Let’s say you want to add a new page to the Vissoc Wiki. (Did you register here first?) If so, to create a new Page, you create a link to it first and then edit the page. Any link to a new page probably belongs somewhere on the start page of the site, so simply go to the main page and determine where the new page should be linked from. Place it under one of the existing Subject Headers or create a new Subject Header for your new topic. Then describe your new page and place the page name in double square braces like this: [[newpage]]

A new page will automatically be created for you and will appear in red when you are finished editing. Because it will not have any content yet, you will have to click on the link to your new page and then add the content.

In summary, here are the steps:

1. Go to the Main Page of the wiki
2. Click the “Edit” button on an existing Subject Heading (or create a new heading)
3. Type the name of your new page, surrounding it by double braces and include some descriptive text about the new page.
4. Click the “Save” button. A link to your new page will appear in red.
5. Click on this link and the system will prompt you to add your new content!
6. Make sure to save your new page when you are done.

You can upload pictures to any page of the wiki and use them on the wiki pages. To do so, first edit or create the page and then click on the Picture Icon in the editing toolbar. This will bring up a window from which you can upload a file. Use a simple filename with no spaces. Once you have uploaded the file, you can add it to a wiki page by referencing it, using the following format: {{mynewfilename.jpg?size|caption}} The question mark and the vertical bar (or “pipe”) are essential syntax to let the wiki know how to display your image.

For example, the IVS logo is a file that was already uploaded to the wiki. The filename is: ivs_logo.jpg

To put the image here, the following syntax was used: {{ivs_logo.jpg?50|The Information Visualisation Society}}

That is: {{Image Name?Image size in pixels|Image Caption}} More information about how to format images is available in the DokuWiki Manual.