TWiki User's Guide

Documentation for TWiki users.

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

• One-Page Primers
  • TWikiSite: Ultra-compact, 2-minute TWiki primer
  • TWikiTutorial: A compact, 20-minute TWiki primer

  • TWikiTopics: Customize, rename, move, or delete TWiki topics
  • SearchHelp: Tips and help on search
  • GoodStyle: Working tips for an open collaboration environment
  • TWikiShorthand: All of the TWiki shorthand basics
  • TextFormattingRules: Scan all TWiki text formatting rules on one page
  • TWikiVariables: 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
  • TWikiGlossary: A simple glossary of TWiki terms

• TWiki Help FAQs
  • TWikiFAQ: The first things people ask about TWiki
  • TextFormattingFAQ: Common how-to questions about posting in TWiki
  • Frequent users should also browse the full Reference Manual!

• Help on InstalledPlugins

• SpreadSheetPlugin (any TWiki, 10197): Add spreadsheet calculation like "$SUM( $ABOVE() )" to tables located in TWiki topics.
• ActionTrackerPlugin (Dakar, 8090): Adds support for action tags in topics, and automatic notification of action statii
• CommentPlugin (Dakar, 8164): Allows users to quickly post comments to a page without an edit/preview/save cycle.
• EditTablePlugin (Dakar, 8154): Edit TWiki tables using edit fields, date pickers and drop down boxes
• ExcelImportExportPlugin (Dakar, $Rev: 17475 (12 Dec 2008) $): Renders an attached Excel spreadsheet as TWiki table
• HolidaylistPlugin ($Rev: 16257 (19 Jan 2008) $): Create a table with a list of people on holidays
• ImageGalleryPlugin (3.6, $Rev: 14855 (13 Sep 2007) $): Displays image gallery with auto-generated thumbnails from attachments.
• InterwikiPlugin (Dakar, $Rev: 8329$): Link ExternalSite:Page text to external sites based on aliases defined in a rules topic
• LatexModePlugin (3.73, $Rev: 16332$): Enables LaTeX markup (mathematics and more) in TWiki topics
• MathModePlugin (2.96, $Rev: 15934 (07 Dec 2007) $): Include LaTeX formatted math in your TWiki pages
• PreferencesPlugin (Dakar, 9839): Allows editing of preferences using fields predefined in a form
• SlideShowPlugin (Dakar, $Rev: 8154$): Create web based presentations based on topics with headings.
• SmiliesPlugin (Dakar, 8154): Render smilies as icons, like  :-) for or  :cool: for :cool:
• TablePlugin (Dakar, 8154): Control attributes of tables and sorting of table columns