[Dummies 01] • Wikis For Dummies by Woods, Dan -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Title Contents Introduction

About This Book Foolish Assumptions Conventions Used in This Book What You Don’t Have to Read How This Book Is Organized Icons Used in This Book Where to Go from Here

Part I : Introducing Wikis

Chapter 1: Understanding Wikis: From Ward’s Brain to Your Browser

Finding Your Way to Wikis You, Too, Can Wiki Putting Wikis to Work The History and Future of Wikis

Chapter 2: Contributing Content to a Wiki

Basic Wiki Skills Attaching Documents to Wiki Pages Printing Wiki Pages Tracking Versions and Changes

Chapter 3: The Thousand Problem-Solving Faces of Wikis

The Many Categories of Wikis Content-Focused Wikis: The Goldmine of Shared Content Process-Focused Wikis: A Shared Space for a Shared Mission Community Wikis: Exploring Common Bonds Ease-of-Use Wikis: Web Site Creation Made Easy Hunting for More Wikis

Chapter 4: Using and Improving the 800-pound Gorilla of Wikis: Wikipedia

Understanding How Wikipedia Works What Wikipedia Can Do For You

Part II : Making Your Own Wiki

Chapter 5: Finding a Hosted Home for Your Wiki

Choosing the Right Hosted Wiki Creating a Hosted Wiki with WikiSpaces

Chapter 6: Creating Content for Your Wiki

Applying Markup as Content Makeup Editing Pages with Wiki Markup Controlling Layout and Formatting with HTML Choosing Wiki Page Modes

Chapter 7: Linking, Categorizing, and Tagging Wiki Pages

Linking Wiki Pages Linking Outside Your Wiki Linking to Files, Images, and Multimedia Categorizing and Tagging Pages

Chapter 8: The Four Dimensions of Wiki Design

Architecting the Information in Your Wiki Plotting Navigational Paths through Your Wiki Using Templates to Design Content Pages Adding Visual Panache to Your Wiki

Part III : Promoting, Managing, and Improving Your Wiki

Chapter 9: Attracting Users to Your Wiki

Wiki Don’ts Wiki Do’s Starting a Community Wiki Promoting Wikis in the Office Living with Wiki Life Cycles

Chapter 10: Choosing an Installed Wiki Engine

Evaluating Basic Wiki Groups Assessing Your Wiki Requirements Comparing Wiki Engines Going on a Wiki Walkabout

Chapter 11: Getting Your Wiki Engine Up and Running

Finding a Home for Your Wiki Finding an Internet Mechanic Starting Your Wiki Engine

Chapter 12: Managing Wikis

Chapter 13: Protecting Your Wiki

Evaluating Threats to Your Wiki Running Your Own Change Patrol Controlling Editing Access Preparing for Disaster

Chapter 14: Creating Applications Using Structured Wikis

Reviewing Structured Wiki Basics Searching Your Wiki Templating Your Wiki Adding Forms to Your Wiki Adding Wiki Plug-Ins

Part IV : The Part of Tens

Chapter 15: Ten Essential Wiki Attitudes

Shared Authorship Easier Is Better Throw It Up There Unfinished Is Okay Bold Is Beautiful Set an Example Let It Happen Structure Can Wait We Don’t Need No Stinkin’ Rules Follow the Community

Chapter 16: Ten Roles People Play When Using Wikis

Reader/Researcher Contributor Evangelist Editorial Quality Maven Administrator Operations and Hosting Engineer Wiki Engine Developer Policy and Process Contributor Critic Champion/Founder

Chapter 17: Ten Ways How Wikis Work at the Office

Shared Repository Reducing “To All” E-Mail Simple Databases Knowledge Management Training Intranet Web Publishing User Documentation Shared Spreadsheets Project Management

Chapter 18: Ten Innovative Wikis

TiddlyWiki wetpaint Central Desktop StikiPad wikiCalc WikiTree WikiTimeScale Swicki Kwiki FlexWiki