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User's Guide

XWiki is first and foremost a standard wiki. You might want to read up on the definition of a wiki. This section of the documentation will show you how to use all the basic features of XWiki. However XWiki is also a second generation wiki with powerful programming features which are documented in the Developer's Guide.

At the same time as you follow the guides below we recommend that you try out what you learn on the Playground. This is a XWiki instance that we've set up for you so that you can easily discover the joys of using a wiki.

After you're ve learnt what a wiki is and how it works, you migh want to create your own XWiki. You can do this either by creating a wiki on the XWiki Farm (this is the easiest) or by downloading XWiki and installing it on your machine.

• Features

Getting Started Videos & Animations

Animations

• XWiki's main features in 10 slides

Videos

Here are some videos to get you started quickly:

• Basic editing using the WYSIWYG editor
• Creating various types of links using the WYSIWYG editor
• Creating tables using the WYSIWYG editor
• Making modifications to a table using the WYSIWYG editor
• Viewing page history and rolling back an older version
• Creating a new Space
• Attaching files to a page
• Attaching a file using the WYSIWYG editor
• Attaching an image using the WYSIWYG editor

Features

In order to learn how to use XWiki, browse through the different features listed below. You can also give a look to the XWiki's features in 10 slides diaporama.

	Page editing Use simple wiki syntax to format text, create tables, create links, display images, etc. Alternatively use a powerful WYSIWYG editor to edit the content of documents.		Document Lifecycle Create, Edit, Show, Print, Delete, Copy and Rename documents.
	Version Control Any change made in XWiki is saved under version control, meaning you can view any previous version of a page, compare different versions or rollback to any past version.		Attachments Attach as many files as you want to any page. These files can then be referenced and used in page contents.
	Rights Management Control who can view, edit or delete documents in a flexible manner. Apply rights to a document, a space or an entire wiki.		Full-text Search Find easily any data or meta-data associated with a document.
	Spaces Organize your documents by grouping them together by domain.		Plugins Use or develop Java plugins to extend XWiki features.
	Programming Use XWiki's programming API directly into your pages (Velocity or Groovy) to perform advanced formatting, layout or anything really.		Skins Completely customize document templates, add menus, modify CSS files. You're in complete control of the look & feel.
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