply information like a username, and password in order to sign up

Syntax of the basic XWiki editor

• If you look to the right when adding a page it list the syntax for basic wiki editing, for a more comprehensive syntax listing http://trinity.db.cs.rpi.edu/xwiki/bin/view/Doc/XWikiSyntax, or to try out some things go to the XWiki Playground Playground

What is the 'WYSIWYG Editor'?

• WYSIWYG stands for What You See Is What You Get
• When you click on this link while editing a page it gives a an interface similar to Microsoft Word for editing documents
• You will notice a toolbar above the text area that have different options for you to select

How do I add images and/or attachments?

• To add images and/or attachments you first have to click the "Add an Attachment" link near the top
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• Then when the page loads it ask you to browse for the file, and optionally enter a new filename
• When you hit submit it uploads the image to the web server, and shows the "Add an Attachment" page incase you want to upload another image/attachment
• Note there currently is a bug if you try to add an image/attachment from the option at the bottom of the page, so please avoid trying to do so, and use the "Add an Attachment" link

Still Confused?

• If you are still confused as to what a wiki is or how do edit one feel free to try a walk through Walk Through