How to edit the wiki

Overview

This wiki is viewable by anyone with a UT EID. Although it is possible to restrict viewing of individual pages, in general it is best to keep sensitive content somewhere else like UTBox.

Please email lbjweb@austin.utexas.edu to request edit permission for this wiki. 

Add a Page

When you create a new page it is added to the site as a sub page below the page you are currently on. It will appear in the left sidebar navigation below the page it was created under.

• Go to the page you would like your new page to appear under. 
• Click the Create button at the top of the page.
• In the popup window keep the default settings or pick a page template and click Create.
• When you are finished editing your new page click Save at the bottom. You may have to scroll down to see the Save button.

Edit a Page

• Click the Edit button at the top right of the page to be edited.
• Click the +Insert dropdown to add images or other types of content.
• When you are finished editing click Save at the bottom. You may have to scroll down to see the Save button.

Add a PDF or other File to a Page

Upload a PDF (or other file)

• Go to the wiki page you want to add a file to and click the “…” in the top right corner under your account icon (not the “…” next to Create).
• Select “Attachments” and choose the file and upload it as an attachment to the page.
• You can then either add a link or embed the file on the page by following the instructions below.

Add a Link to the PDF

• Go back to the page and click the “Edit” button.
• Click in the page where you want to put the file.
• Type “!” and you get a popup. Choose the file you just uploaded from the popup list.
• It adds it as a thumbnail by default but you can select the thumbnail and then change it to a text link.

Embed a PDF in the Page

• If you want to embed a PDF to be able to read it on the page:
• Go back to the page and click the “Edit” button.
• Click in the page where you want to put the file.
• Type “!” and select the “Insert other media” option.
• Then select the type of file (PDF or whatever). 
• Select your file and click “Insert”.