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: 1848 (08 Jan 2009) $): add TWiki personality to Foswiki
• SpreadSheetPlugin (06 Jan 2009, $Rev: 1842 (08 Jan 2009) $): Add spreadsheet calculation like "$SUM( $ABOVE() )" to Foswiki tables and other topic text
• BreadCrumbsPlugin (v2.20, $Rev: 1804 (07 Jan 2009) $): A flexible way to display breadcrumbs navigation
• CommentPlugin (Foswiki-1.0.0, $Rev: 1396 (08 Jan 2009) $): Quickly post comments to a page without an edit/preview/save cycle
• DBCachePlugin (2.12, $Rev: 1792 (07 Jan 2009) $): Lightweighted frontend to the DBCacheContrib
• EditTablePlugin (4.11, $Rev: 1490 (08 Jan 2009) $): Edit tables using edit fields, date pickers and drop down boxes
• FilterPlugin (1.70, $Rev: 1860 (08 Jan 2009) $): Substitute and extract information from content by using regular expressions
• FlexWebListPlugin (v1.23, $Rev: 422 (04 Nov 2008) $): Flexible way to display hierarchical weblists
• GluePlugin (2.10, $Rev: 1809 (07 Jan 2009) $): Enable markup to span multiple lines
• IfDefinedPlugin (v1.02, $Rev: 1861 (08 Jan 2009) $): Render content conditionally
• InterwikiPlugin (03 Aug 2008, $Rev: 1490 (08 Jan 2009) $): Link ExternalSite:Page text to external sites based on aliases defined in a rules topic
• JQueryPlugin (1.15, $Rev: 1988 (15 Jan 2009) $): jQuery JavaScript library for Foswiki
• JQueryTwistyPlugin (1.21, $Rev: 1874 (08 Jan 2009) $): Twisty section JavaScript library to open/close content dynamically
• NatEditPlugin (v3.32, $Rev: 1993 (15 Jan 2009) $): A Wikiwyg Editor
• NatSkinPlugin (3.00-pre36, $Rev: 1995 (15 Jan 2009) $): Theming engine for NatSkin
• SlideShowPlugin (02 Aug 2008, $Rev: 1410 (08 Jan 2009) $): Create web based presentations based on topics with headings.
• SmiliesPlugin (04 Jan 2009, $Rev: 1751 (08 Jan 2009) $): Render smilies as icons, like for  :-) or for  :eek:
• TablePlugin (1.037, $Rev: 1413 (08 Jan 2009) $): Control attributes of tables and sorting of table columns