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

• SpreadSheetPlugin (10 Nov 2009, $Rev: 5484 (2009-11-10) $): Add spreadsheet calculations like "$SUM($ABOVE())" to Foswiki tables and other topic text
• TablePlugin (1.044, $Rev: 5755 (2009-12-08) $): Control attributes of tables and sorting of table columns
• CalendarPlugin (12 Aug 2009, $Rev: 5432 (2009-11-04) $): 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
• EditTablePlugin (4.34, $Rev: 5854 (2009-12-23) $): Edit tables using edit fields, date pickers and drop down boxes
• FlowchartPlugin (09 Sep 2009, 4804):
• InterwikiPlugin (20 Sep 2009, $Rev: 5022 (2009-09-20) $): Link ExternalSite?:Page text to external sites based on aliases defined in a rules topic
• JHotDrawPlugin (13 Oct 2009, $Rev: 5263 (2009-10-13) $): Java Applet based drawing editor
• MediaPlugin (1.3.3, 4882): Embed multimedia objects such as Flash or QuickTime in topics
• MirrorWebPlugin (1.1.3, $Rev: 5839 (2009-12-21) $): Mirror a web to another, with filtering on the topic text and fields.
• 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
• 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
• SubscribePlugin (03 Dec 2008, $Rev: 13787 (18 May 2007) $): Subscribe to web notification
• TWikiCompatibilityPlugin (Foswiki-1.0.9, $Rev: 6017 (2010-01-11) $): add TWiki personality to Foswiki
• TagMePlugin (11 Jun 2009, $Rev: 4104 (2009-06-11) $): Tag wiki content collectively to find content by keywords
• TinyMCEPlugin (29 Dec 2009, $Rev: 5860 (2009-12-28) $): Integration of the Tiny MCE WYSIWYG Editor
• TwistyPlugin (1.5.3, $Rev: 4751 (2009-09-02) $): Twisty section Javascript library to open/close content dynamically
• WysiwygPlugin (17 Jan 2010, $Rev: 6068 (2010-01-17) $): Translator framework for Wysiwyg editors