BIOL1220/S10:Help

How do I upload my lecture slides?

PDFs, word docs, powerpoint files or keynote files can all be uploaded to OpenWetWare.

1. Click on upload file link on the left side of the screen (under toolbox).
2. Follow the directions from there to upload the file.
3. OpenWetWare doesn't explicitly support PDF, powerpoint or keynote filetypes. Therefore these files are treated as images and an image page is generated upon upload. To include a link directly to the PDF from your course page, you'll have to use the Media: prefix in your link.

For instance, here is a link to the image page of a PDF that has been uploaded to OpenWetWare: File:Msb4100025.pdf

Here is a link to the corresponding PDF file itself: Media:Msb4100025.pdf

Note that if your files are in latex, you can actually post the latex source itself and autogenerate the corresponding PDF file via the wiki. Thus, you can collaboratively work via the wiki on latex docs! See OpenWetWare:Feature test/LatexDoc for a sample latex document.

How do I upload papers?

If you both own the copyright to the paper and are willing to license it under the terms listed at OpenWetWare:Copyrights, then follow the directions listed above under How do I upload my lecture slides?. Also, any paper published in an open access journal (like one of the PLoS journals) can be freely uploaded to OpenWetWare. Consult the particular journal's copyright policies for details.

Remember, all materials posted or uploaded to OpenWetWare are automatically licensed under the terms at OpenWetWare:Copyrights. Do not post or upload materials to which you do not hold the copyright (like some papers) or don't want licensed under these terms. If you do need to make papers to which you don't own the copyright (or don't have a license) available to your students, you can do one of the following...

1. Link to the publisher's version (for instance, if your institution has a site license then your students will still be able to access the paper).
2. Link to the author's version. (Some journals allow authors to post preprints on their own website, so you can link to that version.)
3. Post them in a password protected directory elsewhere and link to them from OpenWetWare.

How do I include references to published materials?

Referencing published books and papers is easy in OpenWetWare. See OpenWetWare:Biblio for instructions on how to automatically generate formatted citations from just the ISBN for books and the PMID for papers.

How can I check for the changes to my course wiki?

If you've named all your pages as explained above (i.e. in the form <Your course number/Course year>:Page name, then it is quite easy to check the recent changes to your course website. Just go to Special:Recentchanges/OWW.101 (except replace the OWW.101 with your course's number/course year like Special:Recentchanges/Harvard:Biophysics 101/2007).

Oh no ... someone made an incorrect edit on one of my course pages. How do I undo it?

Occasionally, edits to pages in OpenWetWare are made which are incorrect or should not have been done. Fortunately, undoing edits is simple in a wiki. Here are some simple instructions on how to undo edits (also called reverting to a previous version of the page).

1. Go to the page whose edit you would like to undo.
2. Click on the tab at the top of the page.
3. You'll now be viewing the revision history of the page.
4. Click the circle next to the version of the page that you wish to revert back to.
5. Click the button.
6. You will see the difference between the current version and the selected older version.
7. Click the link on the current version column to rollback to the older version.

How do I format a picture?

Wikipedia has various examples for formatting pictures.

How do I edit a table?

Again, Wikipedia has a pretty thorough page on editing tables.

Help! My question isn't answered here.

Check out the help pages or else post your question at wiki questions forum.