Creating the Initial Page

1. Click on the title of the Wiki from the course home page. The Wiki summary page will appear and you will be prompted to create the Wiki's first page.
   
2. If this wiki is a collaborative group, the first page may already have been created by a member in your group. If so, you can continue to edit the Wiki page to add your content.Click the Create page button. You will see the activity description and an HTML editor under the Edit tab as shown below.
3. Enter your content into the HTML editor text area.
4. Click the Preview button to preview the page as it will appear on Moodle.
5. Click the Save button to have the changes added to the page.
   

Editing a Wiki Page

After creating your first wiki page, you may need to add more content and or update existing content. Remember to use the built-in HTML editor to format your content.

1. Click on the title of the Wiki from the course home page.
2. Click the View tab to preview your wiki to determine the changes necessary. If the WIki contains links to several pages, click the desired page link to view the content of that page.
3. Using the HTML editor, you can format text by highlighting it and clicking the relevant button on the toolbar on top of the editing box.  The HTML format is the default, which makes it easier to create and format your content.Click the Edit to start editing the Wiki page and proceed to use the built-in HTML editor to make any formatting changes required.
   
4. Click the Preview button to preview your changes.
5. Click the Save button to have the changes add to the page.

Adding More Pages

Home contains links to all of the sections.

1. Click on the title of the Wiki from the course home page.
2. Click the View tab to preview your wiki to determine the changes necessary.
3. Click the Edit tab to start editing the current page.
4. Type the title of your page within double brackets [[ ]] as illustrated above.
5. Click the Preview button to confirm changes.
6. Click the Save button to apply your changes.  You will be redirected to the View tab which displays the page with your recent changes.
   
7. Click the hyperlink of the title you've inserted in the previous step. You will be prompted to a create a new page. Follow the previous instructions on Creating the Initial Page.
   

Adding an Image to Your Page

1. Click on the title of the Wiki from the course home page.
2. Click the View tab to preview your wiki to determine the changes necessary.
3. Click the Edit tab of the page where you would like to add the image.
4. Click the Insert image icon  to upload your image to the wiki. The illustration below guides you through the process of uploading an image file from your computer and inserting into your wiki. It is important to type a description of your image so that screen readers can inform users about the image. Click the Insert button to complete the process.
   
5. Click the Save button to apply your changes.  You will be redirected to the View tab which displays the page with your recent changes. You can also click the Files tab to confirm that the image has been added to the wiki files repository.

Adding Comments

The Comments tab allows you to add and view comments made to a wiki page. Comments can improve the group workflow because it makes editing the wiki document easier to manage as change is documented. Comments are visible to everyone with access to the Wiki.

1. You can only edit and or delete your own comments.Click on the Comments tab.
2. Click the Add comment link.
3. Type your comments in the HTML editor window.
   
4. Click  Save changes button to add your comments to the wiki. The comment will be added to the wiki showing who added the comment and when it was added.
   

What are the Map Options?

The Map tab allows you to view a summary of activities in a wiki. You can view a listing of all the pages in your wiki, and you can see contributions by each group member. You can click on the Map menu drop-down box to see other options available to you.