Help:Contents

New User??

Here are some pages that might help you get familiar with OpenWetWare:

• Getting started
• OpenWetWare:FAQ
• Tips on using OpenWetWare
• Etiquette
• About us

Be sure to get your user page updated so other OpenWetWare users can learn more about you and your research! You can find a helpful template here.

Editing Help

For editing help, first look at these simple examples, they should cover most edits if you are just getting started. Also, the editing options page and the User's Guide are more complete, advanced guides. Also, check out this useful tutorial on wiki's in general at wikipedia. If you want to play with the editing tools try the Sandbox.

Please see documentation on customizing the interface.

Here is help for making tables in OpenWetWare.

Here is help for formatting pictures.

Here is some information about the legal aspects of linking to websites.

Instructions for setting up your own personal wiki on a Mac.

Try out using wiki Categories.

Also, here are a few tips on using OWW.

Admin Help

Adding users

You need to be an administrator to do this. If you do add a user, make sure that there is an email address connected to each and every account added.

1. Login using your account.
2. Go to the special pages (on the side bar)... the first link should be: Create an account or login...
3. There it should have the following boxes:
   Your user name
   Your password
   retype password
   your email (please include so other users can email you through the site)
   your real name
   
4. put all the information for the new user in these boxes. (if you are logged in, your name will appear in the username, just erase it and put the username you want to add; if you are not, login now).
5. After you type in the info, there are two buttons you can click:
   • Create new account: This should add the user (as well as log you in as that user, which is quite annoying). It will also send an email like this to the address you specify:

Date: Wed, 14 Dec 2005 10:02:04 -0500 From: admin@openwetware.org To: someone@somewhere.edu Subject: OpenWetWare e-mail address confirmation

Someone, probably you from IP address xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx, has registered an account "Username" with this e-mail address on OpenWetWare.

To confirm that this account really does belong to you and activate e-mail features on OpenWetWare, open this link in your browser:

http://openwetware.org/wiki/Special:Confirmemail/a_big_hexidecimal

If this is *not* you, don't follow the link. This confirmation code will expire at 15:02, 21 December 2005.

1. • By email: This should add the user and send an email like this to the address you specify:

From: admin@openwetware.org Date: December 17, 2005 1:58:09 PM CST To: someone@somewhere.edu Subject: Password reminder from OpenWetWare

Someone (probably you, from IP address xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx) requested that we send you a new OpenWetWare login password. The password for user "Username" is now "password". You should log in and change your password now.

1. • Note that when you click "By email" the password which is sent is computer generated and not the password you specify. It is the correct password, though.

Remember to make sure each user has a functional email address linked to it.

Finally, to get the process started, we recommend putting a one line descriptor of the person that you added on their user page for community purposes.