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Version 69.1 by Vincent Massol on 2009/11/29

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3 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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5 Start by reading the [[Getting Started Guide>>GettingStarted.WebHome]].
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7 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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9 After you've learnt what a wiki is and how it works, you might want to create your own XWiki:
10 * You can [[download>>xwiki:Main.Download]] XWiki and [[install>>platform:AdminGuide.Installation]] it on your machine.
11 * If you're a non-profit organization you can request an online wiki to be created for you on [[MyXWiki>>http://myxwiki.org]].
12 * 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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14 = Features =
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16 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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18 = Getting Started Videos & Animations =
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20 == Animations ==
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22 * **[[XWiki's main features in 10 slides>>UserGuide.Diaporama]]**
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24 == Videos ==
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26 Here are some videos to get you started quickly:
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28 === New videos ===
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30 * [[Edit a page in XWiki>>EditVideo]]
31 * [[Create a page in XWiki>>CreateVideo]]
32 * [[Insert an image or a file>>InsertVideo]]
33 * [[View a page history>>HistoryVideo]]
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35 === Older videos ===
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37 * [[Basic editing using the WYSIWYG editor>>attach:emphasizing_wysiwyg.swf||rel="__blank"]]
38 * [[Creating various types of links using the WYSIWYG editor>>attach:linksedition_wysiwyg.swf||rel="__blank"]]
39 * [[Creating tables using the WYSIWYG editor>>attach:table_wysiwyg.swf||rel="__blank"]]
40 * [[Making modifications to a table using the WYSIWYG editor>>attach:tablemodification_wysiwyg.swf||rel="__blank"]]
41 * [[Viewing page history and rolling back an older version>>attach:history_wysiwyg.swf||rel="__blank"]]
42 * [[Creating a new Space>>attach:createspace_wysiwyg.swf||rel="__blank"]]
43 * [[Attaching files to a page>>attach:files_wysiwyg.swf||rel="__blank"]]
44 * [[Attaching a file using the WYSIWYG editor>>attach:attachfile_wysiwyg.swf||rel="__blank"]]
45 * [[Attaching an image using the WYSIWYG editor>>attach:attachimage_wysiwyg.swf||rel="__blank"]]

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