HOW-TO

How to register and log in

Hit the 'register' link at the top of any page and type in a user name and password. You can use a user name of 'Joe Bloggs' - it doesn't have to be a cryptic handle. From then on, you can log in by hitting the 'login' link, next to the 'register' link at the top of the page. You must log in before trying to edit.

How to create a new wiki page

You need to be logged in first, then hit the [edit] link at the top of an existing page. If you type anything in [square brackets], it creates a link to the new page named by the text in the square brackets. Now when you 'Save' the page, the new link is available. Click the link and you can enter text for the new page.

Of course, you can link to existing pages by putting their full name in square brackets.

If you actually want [square brackets] in your text, 'escape' them by putting a backslash in front: \[like this\].

How to create a blog entry

Log in first, then push the 'post blog' link at the top of each page. Add a title and some text, then when you save it, the entry is added to the front page (called 'start' in SnipSnap) under today's date. You can edit individual entries again by going through the 'Permalink' icon next to the title of that entry.

How to get bold, italics, etc in your text

Beyond simply typing text and having it looking nice on the page courtesy of SnipSnap, you can modify the appearance yourself to get bold, italics, etc. All you need to do is put __underscores__ either side of some text for bold, and ~~tildes~~ for italic.

How to put a link to an external website in your text

Here's an example: {link:Google|http://www.google.com}, which looks like this: Google. Further, merely putting a URL in the text creates a link: http://www.google.com.

If you want a link to an external image to include on the page, type something like: {image:http://www.google.com/images/logo.gif}.

How to upload an image (JPEG, GIF, etc), and have it appear in the page

Hit the [add file] link on the top of the page, next to [edit]. You may then browse to your local copy of the image and upload it. It is then available to be referred to anywhere in your page when you [edit] it. For example, picture.gif can be seen by typing {image:picture.gif}. The image is associated with that particular page. [If you take an image off the web to upload, please at least put a link to its source right next to it.]

How to get headings

Just put a '1' (number one) in front:

1 Like this

which looks:

Like this

How to get bullet lists

Just put a '-' in front:

- like this

which looks:

• like this

How to get numbered lists

Just put a '1.' (number one followed by a dot) in front:

1. like this
1. and this

which looks:

1. like this
2. and this

See snipsnap-help for the full list of text modifiers and features.