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Moodle's wiki is based on
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<a href="http://erfurtwiki.sourceforge.net/?id=ErfurtWiki" target="_blank">ErfurtWiki</a>,
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which is an implementation of the
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<a href="http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?WikiWikiWeb" target="_blank">WikiWikiWeb</a>
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hypertext system. It allows simple collaborative editing and creation of web pages.</p>
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<li>learn how to <a href="#createpages">CreatePages</a></li>
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<li>just click on <img src="pix/t/edit.gif"> or select "Edit this page" from the drop down menu to change the contents of a page</li>
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<li>you can format your pages wth <a href="#wikimarkup">Wiki Markup</a>, or with HTML (if the wiki has been given that option)</li>
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<li>SearchPages or go to the list of NewestPages</li>
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<li>there are also lists of the MostVisitedPages, MostOftenChangedPages and recently UpdatedPages</li>
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<a name="createpages"></a><b>Create Pages</b>:<br />
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You create a page by naming it in the text of an existing page. A wiki page is named using
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<a href="#camelcase">CamelCase</a> or by enclosing it in square brackets ( [] ).</p>
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<li>MyWikiPage (Camel Case)</li>
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<li>[My Wiki Page] (enclosed in square brackets)</li>
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Text that has been given a wiki page name will have a '?' after it. Clicking on the '?', will
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enter edit mode for that page. Enter your text, save and you have a new wiki page.</p>
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<p><a name="wikimarkup"></a><b>Wiki Markup</b>:<br />
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Each page inside a Wiki can be edited easily, using wiki markup.
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<li> separate paragraphs inside the text with empty lines</li>
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<li> use three percent signs %%<em></em>% to enforce a line break</li>
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<li> if you prepend text with spaces or tabs it will get indented </li>
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<h4> !! Headlines</h4>
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<li> use an exclamation mark ! at the beginning of a line to create a small headline</li>
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<li> !! for medium</li>
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<li> !!! for large headlines </li>
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<li> if you want to <em>emphasize text</em> enclose it in two single-quotes '' (usually looks italic)</li>
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<li> <strong>text gets bold</strong> with two underscores __ (or if enclosed with two asterisks **)</li>
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<li> to make <big>text big</big> enclose it in hash characters ##</li>
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<li> you can get <small> smaller text </small> using "��" likewise</li>
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<li> a <tt>typewrite like font</tt> will be used if you enclose text in two equal == signs </li>
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<li> start a line with an asterisk * to begin a list</li>
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<li> use # instead for numerated lists
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<li> you can create sublists</li>
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<li> subsequent list points should start with the same mix of * and # </li>
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<li> just enter a CamelCase WikiWord inside your text to create a new HyperLink</li>
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<li> or, enclose some <b>words in square brackets</b> to create a HyperLink</li>
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<li> any valid internet address (starting with <a href="http://">http://</a>) like http://www.example.com/ inside the text will be made clickable automagically</li>
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<li> enclose a www address or a WikiLink inside square brackets [<a href="http://www.moodle.org/">Moodle</a>] and assign it a neat title using quotation marks or the | character
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<li> [title | http://example.com]</li>
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<li> [WikiWord "title"] or ["title for" WikiLink] </li>
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<li> if you don't want a WikiWord or a !http://www-address (or [anything] inside square brackets) to become a HyperLink then just prepend it with a exclamation mark or a tilde
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<li> !NoHyperLink, ~NoHyperLink</li>
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<li> ![no hyperlink], !!http://nolink.org/ </li>
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<h4> Tables with |</h4>
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<table cellpadding="2" border="1" cellspacing="0">
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<td> just enclose </td>
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<td> things with the dash </td>
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<td> to build a </td>
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<td> table structure </td>
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<td> browsers usually </td>
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<td> leave out the missing </td>
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Please always put an empty line before and after a table, so it stands out from other text in its own paragraph.
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<li> to include an image into a page enclose its absolute www-address in square brackets, like [http://www.example.com/pics/image.png] </li>
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<li> alternatively you could use the ImageUploading function</li>
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<h4>Further readings</h4>
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There are more possibilities for Wiki mark-up. Please consult the <a href="http://erfurtwiki.sourceforge.net" target="_new">Erfurt Wiki Homepage</a> for more information.
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<a name="camelcase"></a><b>Camel Case</b>:<br />
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CamelCase describes what WikiWords look like. Multiple words, joined together without
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spaces, separated by changes in case. The uppercase and
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lowercase letters show up like the humps of camels.</p>
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This linking scheme is often also called BumpyText.</p>
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While language purists hate Wikis for that naming scheme, it is very common in the
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computing world and well known to most programmers.</p>