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Version 67.1 by Vincent Massol on 2009/08/06

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2 *Contents*
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6 1 User's Guide
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8 XWiki is first and foremost a standard wiki. You might want to read up on the [definition of a wiki>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikiwiki]. This section of the documentation will show you how to use all the basic features of XWiki. However XWiki is also a [second generation wiki>platform:Main.SecondGenerationWiki] with powerful programming features which are documented in the [Developer's Guide>platform:DevGuide.WebHome].
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10 Start by reading the [Getting Started Guide>GettingStarted.WebHome].
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12 At the same time as you follow the guides below we recommend that you try out what you learn on the [Playground>http://playground.xwiki.org]. This is a XWiki instance that we've set up for you so that you can easily discover the joys of using a wiki.
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14 After you've learnt what a wiki is and how it works, you might want to create your own XWiki:
15 * You can [download>xwiki:Main.Download] XWiki and [install>platform:AdminGuide.Installation] it on your machine.
16 * If you're a non-profit organization you can request an online wiki to be created for you on [MyXWiki>http://myxwiki.org].
17 * If you're a commercial company you can buy some hosting from [XWiki SAS>http://www.xwiki.com/xwiki/bin/view/Services/Hosting].
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19 1.1 Features
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21 In order to learn how to use XWiki, browse through the [different features>Main.Features]. Each feature page describes how to use the feature.
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23 1.1 Getting Started Videos & Animations
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25 1.1.1 Animations
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27 * *[XWiki's main features in 10 slides>UserGuide.Diaporama]*
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29 1.1.1 Videos
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31 Here are some videos to get you started quickly:
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33 1.1.1.1 New videos
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35 * [Edit a page in XWiki>EditVideo]
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37 * [Create a page in XWiki>CreateVideo]
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39 * [Insert an image or a file>InsertVideo]
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41 * [View a page history>HistoryVideo]
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43 1.1.1.1 Older videos
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45 * <a href="$doc.getAttachmentURL("emphasizing_wysiwyg.swf")" target="_blank">Basic editing using the WYSIWYG editor</a>
46 * <a href="$doc.getAttachmentURL("linksedition_wysiwyg.swf")" target="_blank">Creating various types of links using the WYSIWYG editor</a>
47 * <a href="$doc.getAttachmentURL("table_wysiwyg.swf")" target="_blank">Creating tables using the WYSIWYG editor</a>
48 * <a href="$doc.getAttachmentURL("tablemodification_wysiwyg.swf")" target="_blank">Making modifications to a table using the WYSIWYG editor</a>
49 * <a href="$doc.getAttachmentURL("history_wysiwyg.swf")" target="_blank">Viewing page history and rolling back an older version</a>
50 * <a href="$doc.getAttachmentURL("createspace_wysiwyg.swf")" target="_blank">Creating a new Space</a>
51 * <a href="$doc.getAttachmentURL("files_wysiwyg.swf")" target="_blank">Attaching files to a page</a>
52 * <a href="$doc.getAttachmentURL("attachfile_wysiwyg.swf")" target="_blank">Attaching a file using the WYSIWYG editor</a>
53 * <a href="$doc.getAttachmentURL("attachimage_wysiwyg.swf")" target="_blank">Attaching an image using the WYSIWYG editor</a>

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