Wiki source code of Editing a page
Version 25.1 by Silvia Macovei on 2018/09/25
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| 1 | XWiki is [[a wiki.>>enterprise:GettingStarted.WhatIsAWiki]] As such, the content of its pages is easy to edit and modify. | ||
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| 3 | = Edit a wiki page = | ||
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| 5 | * Depending on your wiki's settings, you may need to login to edit a page. | ||
| 6 | * Look at the top left or right of your screen. Can you see the "Edit" button? | ||
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| 8 | {{image reference="EditButtonFlamingo.png"/}} | ||
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| 10 | * If you cannot see the "Edit" button, please login | ||
| 11 | ** Click on the "Log-in" button located at the top right of the page | ||
| 12 | ** Enter your username and password and click on "Log-in" | ||
| 13 | ** If you still cannot see the "Edit" button, you may not have the right to edit that page. Sorry! | ||
| 14 | * If you can see the "Edit" button, this means you are alowed to make changes to this page. Let's go! | ||
| 15 | ** Click the "Edit" button | ||
| 16 | ** A new page opens in your browser. The content of the page is displayed in a rich text editor (sometimes called a WYSIWYG editor, meaning "What You See Is What You Get") or a source editor using [[XWiki syntax>>enterprise:XWiki.XWikiSyntax]]. You can switch back and forth between the two modes. | ||
| 17 | ** Use the editor to modify content. If you're not sure what to change, find a typo or grammatical error and fix it ;-) | ||
| 18 | ** Once you're done with your modifications, enter a note under "Version Summary" explaining what you changed. Then choose a button at the bottom to "Preview", "Save & Continue" (save your work as a new version but keep editing), or "Save & View" | ||
| 19 | * The new version of the page featuring your edit is online right away! Well done :-) | ||
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| 21 | You can use a wiki for [[a wide range of purposes>>enterprise:GettingStarted.WhatCanAWikiBeUsedFor]]. They offer a great way to put content online and share it with others. | ||
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| 23 | {{info}} | ||
| 24 | Get started right away! Hunt the typo hidden in this page in order to edit and correct it! | ||
| 25 | {{/info}} | ||
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| 27 | = Create new pages and links = | ||
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| 29 | One of the main strengths of a wiki is that you can easily create links between pages. Easy link creation lets you create a structure within your wiki and cross-reference pages. Links make content easier to browse and find. This is why it is important to create links between your pages. To create new inter-wiki links when editing a page: | ||
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| 31 | * In rich text editing mode (WYSIWYG), highlight the term you want to linkify, click on the "link" button, select "Wiki Page...", and choose the page you want to link to | ||
| 32 | * In source editing mode, use one of the options explained in the [[XWiki syntax guide>>enterprise:XWiki.XWikiSyntax#HLinks]] | ||
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| 34 | Links can be used as pointers towards pages that do not exist yet. When used for this purpose, a link will appear underlined, with a question mark to its right. Clicking on such a link brings you to the page in edit mode. The new page will be created when you click on "Save & View". This way of creating new pages is quite handy since it creates your wiki's structure at the same time that new content is added. | ||
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| 36 | * Next: [[Page history>>enterprise:GettingStarted.PageHistory]] |
