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Tony's TWiki Hints.

Here are few hints on using TWiki.

General Introduction.

A TWiki is a collaboration platform - it provides a Web site which try to make it easy for any (authorized) person to change. TWiki is a form of a Wiki - by that I mean it is a set of software which implements a "Wiki", a now common style of application.

TWiki has change control and the ability to upload images and other documents.

Click here to get a very quick intro to Twiki.

TWiki Documentation

First - Here is the standard set of TWiki Documentation for general users. Also see the front page of this twiki.

• Welcome Guest - another quick intro.
• Tutorial - 20 minutes TWiki tutorial
• User's Guide - documentation for TWiki users
• Frequently Asked Questions - about TWiki

Tony's Hints

Here are some things that I found myself to be quite useful.

Tony's TWiki Hints.

• When editing - use the Preview button often - particularly if you can put the preview into a separate tab. This will quickly let you see which links work and don't work.
• Consider using the WYSIWYG button instead of the Edit button. The WYSIWYG button brings up a "What You See is What You Get" editor. This will take a little bit of learning but some people may find it a better way to work. See WysiwygPlugin for details on this editor. Note does not work on Safari. Mac uses can use Mozilla.
• If you attach images they can appear nicely within the page.
• You can add quick commenting facilities to your pages. See CommentPlugin and the example below. Such comments will end up as bullet point entries on the page.
  (Edit - Preview)

<--/commentPlugin-->

• this is an example comment. -- TonyFarrell - 05 Dec 2006 - 10:47

• You can use the standard "Smilies" - such as , etc. See SmiliesPlugin
• If you are adding tables, use the EditTablePlugin. An example appears below.
• Also for tables - you can use spreadsheet operations. See SpreadSheetPlugin. Note that unfortunately, the EditTablePlugin and

Editable table example with summing row.

<-- /editTable -->

-- TonyFarrell - 04 Dec 2006