WIKI TRAINING

“Wiki” is a Hawaiian word for “fast”

A wiki is a page or collection of Web pages designed to enable anyone who accesses it to contribute or modify content

Well known wikis = Wikipedia

WHAT IS A WIKI?

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN:

Sign up for a new account Create a main page, new page Create links Save work Format Add pictures Add permissions

HOW TO SIGN UP?

GO TO

https://plans.pbworks.com/signup/basic20

ADMINISTRATOR RIGHTS

SIGN UP PAGE

1. Type the address of your webpage here

2. Choose ‘For Education’

3. Enter your email address and choose a password for your site

SIGN UP PAGE

pagename

2. Tick this box

1. Make sure you allow only certain people to edit.

3. Finally, click on this to start

Check your email for the confirmation and click on it to

activate

HOW TO SIGN UP?

THE INTERFACE

Switch to view or edit your page

Click here to create a new

page and upload your files

Extra settings for page colour,

security, adding collaborators

HOW TO EDIT?

Basic Formatting tools

Click here to upload your files/images

TOOLBAR

Bold, italic or underline

Choose the font type and size

Align your text

Insert bullets or

numberings

Change text colour or

background colour

Insert hyperlink Insert Table

Check spelling

Erase formatting

Copy, paste & undo

CREATING A NEW PAGE

Click on ‘Create a page’ on the right side of your

page

CREATING A NEW PAGE

1. Type the name of your page

2. Click here

CREATING A NEW PAGE

1. Type here

2. Click to save

LINKING PAGES

Highlight the word/sentence which you want to link

Then click on the hyperlink icon

LINKING PAGES

Choose to link to PBworks page, PBworks folders or any URL

Select which page you want to link to

LINKING PAGES

Your link is created when the highlighted word/sentence is underlined and blue in colour

UPLOAD FILES

Click on ‘Upload files’ on the right side of your page

Click here

UPLOAD FILES

UPLOAD FILES

Choose the file that you want and

click ‘Open’

UPLOAD FILES

1. You will see your file here

2. Once you have uploaded all your files, go back to ‘Home’

INSERTING PICTURES

Click on ‘Images and files’

INSERTING PICTURES

1. Place the cursor where you want the picture to be

2. Click on the picture file name

INSERTING FILES

1. Clicking on a PowerPoint or a word document will add a link instead

2. This is what you will see!

WHAT IS A SIDEBAR?

A Sidebar helps you to create page links at the right side of your page.

It helps you to navigate through your pages easily.

EDITING THE SIDEBAR

Click on

‘Edit the sidebar’

EDITING THE SIDEBAR

The side bar is like any other page.

Create the links as usual by clicking on the globe.

EDITING THE SIDEBAR

This is what you will see once you have saved

SHARING YOUR WORKSPACE

1. Below the sidebar you will see ‘Share this Workspace’

2. Type in the email address of those you want to allow to edit your workspace and click ‘Add’

DELETING COLLABORATORS

Click on ‘Settings’ to delete any collaborators or if you have shared wrongly

DELETING COLLABORATORS

Click on ‘Users’

DELETING COLLABORATORS

Click on ‘Remove Access’

CHANGING COLOUR SCHEME

Click on ‘Settings’

CHANGING COLOUR SCHEME

1. Click on ‘Colors’

2. Choose and click ‘Save’

DELETING YOUR WORKSPACE

1. Under ‘Settings’ click on ‘Delete’

2. Click on this