Wikispaces+Help

=First two places to go:=
 * 1) =Link to view video tutorials: http://www.wikispaces.com/site/tour#introduction=
 * 2) =Click the Help link at the top of every wikipage=


 * The information below was copied from the wikispaces help screen. The help page will have the most up-to-date information.**

=How do I edit a page?= Each editable page on Wikispaces has an "Edit This Page" button at the top of the page. Sometimes the button will look slightly different or be in a different place but it should always be easily recognized. Click on this button to bring up the page editor. The page editor allows you to add text and pictures to a page and to format that page. =What is the difference between the "visual" editor and "text" editor?= The Wikispaces editor has a visual mode and a plain text mode. The visual editor lets you see the final look and feel of a page before you save it. It's just like using a word processor. The text editor allows you to edit the raw wikitext of a page. It's useful when you want to get under the hood and tinker. We support the visual editor in Internet Explorer 6 and 7, Firefox 1.5 and 2.0. If your browser does not support the visual editor we will automatically load the text editor for you. Click here to learn more about working in the Text Editor.  =How can I format text?= When you are in the Edit mode for a page, you will see options on the toolbar at the top of the page. You can bold, italicize, underline, and bullet text; format text in various headings; or add a horizontal line break to your page. You can also change the font, color, alignment, or size of your text. To learn more about this, see the following section. If would like to learn more about formatting text in our text editor, see our wikitext page.  =Can I change the color or size of text on my wiki page?= Wikispaces gives you the ability to format the font, color, and size of text on your page as well as to align text. To do so, If you know CSS, you can switch to the "Advanced Mode" of the formatting tool and easily alter the CSS of the highlighted text. =How do I add a symbol to my page?= If you would like to add a special character to the page, such as a Euro sign € or superscript number ⁷, click "Edit This Page" and click on the Special Character icon in the toolbar. =Can I build my wiki in a language other than English?= Wikispaces stores all pages and message data in UTF-8. This means that you can build your wiki in nearly any language on earth and it will appear correctly.  =How do I add or remove a link on my page?= =How do I edit a link already on my page?=
 * 1) Click "Edit This Page."
 * 2) Highlight the text you wish to change
 * 3) Go to the text formatting icon in the toolbar [[image:help:help.textcolor.gif caption="help.textcolor.gif"]].
 * 4) Here you will have the option to change the font style, font size and color, the background color for the font, or the alignment of the text.
 * 1) Click "Edit This Page."
 * 2) Highlight the text you wish to link and click the earth icon [[image:help:help.hyperlink.gif caption="help.hyperlink.gif"]] in the toolbar to add a new link.
 * 3) Another window will come up with an option to create a link to a page in your wiki or to another website or wikispace. If you create a link to a page which hasn't yet been edited, the page name will be red. If the page already exists, the page name will appear green.
 * 4) To remove a link in the visual editor, put the cursor on the link, or highlight the link, and hit the broken link earth icon [[image:help:help.unlink.gif caption="help.unlink.gif"]].
 * 1) Click "Edit This Page."
 * 2) Double click the link you wish to edit.
 * 3) The link tool will pop up and you can change your link there.

=How do I add a link to a place within my page?= You can do this by adding an anchor to your page. To learn more about how these work, see our wikitext anchor section. =How do I spell check my work on the wiki?= Some browsers, including Firefox 2, have built in spell checkers, where misspelled words will be underlined in red. If you are using Internet Explorer, you can download a spell check browser extensions, such as [|ieSpell].

=Images and Files= =How do I add an Image or File to My Page?= =How do I resize images I have placed on my wiki?=
 * 1) Click the image icon which looks like a tree [[image:help:help.image.gif caption="help.image.gif"]] in a box.
 * 2) Use the "Upload New File" or "External Image URL" dialog to select the image or file you wish to put on your page.
 * 3) Put the cursor at the position on the page where you wish to put the image or file.
 * 4) Double click the image or file to put it on the page.
 * 1) Click "Edit This Page."
 * 2) Click on the image you'd like to change.
 * 3) White squares will appear the edges of the photo. Click on a white square and drag it to resize the photo.

=Can I upload multiple files at once?= Yes you can. To learn more, see List and Upload Files. =What types of files can I upload to my wiki?= Wikispaces supports all file types. If you are a Mac user, there may be some items in your folders which look like files but are actually directories, such as the .band extension for GarageBand. We do not support these items for uploading.

=What is the maximum file size I can upload?= We have different file upload sizes depending on your Wikispaces plan. To find out more about the different plan types, see our [|pricing page]. =How do I delete or rename files?= To read more on deleting and renaming files, go to the following link.

=Widgets, Audio, Video= =How do I place videos, calendars, or other media on my wiki?= We provide you with a way to embed videos, audio, calendars, and any other embeddable web service on to your page. =Can I place an audio or video file from my computer on to a page?= Yes. The process is the same as uploading any other file to your Wikispace. To learn more about how to do this, read our Images and Files help section.  =What are Wikispaces Widgets?= We have designed special widgets that allow you to place dynamic content about your Wikispace on your page. This content includes most frequent editors, the discussion threads for a particular page, the page history, and your space's tag cloud. You can now easily place them on your Wikispace by going to the embed widget tool on the toolbar. =How do I change media or code I have embedded on the page?=
 * 1) Click "Edit This Page."
 * 2) Go to the embed widget button on the toolbar that looks like a television [[image:help:help.embed.gif caption="help.embed.gif"]].
 * 3) Choose the type of media you would like to embed, such as YouTube or Google Calendar
 * 4) For each application, there will be instructions for copying the HTML from that application's site and pasting it in the widget tool's box.
 * 5) Once you have embedded the widget to your page, "Save" your page.
 * 1) In the embed tool, choose "Wikispaces."
 * 2) Choose the Wikispaces Widget you would like to add to your page.
 * 3) Customize the widget as you would like, such as setting the specific page that you will add.
 * 4) "Embed" the widget into your page.
 * 5) "Save" your page.
 * 1) Click "Edit This Page."
 * 2) Double click the media box you'd like to change.
 * 3) The embed widget tool will come up. Make any desired changes to the code.

 =How do I add a table to my wikipage?= You can create tables by clicking on the table image in the toolbar. After you specify the number of rows and columns for your table, click "Ok." =How do I make changes to my table?= If you would like to make any changes to your table after you have created it, click on a cell in the table.  =How do I have source code appear on my wiki?= If you are looking to display source code on your wiki, you can do so by clicking "Edit This Page" and going to the image of the text page with HTML tags in the toolbar. Once you save, your code will appear as: code code
 * 1) The table icon [[image:help:help.insert_table.gif caption="help.insert_table.gif"]] will appear on the edge of that cell. Click on that icon.
 * 2) Options for changing the alignment or heading for a cell, row, column, or the entire table will appear. You will also have the option to add or remove rows or columns or merge cells with each other. You can also choose to delete the entire table.
 * 1) leftcolumn { position: absolute; left: 0; top: 0; width: 160px; }

=Navigation= =What is the "edit navigation" link?= The "edit navigation" link on the left edits the content that appears in the Navigation bar on each page in your wiki. The content you put here will show up on every page in your wiki. It's a nice way to have a common menu across all the pages in your wiki and is intended to be used as an index so that your users can easily move around in the wiki. =Will new pages I create automatically appear in the Navigation Bar?= By default, they will. If you haven't edited the navigation bar, when you create and edit a page, it will be listed in alphabetical order in the Navigation Bar. When you edit the Navigation Bar, you will be taken to your space.menu page. There you will see an "include pageList" box. If you delete it, your pages will no longer automatically appear in alphabetical order in your Navigation Bar. You can then custom your Navigation Bar as you would like.  =How do I edit the Navigation Bar?= The space.menu page acts like any other wiki page meaning you can put in links, headings, images, lists - anything that can be on a normal page. The only difference is that bulleted lists will not have bullets displayed in order to preserve space.
 * 1) Click on the "Edit Navigation" link on the left side of your page.
 * 2) You will be editing your "space.menu" page.
 * 3) If you no longer want all of your pages to appear in alphabetical order in the Navigation Bar, delete the "include pageList" box. List the page names, or enter any other content, you want to appear in the Navigation Bar.
 * 4) Highlight each name and link it to its appropriate page by clicking on the button that looks like the Earth [[image:help:help.hyperlink.gif caption="help.hyperlink.gif"]] in the toolbar.
 * 5) Save the page.

=Pages= =What is a page?= Each wikispace may contain many pages. Each page is a single web page which can contain content and can link to other pages. When you create a wiki, you'll start with one blank page called home. =How do I create a new page?= To create a new page within the current wiki: Another way to do this is to edit your page and create a link to a page that doesn't yet exist. Once you save your changes, click on the link to this new page. Click "Edit This Page" to add content to that page. Note that the "New Page" link will only be present if you are a registered user and have logged in. =How do I edit a page?= See our section on Editing Pages. =What does locking a page do?= Wiki organizers can lock pages. A locked page cannot be edited by anyone other than a wiki organizer. A locked page will display a small image of a lock next to the page name.  =How do I lock a page?= As a wiki organizer, To unlock this page, return to "Pages" and click "unlock." =How do I print a page?= Anyone can print pages for public and protected wikis. Only members or organizers can print pages for a private wiki. =How do I rename a page?= Only organizers can rename a page on the wiki. To do so,
 * 1) Click on the "New Page" link in the sidebar.
 * 2) Choose the name of the page.
 * 3) You will go to your new page, which you can begin editing.
 * 1) Click "Manage Wiki."
 * 2) Click "Pages."
 * 3) Select "Lock" from the "Actions" menu next to the page you wish to lock.
 * 1) Click "Manage Wiki."
 * 2) Click "Pages."
 * 3) Select "Print" from the "Actions" menu next to the page you want to print to bring up a printable view of the page.
 * 4) Use your web browser's print function to print the page.
 * 1) Click "Manage Wiki."
 * 2) Click "Pages."
 * 3) Select "Rename" from the "Actions" menu next to the page you wish to rename.
 * 4) Type in your new page name. Any pages which link to the old name will be redirected to your new page.

 =How do I redirect a page?= Only organizers can redirect a page to another one. If you redirect the page "home" to another one named "Working Group 1," anytime members try to go to the "home" page, they will be automatically sent to the "Working Group 1" page. To redirect a page, To remove a redirect from a page, go to "Pages," click on "redirect" in the Actions menu next to the page being redirected. There will be an option to remove the redirect. =How do I delete a page?= You must be an organizer of the wiki to delete a page. If you delete a page in error, e-mail us at [|help@wikispaces.com]. =How do I revert a page?= To learn how to revert a page, read the following section. =What are orphaned pages?= Orphaned pages are those pages you have created which are not linked to from any other pages. By going to "Manage Wiki" and "Pages," you will see a tab at the top which will show you all the orphaned pages on your wiki. =What are wanted pages?= Wanted pages are those which do not exist yet - meaning you have not yet edited them - that are linked to by other pages. By going to "My Wiki" and "Pages," you can find all wanted pages for your wiki under the "wanted" tab. =I created a page but it does not show up on my List of Pages.= Try looking at the "orphaned" or "wanted" pages to see if your page is listed there. If you create a new page, but have not yet edited it, the page will not officially exist. Once you edit it for the first time, the page will show up under "Pages." =Can I see which pages link to my page?= Yes. Go to the page in question and click on the drop down arrow on the "page" tab at the top of the page. Click on "what links here?" to see
 * 1) Click "Manage Wiki"
 * 2) Click "Pages"
 * 3) Select "Redirect" from the "Actions" menu next to the page you want to redirect to another one.
 * 4) Type in the name of the destination page and hit "Redirect."
 * 1) Click "Manage Wiki."
 * 2) Click "Pages."
 * 3) Select "Delete" from the "Actions" menu next to the page you wish to delete.

=List and Upload Files=

=How do I see all the files that have been uploaded to my wiki?= There you will see a list of all the files in your wiki, as well as the date they were uploaded and by whom. =How do I upload files to my wiki?= You can upload files in several ways. One is to upload them directly to the page you are editing. To learn more about this, read the following. If you want to upload files without adding them to a particular page,
 * 1) Go to "Manage Wiki."
 * 2) Click on "Files."
 * 1) Go to "Manage Wiki."
 * 2) Click on "Files."
 * 3) Click "Upload Files" and then choose the file (or files) to upload from your desktop.
 * 4) Click "Select" and the file will begin uploading.

=Can I upload two files of the same name?= No. If you upload a file onto your wiki and a file with that name already exists, the original file will be overwritten.  =How do I upload multiple files to my wiki at once?=
 * 1) Go to "Manage Wiki" and then to "Files."
 * 2) Browse for the files you want to upload. You can select more than one at a time to upload at once. (Directions for your browser are on that page.) Click "Select."
 * 3) You will be able to follow the progress of each upload and can cancel one or all of them if you choose.

=What is the maximum file size I can upload?= We have different file upload sizes depending on your Wikispaces plan. To find out more about the different plan types, see our [|pricing page].

 =How do I delete or rename files?= Only wiki organizers can delete or rename files. To do this,
 * 1) Go to "Manage Wiki."
 * 2) Click on "Files."
 * 3) Select "delete" or "rename" from the "Actions" menu next to the file you wish to rename or delete.

=I'm having difficulties uploading my file. What's the problem?= Check out our troubleshooting section for assistance.

=Templates=

=What are templates?= In your wiki, you can create template pages that will serve as the starting content when you make a new page. =How do I create a template?= =How do I make a new page based on a template?= If you already have a template: =How do I edit a template?=
 * 1) Go to "Manage Wiki."
 * 2) Click on "Templates."
 * 3) Name your new template. You can create your template from a blank page or any other page on your wiki. Once you create your template, you'll then be able to edit the content of the template like a normal wiki page.
 * 1) Click "New Page" in the left sidebar.
 * 2) Select the template to start from.
 * 3) Create your new page.
 * 4) You can then edit your page based on the template or save it as is.
 * 1) Click on "Manage Wiki."
 * 2) Go to "Templates."
 * 3) Click on the Edit link for the template you want to edit.
 * 4) Save your changes.

=Create User Accounts=

=How can I create accounts for my students?= If you are a K-12 educator and have registered your wiki with our free K-12 education Plus plan, you can create student accounts in bulk yourself. You can make up to 100 accounts at one time. To create accounts, just follow these steps:
 * 1) Navigate to your wiki.
 * 2) Select "Manage Wiki."
 * 3) Under People select "User Creator."
 * 4) Choose the wiki you would like to add the users to.
 * 5) You can enter the list as text or upload an excel or .csv file with usernames and passwords. E-mail addresses aren't required to create accounts. For more information on setting up the list of accounts, see our section on formatting your account list.
 * 6) The bulk user creator will guide you through the process of setting up your accounts. If you have any questions, send us an e-mail at help@wikispaces.com.

If you do not have a K-12 wiki, we can still create accounts for you. Just email help@wikispaces.com with a list of usernames, email addresses (if you have them - if you don't just leave them out), and passwords in the format described below and we'll create the accounts for you. =How do I format the list for bulk account creation?= To create accounts easily, format your list in the following manner with commas separating usernames, email addresses (if you have them - if you don't just leave them out), and passwords: code user1,email1@address.com,password1 user2,email2@address.com,password2 user3,email3@address.com,password3 code A few important notes that will help us create these accounts for you quickly: We have a large number of accounts on Wikispaces, so many combinations of first names, last names, and initials are already taken. It's much more likely all the accounts can be made as you ask if you add a school identifier to your students' usernames. For example, if your school is called John Smith High, instead of asking us for the usernames, //adam//, //james//, and //dom//, we recommend //jsh-adam//, //jsh-james//, and //jsh-dom//. Please make sure that usernames are at least 3 characters long (we allow letters, numbers, underscores _, or dashes -) and that passwords are at least 6 characters long. Finally, if you are sending us the list, make sure to let us know which wikis we should add them to as members.
 * Usernames**
 * Length of Usernames and Passwords**
 * Which Wiki?**