User's Guide

Documentation for users.

• Quick Start
  • WelcomeGuest: A fast track intro covering all the basics
  • BeginnersStartHere: A short introduction training course for beginners
  • UserRegistration: Sign up so you can edit pages and select options

• One-Page Primers
  • BeginnersStartHere: Ultra-compact, 2-minute primer
  • TwentyMinuteTutorial: A compact, 20-minute primer

  • SearchHelp: Tips and help on search
  • GoodStyle: Working tips for an open collaboration environment
  • ShortHand: All of the shorthand basics
  • TextFormattingRules: Scan all text formatting rules on one page
  • Macros: How to easily embed text, graphics, dynamic content
  • FileAttachments: Browser-upload files for distribution or display
  • WebChangesAlert: Get e-mail alerts linking to the latest page changes
  • GlossaryOfTerms: A simple glossary of terms
  • FrequentlyAskedQuestions: The first things people ask

  • Frequent users should also browse the full Reference Manual!

• Help on Plugins

• TWikiCompatibilityPlugin (Foswiki-1.0.9, $Rev: 6017 (2010-01-11) $): add TWiki personality to Foswiki
• SpreadSheetPlugin (10 Nov 2009, $Rev: 5484 (2009-11-10) $): Add spreadsheet calculations like "$SUM($ABOVE())" to Foswiki tables and other topic text
• CommentPlugin (12 Sep 2009, $Rev: 4843 (2009-09-11) $): Quickly post comments to a page without an edit/preview/save cycle
• ControlWikiWordPlugin (1.1, $Rev: 6766 (2010-03-17) $): Plugin to stop linking of WikiWords or force linking of non-standard WikiWords
• DpSyntaxHighlighterPlugin (1.8, $Rev: 7295 (2010-04-30) $): Client side syntax highlighting using the dp.SyntaxHighlighter
• EditTablePlugin (4.34, $Rev: 5854 (2009-12-23) $): Edit tables using edit fields, date pickers and drop down boxes
• ExplicitNumberingPlugin (1.6, $Rev: 6482 (2010-02-23) $): Use the ##., ##.. etc. notation to insert outline numbering sequences (1, 1.1, 2, 2.1) in topic's text. Also support numbered headings.
• ExtendedWebListPlugin (1.0, $Rev: 1243 (10 Dec 2008) $): Extended Web List Plugin provides the ability to only show subwebs within current top web.
• FootNotePlugin ($Date:$, $Rev:$): Place footnotes at the end of a page.
• GoogleAnalyticsPlugin (2.1.1, 4729): Adds Google Analytics javascript code to specified pages
• ImagePlugin (2.31, $Rev: 6307 (2010-02-12) $): Control the display and alignment of images using an easy syntax
• InterwikiPlugin (20 Sep 2009, $Rev: 5022 (2009-09-20) $): Link ExternalSite?:Page text to external sites based on aliases defined in a rules topic
• JQueryPlugin (3.51, $Rev: 20090710 (2009-07-10) $): jQuery JavaScript library for Foswiki
• MediaWikiTablePlugin (v1.20, $Rev: 2534 (19 Feb 2009) $): Format tables the MediaWiki way
• NetFPGAPlugin (1, $Rev: 3417 (2009-04-12) $): NetFPGA? Plugin
• PreferencesPlugin (20 Sep 2009, $Rev: 5037 (2009-09-20) $): Allows editing of preferences using fields predefined in a form
• RenderFormPlugin (1.005 (13 Feb 2009), $Rev: 3829 (2009-05-06) $): Create new topics with simple forms like DataForms.
• RenderListPlugin (2.2, $Rev: 5042 (2009-09-20) $): Render bullet lists in a variety of formats
• SlideShowPlugin (02 Aug 2008, $Rev: 2742 (2009-02-26) $): Create web based presentations based on topics with headings.
• SmiliesPlugin (20 Sep 2009, $Rev: 5046 (2009-09-20) $): Render smilies like as icons
• TablePlugin (1.046, $Rev: 6733 (2010-03-13) $): Control attributes of tables and sorting of table columns
• TagMePlugin (11 Jun 2009, $Rev: 4104 (2009-06-11) $): Tag wiki content collectively to find content by keywords
• TinyMCEPlugin (26 Feb 2010, $Rev: 6527 (2010-02-26) $): Integration of the Tiny MCE WYSIWYG Editor
• TwistyPlugin (1.5.4, $Rev: 6281 (2010-02-12) $): Twisty section Javascript library to open/close content dynamically
• VotePlugin (1.33, $Rev: 4084 (2009-06-10) $): Simple way to count votes
• WysiwygPlugin (17 Jan 2010, $Rev: 6068 (2010-01-17) $): Translator framework for Wysiwyg editors
• ZonePlugin (2.1, $Rev: 6966 (2010-03-28) $): Gather content of a page in named zones while rendering it