Brief Wiki Introduction
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The fundamental purpose of a wiki is to allow easy modification of all content via the web browser. To accomplish this, on any page, click the 'edit' tab at the top of the page to go to an html form that will allow you to modify the page. Some simple formatting buttons are at the top of the main text entry field - hover the mouse over them to see what their purposes are. Clicking one will insert the appropriate markup text at the cursor's current position.
Links to other pages are created by putting the page's name inside two sets of square braces, like this: [[Main Page]] appears as Main Page. To create a new page, simply add a link to a page that doesn't exist - when a user follows that link, they will be brought to a new, empty page that needs to be edited.
Uploaded files can be linked to by placing Media:filename.txt inside two sets of square braces, like this: [[Media:mypic.jpg]] appears as Media:mypic.jpg. If mypic.jpg hasn't already been uploaded, clicking the link will bring the user to an upload page. Alternately, files can be uploaded with the 'Upload File' link on the left. Files are stored in a flat directory, so be sure to use descriptive filenames. Inline images are uploaded the same way, but are linked like this: [[Image:mypic.jpg]] appears as Image:Mypic.jpg.
Mathematical equations can also be imbedded inline in LaTeX format using the <math></math> tags. For example, <math>a^2+b^2=c^2</math> appears as a2 + b2 = c2.
A history of changes is stored for all pages and files, which can be seen by clicking on the 'history' tab at the top of the page. This acts as a basic form of revision control.
Consult the User's Guide for information on using the wiki software.
