Pages

The Page tab is a place where your home page of your space can be created and customized to link to the other content in your space. It's quick and easy to create pages and organize them by using Categories and Tags. Members with the role of Editor can create, edit and delete all pages, those with the role of Author can create, edit and delete only pages they have authored. Members who have the role of Commentor can add comments to pages.

Create a Page

To create a page:

1. Select the Pages tab
2. Click on the "New Page" link in the Page Tab sub-nav. A new window similar to the image below will appear:
   
   
   
   
3. Create and modify your content. The following options are available:
   • Title: type in a unique title which describes your content. The title can be changed at any time by simply changing the text and saving the change.
   • Summary: uncheck the box below the text box and type in content to specify a custom summary for the content. Summaries are displayed in various places, such as in email digests and alerts, in space search results, on the recent news list, on your dashboard and also it's used as the meta description for external search engines like Google. Note: leave the checkbox checked to not specify a custom summary and have one automatically generated from the content body.
   • Categories: select an existing category by checking the box. Categories help organize content in a space.
   • Tags: select existing tags, or add new tags. Tags help group content of a particular topic matter together.
   • Attachments: if there are files, such as images, documents (.doc, .ppt, etc.), etc. that need to be inserted into the content, they can be uploaded here, if they aren't already uploaded into the space. Files can also be uploaded and accessed by clicking on Insert Media or Insert Links below.
   • Advanced:
     • URL Name: by default, the title of your content becomes the file name in the URL. The file name is the last part of this example URL: last part of the URL). The name must be unique and may only contain lowercase letters, numbers, underscores and hyphens. Please note, though, that changing the name in this blank will break any existing links that point to this content.
     • Author Name: by default, the person who initially creates new content is the author of the content. There will be times when the author may need to be set to a different name. That can be done here. The name of the person does not need to be a member of the space.
     • Outline Number: enter an outline number (i.e., 1.0.4., 1.0.5., etc...) to control the way the page sorts in lists of pages. This is particularily handy when publishing a book using wiki pages.
4. Add your content in the editor box. The can content can be styled using the items on the toolbar. To use advanced styling, the following options are available:
   • Insert Widget: click to add a widget into the content
   • Insert Media: click to insert an image or file into the content. Files can be images, docs, pdfs, and more. They can be uploaded from your desktop or choosen from files that have already been uploaded to the space.
   • Insert Link: click to insert a link into the content. Text, as well as files can be linked to content within the space, to email addresses, to external links and to other files.
   • Table and Tools: click to add tables to help organize how content is presented.

Edit an Existing Page

To edit an existing page:

1. Select the page (i.e. clicking its title)
2. Click the "Edit" button that appears to the right of the title. The editor will slide into view.
3. Edit the page, as outlined above.
4. Click "Save". You may click "Cancel" should you not want to save your changes.

Delete a Page

1. Select the page (i.e. clicking its title)
2. Click the "Edit" button that appears to the right of the title.
3. Click the "Delete" button that appears to the right of the title. A box will pop-up, asking if you are sure you want to delete the article.
4. Click "OK" to confirm delete, or "Cancel" to cancel the deletion

Using Email to Create New Pages

An editor and author can add content quickly and easily into a space simply by sending an email to the address provided in the space. The email address to submit content is listed at the bottom of the sidebar for the Pages tab. An example of an email address you might is is: mailto:pages@space-name.near-time.net (your space domain replaces "space-name"). When posting via email, the subject line becomes the title for the page. You can categorize or tag a page via email by using the appropriate wiki syntax for each.

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For each of the email fields, enter the following:

• To:mailto:pages@space-name.near-time.net (your space domain replaces "space-name")
• Subject: type in the name of the page
• Body: type in the body of the page, attach any attachments and categorize and/or tag the page

Tracking Changes with Revision History

Revisions of Near-Time wiki pages are tracked throughout each change of the page. 

To see the changes that have been made to a page:

1. Go to the page where you want to see
   
2. Click the "Edit" button
3. Click on "(Show Changes)" button at the top of the page.  You will see the most recent changes.
4. Look in the right sidebar of the page.  You will see a section called "History", which shows the revisions.
   
5. Under "History", click on "Compare" to view the different changes to the page content.
6. To go back to the current version, click on "Latest Revision"

Reverting to Previous Version

Should you ever need to revert to a previous version of a page:

1. Go to the page where you want to see
   
2. Click the "Edit" button
3. Click on "(Show Changes)" button at the top of the page.  You will see the most recent changes.
4. Look in the right sidebar of the page.  You will see a section called "History", which shows the revisions.
   
5. Under "History", click on a revision number and find the version you need. Once you are viewing the correct version to revert back to, look in the subnav (just below the tabs) for the "Revert" link.
6. Click the "Revert" link. The page will automatically revert to that version and take you out of edit mode and into the reading view of the page.

Wiki Formatting

Wiki formatting is a simple way to links - see: Wiki Syntax Guide

Add Links, Images and Tables

Customize the look and feel of your pages and new articles by adding links, images and tables.  More on adding links, images and tables