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This page explores in more detail the settings for the Wiki activity once you have added it to your course and also covers the Site administration settings.

General

Give the Wiki a name and a description if required, checking the box if you want the description to display 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. (Group mode may also be used along with a collaborative 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

Set the default type of editing your wiki will use.If you are at all unsure, select HTML. Chooose from:

- HTML - editing using the normal text editor such as Atto
- Creole - a popular wiki editing language.
- NWiki - a wiki editing language similar to Mediawiki.

Note: Creole and Nwiki have the same toolbar but slightly different syntax. See Creole format and Nwiki markup

Check "Force format" if you want to control the format your learners will use.

Other settings

Depending on what is enabled for your site and course, you may also need to explore Common module settings, Restrict access, Activity completion, Tags and Competencies

Note that activity completion for a wiki is manual completion only.

Locally assigned roles

Selected users can be given additional roles in the wiki activity from the Locally assigned roles link from the gear menu in the wiki (Boost theme) or, for other themes, from Administration> Wiki administration > Locally assigned roles.

Wiki capabilities

Role permissions for the activity can be changed from the Permissions link in the gear menu within the wiki (Boost theme) or, for other themes from Administration>Wiki administration>Permissions.

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-==Adding a wiki page==
-There are two main ways to add a new Wiki page:
+This page explores in more detail the settings for the [[Wiki activity]] once you have added it to your course and also covers the Site administration settings.
+==General==
+Give the Wiki a name  and a description if required, checking the box if you want the description to display 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. (Group mode may also be used along with a collaborative 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.
-===Add an Activity===
+==Format==
+Set the default type of editing your wiki will use.If you are at all unsure, select HTML. Chooose from:
+**HTML - editing using the normal text editor such as [[Atto]]
+**Creole - a popular wiki editing language.
+**NWiki - a wiki editing language similar to Mediawiki.
-You can select '''Wiki''' from the Add an Activity
+Note: Creole and Nwiki have the same toolbar but slightly different syntax. See [[Creole format]] and [[Nwiki markup]]
-===Using Search===
+[[File:WikiFormat.png]]
-Enter the name of the page you woul like to create in the Search box on a Wiki page
+Check "Force format" if you want to control the format your learners will use.
-: If the page already exists, you will be takenn to that page
+==Other settings==
+Depending on what is enabled for your site and course, you may also need to explore [[Common  module settings]], [[Restrict access| Restrict access]],  [[Activity completion]], [[Tags]] and [[Competencies]]
-: If the page does not exist, you will see:
+Note that activity completion for a wiki is manual completion only.
-:: '''There is no page titled "Your new page". You can create this page.'''
+==Locally assigned roles==
-:: Click on create this page, and begin editing
+Selected users can be given additional roles in the wiki activity from the Locally assigned roles link from the gear menu in the wiki (Boost theme) or, for other themes, from ''Administration> Wiki administration > Locally assigned roles''.
-===From a Wiki page===
+==Wiki capabilities==
-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>
+Role permissions for the activity can be changed from the Permissions link in the gear menu within the wiki (Boost theme) or, for other themes from Administration>Wiki administration>Permissions.
-Then click either on '''Save page'' or on '''Show preview'''
+[[fr:Ajouter/modifier un wiki]]
+[[de:Wiki anlegen]]
-You will then see a clicable link to your New Page; click on it and bein to edit.
+[[es:Configuraciones de wiki]]
+[[ja:Wikiを追加/編集する]]
-==Editing a Wiki==
-* Click on the '''edit''' tag at the top of the Wiki page
-* 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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