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Silvia Macovei 2.1 3 = Changing the logo and the panels =
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Silvia Macovei 7.1 5 Changing the logo and the panels are the first actions you are likely to undertake when starting a new wiki. The following explanations apply to the Flamingo skin.
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Ecaterina Moraru (Valica) 12.1 7 The following explanations provide you with basic guidelines. Please refer to [[the skin page>>platform:Features.Skins]] and [[the complete skinning guide on XWiki.org>>platform:AdminGuide.Skins]] if you're willing to heavily customize your wiki.
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10 Hint: open links in a new tab in order to keep this page available for reference throughout the process.
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Silvia Macovei 2.1 13 == Changing the logo ==
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15 Many methods can be used to change your wiki's logo. The method described here is the simplest of all:
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17 1. Edit the currently used Flamingo Theme (by going to ##Administration > Look & Feel > Themes > Color Theme > Customize##)
18 1. Go the the "Logos" section of the variables
19 1. Click on the "Choose an attachment" button, just beneath the ##@logo## variable.
20 1. Select from one of the existing image attachments on the theme page.
21 1. Otherwise, if you'd like to upload a new logo image, click "Browse", choose a file from your computer and then click "Upload and select".(((
Silvia Macovei 7.1 22 {{image reference="LogoFlamingo.png"/}}
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Silvia Macovei 2.1 25 == Changing your wiki's background color ==
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Silvia Macovei 7.1 27 If you're using the Flamingo skin, you can also change your wiki's background color pretty easily:
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Silvia Macovei 13.1 29 * Go to the currently used Flamingo Theme as before
30 * Change the colors from the “Base color” section in the editor
Eduard Moraru 10.2 31 * Click on the "Save & View" button at the bottom of the page. Your wiki is now running under a new color scheme!(((
Silvia Macovei 7.1 32 {{image reference="BaseColorsFlamingo.png"/}}
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Silvia Macovei 2.1 35 == Changing your wiki's panels ==
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Ecaterina Moraru (Valica) 12.1 37 In XWiki you can add panels to enhance the look and navigation of your wiki.
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Silvia Macovei 16.1 39 Go to the “Page Layout” tab ( ##Administration > Look & Feel > Panels##). The "Page Layout" tab allows you to
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41 * define whether you want a right column, a left column, both or none
42 * set the width of these columns to small, medium or large
43 * specify the list of panels you’d like to display on both the left and the right column.(((
Silvia Macovei 17.2 44 {{image reference="PageLayoutFlamingo.png" width="650px"/}}
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Silvia Macovei 10.1 47 The "Panel List" tab allows you to select which panels you want to display.
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Silvia Macovei 10.1 49 * Drag & Drop the panels you want to use from the middle of the page to the columns
50 * Drag & Drop the panels you want to remove from the columns to the middle of the page
51 * Drag & Drop the panels you want to move from one place in the column to another
Eduard Moraru 10.2 52 * Once you're happy with the result, click on "Save the new layout" at the bottom of the page. Your wiki now has new panels ordered to your preference.(((
Silvia Macovei 10.1 53 {{image reference="PanelListFlamingo.png"/}}
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Vincent Massol 12.3 56 * Next: [[Creating new users>>enterprise:GettingStarted.CreatingNewUsers]]

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