Welcome, TWikiGuest!

Welcome, TWikiGuest!

Welcome to TWiki! This is a TWikiSite (pronounced twee-kee site), a meeting place to work on common interests. Anyone can contribute using any web browser. TWiki looks like a normal web site... except that it encourages contribution and editing of pages, questions, answers, comments and updates.

What's in a TWiki?

• Topics: Each web is made up of hyperlinked topics (wiki pages) that appear in your browser.

Some things to do

Creating a new topic

• To create your own topic, invent a BrandNewWikiWord name and put it into an existing topic. Click on the red-link of BrandNewWikiWord to create the topic.

Viewing the history of a topic

Welcome, TWikiGuest!

Welcome to TWiki! This is a TWikiSite (pronounced twee-kee site), a meeting place to work on common interests. Anyone can contribute using any web browser. TWiki looks like a normal web site... except that it encourages contribution and editing of pages, questions, answers, comments and updates.

What's in a TWiki?

Some things to do

• Browse. This is a site like other sites. Read and follow interesting links.

• Learn more. Some good places to start:
  • TWikiTutorial is a 20-minute tour of TWiki essentials.
  • ATasteOfTWiki is a short introduction training course for beginners.
  • WikiReferences links to selected articles and books about wiki technology and online collaboration.

• • GoodStyle - recommendations for edits

Some basics

Viewing the history of a topic

Welcome, TWikiGuest!

Welcome to TWiki! This is a TWikiSite (pronounced twee-kee site), a meeting place to work on common interests. Anyone can contribute using any web browser. TWiki looks like a normal web site... except that it encourages contribution and editing of pages, questions, answers, comments and updates.

Creating a page

Viewing the history of a topic

• WikiSyntax - simple syntax for edits
• GoodStyle - recommendations for edits

Welcome, TWikiGuest!

1. Browse. This is a site like other sites. Read and follow interesting links.

• • 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)

1. Experiment. Edit your personal page or visit the Sandbox 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.

1. Organize. You can learn to use TWikiForms and FormattedSearches to include topic information - for example, classify pages by subject, status, or date.

• TWikiTutorial - familiarize yourself with TWiki
• ATasteOfTWiki - a short introduction training course for beginners

• WikiSyntax - simple syntax for edits
• GoodStyle - recommendations for edits

• 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

• 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

Welcome, TWikiGuest!

Welcome to TWiki! This is a TWikiSite (pronounced twee-kee site), a meeting place to work on common interests. Anyone can contribute using any web browser. TWiki looks like a normal Web site... except that it encourages contribution and editing of pages, questions, answers, comments and updates.

• • web: A TWikiSite is divided into webs, each one represents an area for collaboration. Your site has the following webs: Main  |  TWiki  |  Sandbox
  • 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

• • 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 ]

1. 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 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.

• • • 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 its WikiWord in the Go box or URL.

Welcome, TWikiGuest!

Welcome to TWiki! This is a TWikiSite (pronounced twee-kee site), a meeting place to work on common interests. Anyone can contribute using any web browser. TWiki looks like a normal Web site... except that it encourages contribution and editing of pages, questions, answers, comments and updates.

• • • 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.

1. 1. Topic history click Diffs at the bottom of a topic
   2. Attach files click Attach to upload and attach any type of file.
2. Organize: You can learn to use TWikiForms and FormattedSearches to include topic information - for example, classify pages by subject, status, or date.

Welcome, TWikiGuest!

Welcome to TWiki! This is a TWikiSite (pronounced twee-kee site), a meeting place to work on common interests. Anyone can contribute using any web browser. TWiki looks like a normal Web site... except that it encourages contribution and editing of pages, questions, answers, comments and updates.

• • click [ Preview Changes ] at the bottom to verify the topic (use your brower's Back button if necessary)
  • click [ Save Changes ]

1. 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 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.

1. 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.

Welcome, TWikiGuest!

Welcome to TWiki! This is a TWikiSite (pronounced twee-kee site), a meeting place to work on common interests. Anyone can contribute using any web browser. TWiki looks like a normal Web site... except that it encourages contribution and editing of pages, questions, answers, comments and updates.

• TWikiTutorial Familiarize yourself with TWiki
• TWikiRegistration Sign up to edit topics, personal home page

• WebHome this web's entry point
• TWikiSite What is a TWiki site?
• WikiSyntax simple syntax for edits

Welcome, TWikiGuest!

You have reached a TWikiSite (pronounced twee-kee site). TWiki is a meeting place where people collaborate on common interests. Anyone can contribute using a regular Web browser. TWiki looks like a normal Web site, but it allows (and encourages) everyone to freely edit the pages by contributing questions, answers, comments, changes - ideas can be transformed into published input, instantly. TWiki is very simple to learn and use, and provides possibly the most powerful way to exchange and develop ideas online, in an open, uncomplicated environment.

• Support: An active, helpful development community keeps TWiki support and development constantly moving forward.
• Read more about the TWiki at http://TWiki.org/ .

• TWikiTutorial: Familiarize yourself with TWiki before you start editing content.
• WebHome: Entry point for this web.

Welcome, TWikiGuest!

You have reached a TWikiSite (pronounced twee-kee site). TWiki is a meeting place where people collaborate on common interests. Anyone can contribute using a regular Web browser. TWiki looks like a normal Web site, but it allows (and encourages) everyone to freely edit the pages by contributing questions, answers, comments, changes - ideas can be transformed into published input, instantly. TWiki is very simple to learn and use, and provides possibly the most powerful way to exchange and develop ideas online, in an open, uncomplicated environment.

1. Read: You can treat this site like any other. Browse, and follow interesting links. A couple of hints:
   • web: A TWikiSite is divided into webs; each one represents one subject, one area of collaboration. You can reach any web from the links in the upper right corner of every page.

• • What's new: Visit WebChanges in any TWiki web to see what other people are discussing and what's been added most recently.

1. Create an Account: To be able to write new content on this site, you'll need to create an account for yourself. It's simple, and only takes a minute: just visit TWikiRegistration and fill out the form. This will also create your personal home page.
2. Write: If you have something to say, speak your mind! Anyone can change or add to anything they see written in a TWiki topic. You can edit a topic from within your browser, using TWikiShorthand, a very simple markup language (you can also use HTML if you like, but you'll usually find you can get the same results more easily with TWikiShorthand). To contribute:

Welcome, TWikiGuest!

You have reached a TWikiSite (pronounced twee-kee site). TWiki is a meeting place where people collaborate on common interests. Anyone can contribute using a regular Web browser. TWiki looks like a normal Web site, but it allows (and encourages) everyone to freely edit the pages by contributing questions, answers, comments, changes - ideas can be transformed into published input, instantly. TWiki is very simple to learn and use, and provides possibly the most powerful way to exchange and develop ideas online, in an open, uncomplicated environment.

• • click the [ Preview Changes ] button at the bottom of the page to see what your topic will look like (use your brower's Back button if you want to make changes), and finally
  • click the [ Save Changes ] to save what you did.

1. Do you find this...scary?! Anybody can do anything! That's not how things are usually done. It's...uncontrollable. And yet, collaborating in the Wiki way works! Try it out for even a couple of minutes. Take a look at WikiCulture. (And then, with TWiki, you can define fine-grained TWikiAccessControl, based on users and groups, whenever and wherever you feel its necessary, across a site, a web, or page by page, if you like. And there's also full revision control that retains all changes, for good measure!)

1. Create a link: To link to another topic, start by editing an existing topic.
   • To create a link to a topic that already exists, type its JoinCapitalizedWords name (topics are automatically linked if they are WikiWords, names composed of two or more words with initial capitals, run together).
   • To create a link to a page that does not yet exist, make up and enter a NeverBeforeUsedPhrase. You are encouraged to include WikiWords in your content, for others to fill out later.

Welcome, TWikiGuest!

You have reached a TWikiSite (pronounced twee-kee site). TWiki is a meeting place where people collaborate on common interests. Anyone can contribute using a regular Web browser. TWiki looks like a normal Web site, but it allows (and encourages) everyone to freely edit the pages by contributing questions, answers, comments, changes - ideas can be transformed into published input, instantly. TWiki is very simple to learn and use, and provides possibly the most powerful way to exchange and develop ideas online, in an open, uncomplicated environment.

• WebChanges: Newest topic changes in the TWiki web.
• TWikiRegistration: Sign up so you can use edit and other features.

• • topic: Each web is made up of hyperlinked topics - TWikiPages that appear in your browser.
  • What's new: Visit WebChanges in any TWiki web to see what other people are discussing and what's been added most recently.

1. Create an Account: To be able to write new content on this site, you'll need to create an account for yourself. It's simple, and only takes a minute: just visit TWikiRegistration and fill out the form. This will also create your personal home page.

1. Create a link: To link to another topic, start by editing an existing topic.

• • When you've saved the topic, and redisplayed it, the references to existing topics will be linked and the references to topics that don't exist will be followed by a linked "?" (question mark).

1. Create a topic:
   • To write something up for a new topic, click on the "?" (question mark) that follows a WikiWord.

1. See the history of a topic: Click the Diffs link on the control strip at the bottom of every page to see a complete history of edits for that topic.
2. Attach files: Use your browser to upload and attach any type of file to a topic using the Attach link at the bottom of the page.
3. Organize: Use TWikiForms to include specific information with individual topics - for example, classify pages by subject, status, or date.

• Web pages are automatically linked. You do not need to learn HTML commands to link pages.
• Very simple text formatting. Basically, you write a page the same way you would write an email.
• Fast, full-text search with or without regular expressions.

• Support: An active, helpful development community keeps TWiki support and development constantly moving forward.
• Read more about the TWiki at http://TWiki.org/ .

• TWikiTutorial: Familiarize yourself with TWiki before you start editing content.

• TWikiSite: Explains what a TWiki site is.
• GoodStyle: Things to consider when changing text.

You have reached a TWikiSite (pronounced twee-kee site). TWiki is a meeting place where people collaborate on common interests. Anyone can contribute using a regular Web browser. TWiki looks like a normal Web site, but it allows (and ecourages) everyone to edit the web pages and contribute their questions and input. It really is very simple to learn and use, and provides possibly the most powerful way to exchange and develop ideas online, in an open, uncomplicated environment.

• • To create a free-floating topic - a topic that is not linked from anywhere - type its WikiWord in the entry field at the top of any page. If the topic already exists you'll then be taken to it. If it doesn't exist, you'll then have the option to create it.

1. See the history of a topic: Click the Diffs link on the control strip at the bottom of every page to see a complete history of edits for that topic.
2. Attach files: Use your browser to upload and attach any type of file to a topic using the Attach link at the bottom of the page.

1. Learn more: TWikiTutorial takes you on a 20-minute tour of the TWiki essentials. WikiReferences has links to articles and books about online collaboration and Wiki technology in particular.

Main Features of TWiki

• • click the Edit link at the bottom of the page, edit the text, and then
  • click the [ Preview Changes ] button at the bottom of the page to see what your topic will look like (use the BACK button on your browser to go back and fix something.), and finally
  • click the [ Save Changes ] to save what you did.

1. Experiment: To get your virtual hands dirty, visit Test in the TWiki.Test web.

• • To write something up for a new topic, click on the "?" (question mark) that follows a WikiWord.

• Web pages are automatically linked. You do not need to learn HTML commands to link pages.

• All changes to pages and attachments are under revision control. Find out who changed what and when.

• WebHome: Entry point of this TWiki web.

• GoodStyle: Things to consider when changing text.
• WikiSyntax: Easy to learn rules when editing text.
• WebChanges: Recent changes to the TWiki.TWiki web.

You have reached a TWikiSite (pronounced twee-kee site). TWiki is a meeting place to collaborate on common interests. Everybody can contribute by just using a Web browser. It looks like a normal Web site, but then... everybody can (and is encouraged to) edit the web pages here and to contribute their questions and what they know. It really is very simple to learn and use.

• • To create a free-floating topic, e.g. a topic that is not linked from anywhere, type its WikiWord in the entry field at the top of any page. If the topic already exists you'll then be taken to it. If it doesn't exist, you'll then have the option to create it.

1. See the History of a Topic: Check out the the various "Diff" entries at the bottom of page.
2. Attach Files: Upload and attach any file to a topic by following the "Attach" link at the bottom of page.

1. Learn More: The TWikiTutorial gives you some more details on the TWiki. WikiReferences has links to articles and books around collaboration and the Wiki technology in particular.

You have reached a TWikiSite (pronounced twee-kee site). TWiki is a meeting place to collaborate on common interests. Everybody can contribute by just using a Web browser. It looks like a normal Web site, but then... everybody can (and is encouraged to) edit the web pages here and to contribute their questions and what they know. It really is very simple to learn and use.

• • To create a free-floating topic, e.g. a topic that is not linked from anywhere, type its WikiWord in the entry field at the top of any page. If the topic already exists you'll then be taken to it. If it doesn't exist, you'll then have the option to create it.

1. See the History of a Topic: Check out the the various "Diff" entries at the bottom of page.
2. Attach Files: Upload and attach any file to a topic by following the "Attach" link at the bottom of page.

1. Learn More: The TWikiTutorial gives you some more details on the TWiki. WikiReferences has links to articles and books around collaboration and the Wiki technology in particular.

• Web pages are automatically linked. You do not need to learn HTML commands to link pages.
• Very simple text formatting. Basically, you write a web page like you would write an email.
• Full text search with/without regular expressions.

• Fine grained access control based on groups.
• Automatic email notification when web pages change.
• File attachments: Upload and download any file as an attachment to a page by using your browser. This is similar to email file attachments, but it happens on web pages.

• Read more about the tool at http://TWiki.org/ .

• TWikiTutorial : Familiarize yourself with TWiki before you start editing content.
• WebHome: Entry point of this TWiki web.

• GoodStyle: Things to consider when changing text.
• WikiSyntax: Easy to learn rules when editing text.
• WebChanges: Recent changes to the TWiki.TWiki web.

you have reached the TWikiWeb (pronounced twee-kee web). TWiki is a meeting place to collaborate on common interests. Everybody can contribute by just using a web browser. It looks like a normal web site, but then... everybody can (and is encouraged to) edit the web pages here and to contribute their questions and what they know. It really is very simple to learn and use.

• • To create a free-floating topic, e.g. a topic that is not linked from anywhere, type its WikiWord in the entry field at the top of any page. If the topic already exists you'll then be taken to it. If it doesn't exist, you'll then have the option to create it.

1. See the History of a Topic: Check out the the various "Diff" entries at the bottom of page.
2. Attach Files: Upload and attach any file to a topic by following the "Attach" link at the bottom of page.

Main Features of TWiki

• Automatic email notification when web pages change.
• File attachments: Upload and download any file as an attachment to a page by using your browser. This is similar to email file attachments, but it happens on web pages.
• Topic locking: Users are warned if a page is being edited by an other person. This is to prevent contention, e.g. simultaneous page editing.

Starting Points in the TWiki.TWiki Web

• • click the [ Preview Changes ] button at the bottom of the page to see what your topic will look like (use the BACK button on your browser to go back and fix something.), and finally
  • click the [ Save Changes ] to save what you did.

1. But this is scary: Anybody can do anything! Collaborating the Wiki way works because of the WikiCulture. (You can define fine grained TWikiAccessControl based on groups if really necessary)

1. Create a Link: To link to another topic, start by editing an existing topic.
   • To create a link to a topic that already exists, type its JoinCapitalizedWords name (topics are automatically linked if they are WikiWords, e.g. names composed of two or more words with initial capitals, run together).
   • To create a link to a page that does not yet exist, make up and type a NeverBeforeUsedPhrase. You are encouraged to include WikiWords in your content, for others to fill out later.

• TWikiTutorial : Familiarize yourself with TWiki before you start editing content.

• TWikiWeb: Explains what a TWiki web is.
• GoodStyle: Things to consider when changing text.
• WikiSyntax: Easy to learn rules when editing text.

• Edit existing pages or create new pages by using any web browser.
• Web pages are automatically linked. You do not need to learn HTML commands to link pages.
• Very simple text formatting. Basically, you write a web page like you would write an email.
• Full text search with/without regular expressions.
• All changes to pages are under revision control. Find out who changed what and when.

• Automatic email notification when web pages change.
• File attachments: Upload and download any file as an attachment to a page by using your browser. This is similar to email file attachments, but it happens on web pages.
• Topic locking: Users are warned if a page is being edited by an other person. This is to prevent contention, e.g. simultaneous page editing.

• TWikiTutorial : Familiarize yourself with TWiki before you start editing content.
• WebHome: Entry point of this TWiki web.

• WikiSyntax: Easy to learn rules when editing text.
• WebChanges: Recent changes to the TWiki.TWiki web.
• TWikiRegistration: Before you leave add your name here.

• Edit existing pages or create new pages by using any web browser.
• Web pages are automatically linked. You do not need to learn HTML commands to link pages.

• Full text search with/without regular expressions.
• All changes to pages are under revision control. Find out who changed what and when.
• Automatic email notification when web pages change.

• Edit existing pages or create new pages by using any web browser.
• Web pages are automatically linked. You do not need to learn HTML commands to link pages.
• Very simple text formatting. Basically you write a web page like you would write an email.

• Topic locking: Users are warned if a page is being edited by an other person. This is to prevent contention, e.g. simultaneous page editing.

• GoodStyle: Things to consider when changing text.
• WikiSyntax: Easy to learn rules when editing text.

• TWikiRegistration: Before you leave add your name here.

• TWiki.Know: Knowledge Base area. This is to demonstrate how to use TWiki as a knowledge base for support.

• WebHome: Entry point of this TWiki web.
• TWikiWeb: Explains what a TWiki web is.
• GoodStyle: Things to consider when changing text.

• Changes: Recent changes to the TWiki.Main web.

• TWikiRegistration: Before you leave add your name here.

• TextFormattingRules: Easy to learn rules when editing text.
• Changes: Recent changes to the TWiki.Main web.
• TestArea: The place where you can get your virtual hands dirty.