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Adding a wiki

With the editing turned on, in the section you wish to add your wiki, click the "Add an activity or resource" link (or, if not present, the "Add an activity" drop down menu )and choose Wiki.
This will take you to the wiki settings page titled "Adding a new wiki". All settings may expanded by clicking the "Expand all" link top right.
In an existing wiki, the wiki settings can be found in Administration > Wiki administration > Edit settings.

General

General settings expanded by default

Wiki name

The name you give to your wiki here will appear as the link on the course page for your students to click.

Wiki description

Explain the purpose of your wiki here. (This description may or may not be compulsory depending on your admin's settings.)

Display description on course page

If this box is checked, then the description you added above will appear with the wiki link on the course page.

Wiki mode

Choose between "Individual wiki" where each student gets their own, or "Collaborative wiki" where students work together on a single wiki.

First page name

The name you add here will form the first page of your new wiki. It is a required field and once a name has been entered,it can't be changed.

Format

(These settings are collapsed by defaul)

Wiki format settings expanded

Default format

Set the default type of editing your wiki will use. Chooose from
- HTML - editing using the normal text editor
- Creole - a popular wiki editing language. If this is selected, a small editing toolbar will appear.

- NWiki - a wiki editing language used in the contributed NWiki module.

Force format

If you check this box then students cannot choose their own method of editing the wiki.

Common module settings

See Common module settings

Restrict access/Activity completion

(These settings are collapsed by default)

These settings are visible if Conditional activities and Activity completion have been enabled in the site and the course.

Locally assigned roles

In Administration> Wiki administration > Locally assigned roles selected users can be given additional roles in the activity.

Wiki permissions

Role permissions for the activity can be changed in Administration > Wiki administration > Permissions.

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-==Adding a wiki page==
-There are two main ways to add a new Wiki page:
+==Adding a wiki==
+*With the editing turned on, in the section you wish to add your wiki, click the "Add an activity or resource" link (or, if not present, the "Add an activity" drop down menu )and choose ''Wiki''.
+*This will take you to the wiki settings page titled "Adding a new wiki". All settings may expanded by clicking the "Expand all" link top right.
+*In an existing wiki, the wiki settings can be found in ''Administration > Wiki administration > Edit settings''.
-===Add an Activity===
+==General==
+{|
+|[[File:wikigeneral25.png|thumb|General settings expanded by default]]
+|}
-You can select '''Wiki''' from the [[Adding resources and activities|Add an Activity
+===Wiki name===
-]]pull down menus in a course.
+*The name you give to your wiki here will appear as the link on the course page for your students to click.
-===Using Search===
+===Wiki description===
+*Explain the purpose of your wiki here. (This description may or may not be compulsory depending on your admin's settings.)
+====Display description on course page====
-Enter the name of the page you woul like to create in the Search box on a Wiki page
+If this box is checked, then the description you added above will appear with the wiki link on the course page.
-: If the page already exists, you will be takenn to that page
+===Wiki mode===
+*Choose between "Individual wiki" where each student gets their own, or "Collaborative wiki" where students work together on a single wiki.
+===First page name===
+*The name you add here will form the first page of your new wiki. It is a required field and once  a name has been entered,it can't be changed.
+==Format==
+(These settings are collapsed by defaul)
+{|
+|[[File:wikiformat25.png|thumb|Wiki format settings expanded]]
+|}
-: If the page does not exist, you will see:
+===Default format===
+*Set the default type of editing your wiki will use. Chooose from
+**HTML - editing using the normal text editor
+**Creole - a popular wiki editing language. If this is selected, a small editing toolbar will appear.
+[[File:creolenwiki.png]]
+**NWiki - a wiki editing language used in the contributed NWiki module.
-:: '''There is no page titled "Your new page". You can create this page.'''
+===Force format===
+If you check this box then students cannot choose their own method of editing the wiki.
+==Common module settings==
+See [[Common module settings]]
+==Restrict access/Activity completion==
+(These settings are collapsed by default)
-:: Click on create this page, and begin editing
+These settings are visible if [[Conditional activities]] and [[Activity completion]] have been enabled in the site and the course.
-===From a Wiki page===
+==Locally assigned roles==
-You can also create a new Wiki page by editing an existing page and adding a Wiki link to the page you want to create - e.g. <nowiki>[[New page]]</nowiki>
+In ''Administration> Wiki administration > Locally assigned roles'' selected users can be given additional roles in the activity.
-Then click either on '''Save page'' or on '''Show preview'''
+==Wiki permissions==
-You will then see a clicable link to your New Page; click on it and bein to edit.
+Role permissions for the activity can be changed in ''Administration > Wiki administration > Permissions''.
-==Editing a Wiki==
+[[fr:Ajouter/modifier un wiki]]
+[[de:Wiki anlegen]]
-* Click on the '''edit''' tag at the top of the Wiki page
+[[es:Configuraciones de wiki]]
+[[ja:Wikiを追加/編集する]]
-* Edit the text as you see fit.
-* Use wiki tags for formatting and creating links that are needed.
-* Go to [[Help:Editing]] to learn more about the Wiki formatting tags
-[[Category:Teacher]]
-[[Category:Wiki]]

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