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, $Rev: 1776 (2009-01-06) $): 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
• ActionTrackerPlugin (07 Feb 2010, $Rev: 6244 (2010-02-07) $): Adds support for action tags in topics, and automatic notification of action statuses
• CalendarPlugin (Dakar, $Rev: 2934 (2009-03-09) $): Show a monthly calendar with highlighted events
• CommentPlugin (12 Sep 2009, $Rev: 4843 (2009-09-11) $): Quickly post comments to a page without an edit/preview/save cycle
• CompareRevisionsAddonPlugin (22 Mar 2009, $Rev: 3727 (2009-04-27) $):
• EditTablePlugin (4.33, $Rev: 4950 (2009-09-16) $): Edit tables using edit fields, date pickers and drop down boxes
• ExcelImportExportPlugin (Foswiki, $Rev: 0$): Renders an attached Excel spreadsheet as Foswiki table
• ExtendedWebListPlugin (1.0, $Rev: 1243 (10 Dec 2008) $): Extended Web List Plugin provides the ability to only show subwebs within current top web.
• GoogleAnalyticsPlugin (2.0.3, $Rev: 2850 (2009-03-03) $):
• HistoryPlugin (1.10, $Rev: 11371 (2011-04-10) $): Shows a complete history of a topic
• 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 (2.02, $Rev: 4411 (2009-07-03) $): jQuery JavaScript library for Foswiki
• PreferencesPlugin (20 Sep 2009, $Rev: 5037 (2009-09-20) $): Allows editing of preferences using fields predefined in a form
• RenderListPlugin (2.2, $Rev: 5042 (2009-09-20) $): Render bullet lists in a variety of formats
• RevCommentPlugin (22 Jan 2009, $Rev: 2125 (22 Jan 2009) $): Allows a short summary of changes to be entered for a new revision.
• SetVariablePlugin (1.00, $Rev: 4287 (2009-06-23) $): Flexible handling of topic variables
• 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 (1.043, $Rev: 5078 (2009-09-21) $): Control attributes of tables and sorting of table columns
• TinyMCEPlugin (25 Nov 2009, $Rev: 5629 (2009-11-25) $): Integration of the Tiny MCE WYSIWYG Editor
• TreePlugin (1.9.1, $Rev: 6156 (2010-01-27) $): Renders topics' parent-child relationships as hierarchical tree view. Useful for dynamic site maps and threads.
• TwistyPlugin (1.5.3, $Rev: 4751 (2009-09-02) $): Twisty section Javascript library to open/close content dynamically
• UploadPlugin (1.11, $Rev: 20090703 (2009-07-03) $): Attach multiple files to a topic in one go
• VotePlugin (1.33, $Rev: 4084 (2009-06-10) $): Simple way to count votes
• WysiwygPlugin (18 Sep 2009, $Rev: 5356 (2009-10-22) $): Translator framework for Wysiwyg editors