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First Steps

  • Wikis are different. This is the two-way web. You can read pages and you can write pages quickly and automatically. You can make new pages with links. It is an organic process. But it is still a good idea to give some thought to how you want to organize your wiki info and pages. Start with a simple outline and then let it grow from there.
  • Bread crumbs: Note the "bread crumbs" at the top of the page. They will help you back out of spaces and Dashboar will always take you to the entry page for the entire wiki.
  • What you see is what you have permissions to see. If you do not see spaces or pages that you think you should, then you need to contact group, project, or activity leader.
  • Explore Confluence is rather forgiving. If you make a mistake you can always revert to a recently saved version of a page.
  • Search is your friend The Confluence search tool is very powerful and can help you find information quickly and easily. Once you enter a search string and click on search you will be presented a number of results to pick from as well as a ways to narrow down / focus the results.

Second Steps

  • You can edit pages in two ways Pages can be edited in the Rich Text Editor which is a basic What You See Is What You Get (WYSISYG) editor, it is a bit slower. Otherwise you can use the Wiki Markup edtior with tags. This will be personal preference.
  • Confluence editors remember If you leave a page you are editing and then come back later. OR if your system crashes and you come back later to a page without saving the editing. Confluence will most likely have a saved version of the page you were editing. This can be helpful, but be aware if some one else has edited the page since you may want to reconsider which changes to make. Go to your User Profile page and select the tab Drafts to locate any pages you edited that were not properly saved.
  • There are various communication tools here There is the wiki page - where one or many can write to. There are comments - which can be used to provide threaded discussions about the contents on the wiki page without changing the page. There is news - these can be used as alerts to events or information worth note or used like a web log journal.
  • Share what you know Please submit your tips, experiences, and questions with us at the Wiki Exchange

Things to Remember

  • Wikis are forgiving Revisions of pages are kept, so accidental deletions most likely be recovered.
  • Wiki Markup shortcuts An abbreviated list is to the right of the editing box with a link to <a href="/confluence/renderer/notationhelp.action" onClick="window.open(this.href,'notation_help','width=680, height=440, resizable, scrollbars'); return false;">full notation guide</a> at the bottom of the box.

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