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---+!! Welcome, %WIKIUSERNAME%!

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

"Wiki" systems are fundamentally editable web pages.  It's a fun and useful way of communicating asynchronously over the web for many existing intranet and public Internet sites.  TWiki is simple to learn and use.  It aims to provide a transparent way for you to publish and exchange your ideas with others over the web.

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---++ What's in a TWiki?

   * *Webs:* A TWikiSite is divided into webs, each one represents a workspace for collaboration. This site has the following webs: %WEBLIST{ format="[[$name.%HOMETOPIC%][$name]]" separator=", " }%
   * *Topics:* Each web is made up of hyperlinked [[TWikiTopics][topics]] (wiki pages) that appear in your browser.

---++ Some things to do

   * *Browse.* This is a site like other sites. Read and follow interesting links.
   * *Write.* Speak your mind! From your browser you can change or add to anything you see in a TWiki topic. Modify content with an easy to use WYSIWYG editor.
   * *Experiment.* Visit the Sandbox.%HOMETOPIC% web and create as many topics as you like.
   * *Organize.* You can learn to use TWikiForms and [[FormattedSearch][formatted searches]] with [[QuerySearch][SQL-like queries]] to include topic information - for example, classify pages by subject, status, or date.
   * *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.
      * WikiSyntax - simple wiki syntax for those using raw edit instead of WYSIWYG editor
      * GoodStyle - recommendations for edits
 
---++ Some basics

---+++ Editing a topic

   * Click ==Edit== at the top or bottom of any topic and make your changes.
     %BR% __Note:__ Don't worry if you make a mistake. Everything is version controlled, you can easily go back in time.
   * Click ==Save== - you've now updated the topic!

---+++ Creating a new topic

   * See a red-colored WikiWord? That means that there's no topic yet for that Sandbox.NewWikiWord%CALC{$INT($RAND(100000))}%. Simply click on the red-link to create a topic with that name. Add your content and save. Done!
   * 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

   * Click ==History== at the bottom of a topic.

---+++ Attaching files and images

   * Click ==Attach== to upload and attach any type of file.
   * When attaching an image file (=.gif=, =.png=, =.jpg=), check the "link" checkbox to embed the image into the topic. Edit the topic to move/resize the image.

---+++ Embedding objects

   * ==Raw edit== a topic and paste !YouTube videos, Twitter feeds and other objects.

__Related topics:__ UserDocumentationCategory, TWikiTutorial, ATasteOfTWiki, TWikiVariables, WikiSyntax, TWikiDocGraphics

-- __Contributors:__ TWiki:Main/GrantBow, TWiki:Main/JonReid, TWiki:Main/MikeMannix, TWiki:Main/PeterThoeny
