Basic Instructions
No shortcuts today - I'm in a hurry. Swiss saying
Access / Security
The
Communicate Wiki has two sections - a "Public Wiki" and a "Private
Wiki".
- Anyone can access the "public pages" and add comments to
them.
- You have to be a "Registered User" to access the "private pages",
edit them and add comments to them. Right now, the Private Wiki is for Communicate staff only.
Comments
Commenting on an existing page is the simplest way to contribute content. Try it out in the Sandpit first.
Almost all pages are open to comments - and comments about comments. There is a comments box at the bottom of nearly every page.
A few pages
are "locked" and only "Adminstrators" can edit them and add comments.
Navigation and Tools
On the left there is a navigation menu for the Public Wiki.
- If a page name is in square brackets, then the page is empty
- Some
pages with "content" are "complete" and some are "works in
progress", maybe with just some headings, empty tables, etc.
Underneath the Public Wiki menu is another, "hidden" menu for the Private
Wiki. When registered users "login", the Private Wiki menu
appears - as if by magic!
On the right there is a "Tools" menu.
- If this includes a group of "Page" tools, you can edit the page you are on.
- If this includes a group of "Menu"
tools, you can edit the Navigation Menu.
(Never "play around" with the Navigation
Menu - that is what the Sandpit is for.)
- The Tools menu always includes a "User" section. Use this when you want to "Log Off" or alter your "Preferences". (What more could you ask for out of life???)
Help and Tips
If you have a shot at editing a page then the toolbar icons and keyboard shortcuts will seem very familiar if you are used to word processing.
- The communicate sandpit (wiki jargon) is the page for playing around and trying things out.
- If you get stuck, visit http://help.editme.com for help and useful tips;
EditMe Wiki is a "community site" for EditMe users. Have a look at this if you want to know much more than you really need to know just to use the Communicate wiki.
Editing - Registered Users Only
Select "Edit" in the Page section on the menu on the right.
The method is very similar to editing a Word document.
The difference is that all earlier
versions of a page are saved automatically. When a page is changed the
earlier version is saved for a week from the time it was changed.
Earlier versions can be viewed and restored stored during that time.
You will be able to add, amend and delete content on most pages.
There is no spell-check on the wiki - the spell check is other people!
Editing Permissions - Registered Users Only
You can:
- Create new pages
- Edit (most) pages
- Add links:
- to other webpages (on this site and elsewhere)
- to files and images attached to pages on this site
- Attach (upload) files and images to pages
- Comment on pages
Undo: For immediate "undo" (and "redo") of editing use the "loopy arrow" icons on the editing toolbar or <CTL+Z> = "Undo" and <CTL+Y> = "Redo."
Page Backups: are created automatically. If a lot of changes need to be "undone", just let me know which page needs restoring.
Locked pages: Some pages are "locked" and only I can edit them, eg. those in the STYLE SHEETS
section of the Navigation Menu. (Let me know if you would prefer me to
hide "locked sheets" so that you can't see them in the Navigation Menu.)
Saving changes: Remember to save your changes before you close a page or your changes will be lost. The "Save" and "Cancel" buttons are underneath the editing window. Try it out in the Sandpit and you will see what I mean.
There is a "Comments" link at the bottom of this page if want to add or ask anything.
Liz Panton
04/10/05
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