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• • link to it from other pages just by typing it in
• an edit link to a collaboration area where you can:
  • enter plain or HTML-formatted text (plain text is all you need)
  • use simple TWiki shorthand to enter HTML and special TWiki functions

• an extra Web forms option:
  • store database-style info alongside the free-form page content

• • create your own forms to gather searchable, sortable input
  • select one form per topic from as many choices as you like

• • upload revisions of existing files with automatic backup of all previous versions

• • apply skins across an entire TWiki web, or to a single page
  • use included skins and easily create new ones
  • try the [Printable] skin below: stripped down headers and footers suitable for printing

• • rename a page and automatically update all of the links to it, site-wide

• • safely delete a topic to a special Trash web (invisible, but recoverable from the Web server if necessary)

• RCS revision control to automatically save all topic changes:

• • lets you compare changes between any two versions or review all chnages
  • displays any previous version as a regular Web page or as raw text
• referred-by searches that list all topics that link to a particular page

• many more features - see TWikiMetaData, for a start - as well as special TWiki effects that you can store on a top (start with TWikiVariables)...

• To modify a page, click the [Edit] link at the left of the toolbar at the bottom of every page. An editing window appears. Type away. Use the GoodStyle and TextFormattingRules links to get pop-up window help.

• To add a new page, the simplest way is to type a new WikiName on an existing page, while you're in edit mode. When the page is saved, the new name will appear highlighted, with a ? at the end: click the ? and a new edit window appears. Enter, preview and save as usual. The new page now exists.
  • Go back to the page where you started, and you'll see the ? has disappeared, and your WikiWord name is now a regular link. Type it anywhere on any page in that web, and it will be turned into a link.
  • One little links rule: each topic, and its WikiWord link, belongs to one unique web only. To link between webs, you must first enter the topic's web name.
    For example: This is TWikiPages? , in the TWiki web, so that's all you need to type on any page in this web. But to link to TWikiPages? from a page in the Main web, you have to type TWiki.TWikiPages - Web.TopicName. It's simple.

• [Attach] - pops a new screen for file attachments
• [Ref-By] - displays all the TWiki pages with links to the page you're on
• [Diffs] - generates a page showing every change made to the page you're on, with names, dates, and changes
• r1.3 | > | r1.2 (ex) - some specific previous version stuff that you can check out on your own
• [More] - opens up a whole new screen of additional controls

• Most controls are self-explanatory, and also include instructions and help links.

1. Go to the page you want to change, click [More] > [Rename/move]
2. To move or delete: select the target web (Trash to 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 links: From the list of pages that show links to the topic you're changing, uncheck each entry you DON'T want to update - only checked links will be updated;
5. Click [Rename/move]: the topic are renamed and/or moved, and the checked links to the topic are updated.
   • Any problems are listed - take note, and you can fix them later.
   • If a linked page can't be updated (it may be locked because someone's editing it), an alert will appear. You can update missed pages later by again pressing [Rename/move].

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• • automatically link to it from other pages

• • 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 option:
  • store structured info alongside the free-form page content

• • select from one or many different input forms, with all data preserved
• a FileAttachment feature that lets you:

• • attach any type of file (documents, images, applications) for viewing or downloading

• TWiki Skins to customize the look of headers and footers:
  • apply skins across an entire TWiki web level, or to a single page

• • rename a page and automatically update all the references to it, site-wide

• flexible access control:
  • independently determine who can see, edit, rename, move or delete topics

• revision control automatically saves topic changes:
  • uses the established standard RCS (Revision Control System)
  • efficiently stores every change made to the original version
  • allows comparison of changes between any two versions, and review of any version, as formatted or raw text
• referred-by searches that list all topics in a web or site wide that link to a particular page
• hierarchical parent-child topic navigation:
  • automatically links a new page as the "child" of the page it was created from
  • allows manual assignment of parent page from a list of all topics in the local web
  • offers navigation displays, by topic parent, or by related topic

How to create and edit a page

Adding and editing information on existing pages, and creating new pages, is TWiki's main function.

• To modify a topic, click the [Edit] link at the bottom left of every page. An editing window appears. Type away. Use the GoodStyle and TextFormattingRules links to get pop-up window help.
  • Click [Preview Changes] to see how your edit looks.
  • Click [Save Changes] to save.

• To add a new page, the simplest way is to type a new WikiName on an existing page. When the page is saved, the new name will appear highlighted, with a ? at the end: click the ? and a new edit window appears. Enter, preview and save as usual. The new page now exists.

How to attach files and use other features

The color-coded control strip at the bottom of every page displays a series of links, including [Attach] (for attachments), [Ref-by] (to display referring pages), and [More], which opens a new screen of additional controls).

• Most controls are self-explanatory, and also include explanatory text and help links.
• Experiment. You can always cancel or go Back whenever you like.
• Get in-depth info from the complete documentation, including the User's Guide and Reference Manual.

1. On the topic you want to change, click More > Rename/move

• • 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.

• • autolink to it from other pages simply by typing it in

• • 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 feature to:
  • store structured info along with the freeform page content

• • select the right input template for each page from a choice of multiple form
• a FileAttachment function that allows you to:

• • attach any size and type of file (documents, images, applications) for viewing or downloading

• 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

• • rename a page and automatically update all the links referring to it, site-wide

• • independently determine who can view, edit, rename, move or delete topics

1. On the page you want to change, click More > Rename/move

• • 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.