Beginner

=LEFT HAND MENU = = =
 * * New Page: this button allows you to easily name and add a new page to your wiki.
 * Recent Changes: this shows you a list of the recent edits to your page
 * Manage Wiki: a variety of tools to change and manage the look of your wiki.
 * Change your background: Under Settings, click on "Look and Feel". This menu allows you to change your format, colors and logo at the top left hand corner.
 * Permissions: Under People click "Permissions". This menu allows you to choose who you want to view or edit your wiki. I have mine on Protected so that everyone can view but only members of wikispace can edit the pages.
 * Don't want other members to edit your pages? Under Content, click on "Pages". For the pages that you do not want changed, go to "Actions". Lock these pages and you will be the only one allowed to edit. You can also lock pages under the "Permissions" setting.
 * The seach button allows viewers to search your site for content.
 * The rest of the links are the pages to your website. The initial navigation setting will automatically add links to the pages you add to your wiki. If you want to organize your pages other than alphabetically, you can click on the "edit navigation" link and delete the "Contents of Wiki Page" widget. Then you can add your own links in whatever order you choose. || [[image:lefthandmenu_1.jpg]] ||

=THE EDIT TOOL BAR =

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 * The floating toolbar has formatting tools much like that of a Word document
 * B = bold
 * I = italics
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">U = underlined
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">The T with the color palette allows you to change the font, size an d color of your text. Be sure to highlight any original text to change it.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Normal = different sizes for headings or titles
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">The next three buttons allow for numbering, bullets and placing a horizontal line in your text.[[image:wikitools_2.jpg]]

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Links
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 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">The next 2 buttons add links or delete then. Just click on the link, add what you would like the text to say and then choose whether the link will connect to a page on your wiki or an outside link. For an external link (such as www.google.com or www.cooltoolsforschools.wikispaces.com), copy and paste the link into the Address space.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Other buttons

 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Widgets: the button that looks like a TV will allow you to embed codes from other sites such as google calendar, youtube or teachertube (videos), slideshows, documents, polls, etc. This stuff is a little more advanced but as soon as you are comfortable, they are great tools!
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">The button to the right of the TV allows you to create tables.

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