Wiki Training
1. Log in
Click the log in icon at the top right of the page
Log in with your ONID name and password. All log-ins are through ONID. You cannot reset your password in the wiki.
You should now see your name and your ONID email account when you click on your profile photo or initials in the top right corner.
2. Your Personal Space
Everyone with a wiki account has a personal space.
To access your personal space, click on your name in the top right corner to see a menu and choose "Personal space"
3. Edit a page
On the page you wish to edit, click on “Edit” at the top right of the screen
When you are done editing, click the “Update” button on the top right of the of the screen.
4. Create a new page
Create a new page or a child page by clicking on the orange "Create" button at the top of the screen
Choose “Page” to create a new page
Give your page a title.
Choose a page template, if desired (bottom of new page)
Click Publish at the top of the page.
5. Add a link
Highlight the text you want to turn into a link and then click on the icon that looks like a chain link
This dialog box appears. You can link to another page in the wiki, to an external web page, or to attached files in the wiki.
Click "Insert"
“Update” your page.
6. Add an image to your page
You can insert images, or drag and drop images into your pages
Type a forward slash /
It will bring up a menu - Choose Add images and other files to your page
This brings up a dialog box:
Dragging and dropping images
If you have an image on your computer, for example, a screen shot you can put your cursor in the page where you want the image, then drag and drop the image into your page.
Click the “Update” button at the top of the page.
7. Add an attachment
Files, such as images or documents, can be “attached” to wiki pages.
To attach something to a page, you need to upload it from your computer to the wiki
On the bottom right of the page, click on the details icon
This opens a dialog box where you can click on “Attachments”
Then click on the “Attach” button.
The file is attached to your page - you can delete files from here.
To return to the main page, click on “View” in the top right.
To navigate to all of the attachments you add to a particular page you can click on the three dots. Files are attached to particular pages and can’t be viewed from other pages unless you link them as a Web Link.
8. Downloading and editing attachments
Open the list of attachments by clicking on the three dots in the top right and then “Attachments”.
The Edit link to the right of the file requires plugins that are not currently installed.
If you need to open or edit an attachment in the wiki, the best thing to do is click on the file name from the list on this page, save the file to your computer, and then make your changes.
After you finish editing the file, you will need to upload the new version.
The wiki will automatically keep previous versions for you.
9. Linking to attachments from a page
Attachments to a page do not appear in the body of a page by default. If you want them to appear directly on the page, you must manually link them:
If the file is already attached to this page
Place your cursor where you want the link.
Type / to open the slash command menu (or click the + icon on the left).
Choose Files and images.
In the right-hand panel that opens, click the Attachments tab (it will show files attached to this page).
Click the file you want:
If you’re in a normal paragraph, Confluence will insert a thumbnail or inline file;
To make it a text link, click it once and use the toolbar to change the display to Link (or press Ctrl/Cmd + Kand choose the file).
Alternative:
Go to the page’s Attachments view:
Click the ••• (More actions) in the top-right.
Choose Attachments.
Right-click the attachment’s name and copy the link.
Back on your meeting-notes page, select the text you want to be the link.
Press Ctrl/Cmd + K and paste the attachment URL.
If you still need to upload the file
Put your cursor where you want the link.
Type /files and select Files and images.
Drag-and-drop your file or browse and select it.
Once it appears, click on it and use the formatting toolbar to:
Keep as a thumbnail, or
Change to Link (so it appears as text only).
10. Permissions
Permissions are inherited, so if you create a child page it will have the same restrictions as the top level page by default. You can add additional restrictions, but you can’t grant additional permissions to those that have already been restricted by the parent page.
Permissions can also be set at the space level (for the whole space). You won’t normally be able to do this unless you are a Space Administrator.
11. Macros (Now “Elements)
Type a forward slash / to bring up the elements list
View More for the whole list and search for what you want
Choose what you want and Click "Insert"
Additional macros can be found by clicking on "Other Macros"
Panels examples: Library Administration, LIT; Library Spaces
12. Space Administration
Space settings are found in the lefthand navigation under the three dots next to the space name
Page-level permissions are now under Restrictions for each page rather than something labeled “page permissions.”
13. Organization of Pages
Within a space, the wiki pages are organized in a tree-like structure or hierarchy. Click the three dots (meaning "more") on the top right of the page
Click "View in Hierarchy" to see the structure of the pages in the space you are editing.
You can drag and drop pages here to reorganize, or you can organize the pages in alphabetical order.
14. Dashboard
Click on “Oregon State University Libraries & Press” on the top left to return to the main wiki home page. The left hand column can be minimized by clicking the << at the bottom of the column. To reopen this navigation column, click >> to expand it.
Questions? Contact Margaret.Mellinger@oregonstate.edu