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: 4223 (2009-06-20) $): add TWiki personality to Foswiki
• SpreadSheetPlugin (11 May 2009, $Rev: 3890 (2009-05-11) $): Add spreadsheet calculations like "$SUM($ABOVE())" to Foswiki tables and other topic text
• CalendarPlugin (Dakar, $Rev: 2934 (2009-03-09) $): Show a monthly calendar with highlighted events
• CommentPlugin (04 Jun 2009, $Rev: 4263 (2009-06-21) $): Quickly post comments to a page without an edit/preview/save cycle
• DirectedGraphPlugin (1.6, $Rev: 5678 (2009-11-30) $): Draw graphs using the GraphViz utility
• DirectedGraphWebMapPlugin ($Date: 2008-12-14 19:49:56 +0200 (Sun, 14 Dec 2008) $, $Rev: 3371 (2009-04-05) $): Creates directed graphs showing links between topics
• EditTablePlugin (4.3, $Rev: 4208 (2009-06-19) $): Edit tables using edit fields, date pickers and drop down boxes
• ImagePlugin (2.10, $Rev: 4424 (2009-07-03) $): Control the display and alignment of images using an easy syntax
• InterwikiPlugin (03 Aug 2008, $Rev: 3417 (2009-04-12) $): Link ExternalSite:Page text to external sites based on aliases defined in a rules topic
• JQueryPlugin (2.04, $Rev: 20090710 (2009-07-10) $): jQuery JavaScript library for Foswiki
• MenuListPlugin ($Date: 2009-03-20 03:32:09 +1100 (Fri, 20 Mar 2009) $, 3193): dynamic Folding menu list
• PreferencesPlugin (19 Apr 2009, $Rev: 3527 (2009-04-18) $): Allows editing of preferences using fields predefined in a form
• SlideShowPlugin (02 Aug 2008, $Rev: 4006 (2009-05-31) $): Create web based presentations based on topics with headings.
• SmiliesPlugin (04 Jan 2009, $Rev: 4006 (2009-05-31) $): Render smilies as icons, like for  :-) or for  :eek:
• TablePlugin (1.039, $Rev: 4031 (2009-06-04) $): Control attributes of tables and sorting of table columns
• TinyMCEPlugin (21 Jan 2009, $Rev: 3993 (2009-05-30) $): Integration of TinyMCE? with WysiwygPlugin
• TreePlugin (1.8): Dynamic generation of Foswiki topic trees
• TwistyPlugin (1.5.2, $Rev: 3417 (2009-04-12) $): Twisty section JavaScript library to open/close content dynamically
• WysiwygPlugin (03 Aug 2008, $Rev: 3900 (2009-05-13) $): Translator framework for Wysiwyg editors