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Most of the Swiki power comes from the stuff you put between stars. The characters you place between stars affect what kinds of links are created.
The star character is a special character in the Swiki.
If you really want to type an asterisk, you have to type
☆ |
If you type the name of a page in the Swiki, you create a link to the existing page. You will not create a new page. Every page in the swiki has a unique name.
For example, if I type
☆Swiki Basics☆ |
I get a link to the Swiki Basics page:
Basics
If the page doesn't exist yet, you can create it. If you mistype a page name, then it will think you want to create a new page. Instead, just edit the page again and correct the spelling. When you create a new page:
☆Some New Page☆ |
it looks like this
<form><input type="hidden" name="name" value="Project Signup">Some New Page: <input type="submit" value="create"></form>
(note - faked for demonstration purposes)
Click "create" to create the new page. Or, if you don't want to create a new page, simply edit the page again and correct the error.
If you type a URL, it will go to that URL:
☆http://www.squeak.org☆ |
becomes
http://www.squeak.org
This also works for email addresses:
☆user@somewhere.edu☆ |
becomes
mailto.useratsomewhere.edu
If you link to a URL for a picture, the picture will appear in the current page. For example,
☆http://www.ucar.edu/wag/logos/ucar_small.jpg☆ |
becomes
http://www.ucar.edu/wag/logos/ucar_small.jpg
If you type a path name between + signs, you can create a link to a file you uploaded to the swiki. For example,
☆+sample-file.pdf+☆ |
becomes
sample-file.pdf
See How do I upload files for more details.
As an advanced feature, you may not want a link to show the page title. Use the greater than
> |
to create an alias. For example
☆Cool Swiki Features>Swiki Basics☆ |
appears as
Cool Swiki Features
and links to the Swiki Basics page. Similarly,
☆UCAR>http://www.ucar.edu☆ |
looks like:
UCAR