WikiPlainLanguage

This page contains information that is useful for you to learn more about the basic features of Wikispaces. After you read through this page, you should be able to create your own Wikispaces page within this course site or your own Wikispaces space for which you are the owner and organizer. toc

Wikis in Plain English
View a short video explanation of wikis and how they can be used to coordinate a group by Common Craft. http://youtu.be/-dnL00TdmLY

How to Edit a Page

 * Find the button at the top of that page, on the right, that says **Edit** or **Edit This Page**. Click that button to enter editor mode.
 * Just start typing.
 * Use the **bold**, //italic//, and __underline__ buttons for simple formatting, or use the **Color and Style Editor** button to change your text’s size, color , font , and more.

How do I add an image?

 * Place the cursor where you would like the image to appear.
 * Select the **File** icon from the editor toolbar.
 * Click the **Upload Files** button.
 * Page through your files, search by file name, or sort by tag.
 * Click on the image to place it on the page.
 * Click on the image to get the **File Properties** popup, and adjust the alignment and size of your image, or add a caption.
 * Save the wiki page.

How do I add a link?
There are three types of links you can add on a page:an existing page you have already created, a new page, and another Web site:

**Link to an existing page in the current wiki:**
 * Highlight the text or image that you would like to make into a link.
 * Select the **Link** icon from the editor toolbar.
 * If there already is a page in your wiki named with the highlighted text, you will see the green check-mark in the **Page Name** field. If this is not the case, start typing the name of the page you would like to link to into to the **Page Name** field. You can either type the full name or choose it from the dropdown.
 * Click the **Add Link** button.
 * Save the wiki page.

**Create a new page in the current wiki:**

 * Highlight the text or image that you would like to make into a link.
 * Select the **Link** icon from the editor toolbar.
 * Type the name of the new page into the **Page Name** field.
 * Click the **Add Link** button.
 * Save the wiki page.
 * Follow the link and begin editing the new page.

**Link to another Web site:**

 * Highlight the text or image that you would like to make into a link.
 * Select the **Link** icon from the editor toolbar.
 * Select the **External Link** tab.
 * Type or paste the URL into the **Address** field.
 * Click the **Add Link** button.
 * Save the wiki page.

How do I set a heading?

 * Highlight the text that you want to make into a heading.
 * Select the level of heading from the dropdown list in the editor bar.

[This will change the formatting of the line. If you embed a **Table of Contents** widget on your page, any paragraphs that you formatted as headings will appear in the table of contents.]

How do I add a file?

 * Place the cursor where you would like the link to your file to appear.
 * Select the **File** icon from the editor toolbar.
 * **Upload Files**.
 * Page through your files, search by file name, or sort by tag.
 * Click on the file to place it on the page. Images, videos, and audio clips can be embedded directly into the page. For other file types — including PDFs, Word docs, Excel spreadsheets, and PowerPoint presentations — the **Embed File** option will place a link to the file on the page.
 * Save the wiki page.

How do I embed a video from another site?

 * Place the cursor where you would like the video to appear.
 * Select the **Widget** icon from the editor toolbar.
 * In the **Widgets** tool, select **Video** from the side menu and choose your video service or click Other.
 * In a separate browser window or tab, navigate to your video. Look for something that says “Embed” (or maybe "Share"), followed by a piece of code. Copy this code.
 * Back on your wiki page, paste the copied code into the field in the Widget tool. Hit **Save**.
 * Click on the embedded widget (in editor mode, it will be a blue square) to get the **Widget Properties** popup, and adjust the alignment and size of your video.
 * Save the wiki page.

How do I save my changes?
Once you have finished making your edits, click the **Save** button in the editor toolbar.

Apply for Your Own Public/Private Wikispaces
http://www.wikispaces.com/content/for/teachers