Slide 1: What is this famous "TWiki"?

The basic function of TWiki is offer a structured collaboration plataform, where people can run a project development area, a document management system, a knowledge base, a dinamic website, or any other collaborative effort. In single words, TWiki is like a website where anyone can edit.

• It is based on a Wiki system;
  
• "Wiki" is short for "wiki wiki", the Hawaiian for "Quick";
• It can be considered "the simplest online database that could possibly work"; and
• A Wiki is basically a shared, online, persistent whiteboard.

Slide 2: How TWiki is being used by corporations?

• Replace static website;
• Knowledge base and FAQ system;
• Document management and version control;
• Collaborative tool;
  
• Files repository;
  
• Local Message Board; and
• Different applications.
  

Access http://twiki.org/cgi-bin/view/Main/TWikiInstallation to see the list of sites using TWiki.

Slide 3: Features

• Any web browser can access it;
• Standard Editor plus WYSIWYG Editor;
• WEBS: Pages are grouped into TWiki webs or collections. This allows you to set up separate collaboration groups;
• TOPICS: Several topics can be created within each WEB;
• Login/Logout process;
• Jump and Search services;
• e-mail notification service;
• File Attachments;
• Revision control ;
• Access control;
• Application creation support;
• Statistics.

Slide 4: TWiki Structure: WIKIWORDS

• Word that starts with uppercase, then some lowercase, then more uppercase.
• This has a special meaning to TWiki; if it matches the name of another topic, TWiki will automatically create a link to that page for you.
• If there is no such page, then the word is highlighted and TWiki will invite you to create that page.

Slide 5: TWiki Structure: PAGES

TWiki pages are usually organised into four parts: header, body, footer and menu.

See the IAI TWiki site as an example.

Slide 6: TWiki Structure: HOW TO FORMAT A PAGE?

Use the WYSIWYG Editor to make life simple!

OR

Use formatting codes. (See https://iaibr3.iai.int:1500/twiki/bin/view/TWiki/TextFormattingRules)

_XXXXXX_ for ITALIC

*XXXXXX* for BOLD

__XXXXXX__ for BOLD ITALIC

Slide 7: TWiki Structure: TABLES

Use

| Cat | Feline | 2 |
| Bear | Ursine | 4 |
| Wolf | Vulpine | 9 |

*TOTAL = %CALC{"$SUM(R1:C3..R3:C3)"}%*

to create a single table like this:

Cat	Feline	2
Bear	Ursine	4
Wolf	Vulpine	9

TOTAL = 15

Slide 8: TWiki Structure: Referencing other pages and URLs

Use

[[BumpyWords][bumpy words]] 

To call a topic

OR

[[http://www.google.com/][Google]] 

to call an external link, like Google.

Slide 9: How to create WEBS and Topics?

For security reasons, to create a new WEB people should contact the TWiki Administrator; and

To create new TOPICs inside a WEB, just edit the WEB and type a TOPIC name. TWiki will identify that information as a new TOPIC creation, which will be automatically created.

E.g: TOPIC Creation TEST

Slide 10: How to block access to TOPICS?

To block access to a certain TOPIC, normally create your topic and then define the following parameters at the bottom of the topic:

ALLOWTOPICVIEW = Main.XXXX
ALLOWTOPICCHANGE = Main.XXXX
ALLOWTOPICRENAME = Main.XXXX

This mean that nobody but Main.XXXX will be allowed to view, change or rename the topic.

Slide 11: Attachments

Slide 12: Facts

• WIKI is available in 125 languages;
• The service has 3.3 million of articles; and
• It receives 10 million of visits per day;

• pt.wikibooks.org (http://pt.wikibooks.org)
• pt.wikisource.org (http://pt.wikisource.org)
• pt.wikiquote.org (http://pt.wikiquote.org)
• pt.wikipedia.org (http://pt.wikipedia.org)
• pt.wiktionary.org (http://pt.wiktionary.org)
• pt.wikinews.org (http://pt.wikinews.org)
• www.wikipedia.org (http://www.wikipedia.org)

Slide 13: Conclusions

• Why use this solution?
• Questions?

DO NOT DELETE THIS PART!!!

To submit files on this area, click over Attach, then selet your local file. You dont need to fill out COMMENT. Also, LINK and HIDE FILE boxs should be unset.

* Users or groups allowed/not allowed to change or rename this topic:

• Set ALLOWTOPICCHANGE = LuisMarceloAchite
• Set ALLOWTOPICRENAME = LuisMarceloAchite