Socialtext Documentation
This is an index of the help topics available.
For new users, start here for a tour of Socialtext.
For workspace administrators, see also Help for Workspace Administrators.
For changes in this version, see Release Notes for Socialtext 1.9.6. The immediately previous Release Notes for Socialtext 1.9.4 are also available.
For additional support, send an email to customer support to support@socialtext.com. Feel free to send feedback or report bugs. You can also ask questions in the Socialtext Customer Exchange.
Help Table of Contents
Logging in
Remember me on this computer
I forgot my password
Logging out
Change password
Browsing
Keeping up to date
List all pages
Searching
Print a page
Save a page
Advanced searching
Search by phrase
Search by title
Search by category
Search with wildcards.
Exclude a term
Advanced formatting: Including a search inside a page
Keyword search
keyword search, full - include page contents
Title search
Title search, full - include page contents
Editing a page
Create a new page
Rename a page
Delete a page
Duplicate a page
Send page to another workspace
Add a comment
Attach a file
How to start?
How does it work?
Writing pages is easy!
Page contention
Edit modes
Simple mode
Advanced mode
Toolbar
Linking
Keyboard Shortcuts
Gray Dashed Boxes and Preview Mode
Simple Mode: A Work In Progress
Wikiwyg (Simple Editing) Open Source Project
Gray dashed boxes
What's with the funny punctuation?
Toolbar
Edit tips
Advanced formatting
Linking
Pre-formatted text
Tables
Attach a file
View all workspace attachments
Remove a file
Link to an attachment
Page link
Dashed links
Link text
Links to other workspaces
Links to sections inside pages
Creation a section on a page
External links
External link text
Table of contents for the current page
Another page in this workspace
A page in another workspace
Include a page in this workspace
Include a page in another workspace
Include inside a dashboard table
See previous revisions
Compare revisions
Restore a previous revision
Getting there
Overview
Changes of several workspaces
Getting there
Adding or removing a page to your watchlist
Create a weblog
Switch to a weblog
Add a weblog entry
Edit a weblog entry
Comment on an entry
Attach a file to an entry
Weblog navigation
Linking to a weblog
Linking to a weblog entry
Include a weblog inside a page
Navigating
Editing
Assign a category
Create a category
Advanced formatting: Using in pages
Link to a category
10 Recent changes in a given category
10 Recent changes in a given category, full - include page contents
Complete category listing
Complete category listing, full - include page contents
Email a page
Send an email message to a category
Post an email message to a weblog
Editing by email
Recent changes by email
Turn on email notification
Turn off email notification
Turn off email notification for everyone
Instant Messaging and Presence
AIM, Yahoo!, Skype, Convoq ASAP
Google
Web feeds (RSS, Atom): in and out
Subscribe to a Socialtext feed
Password protection
Importing RSS feeds into Socialtext
Technorati
Technorati search
Weblog pings
Tag links
What is RSS
Why use RSS with Socialtext?
Why else use RSS?
How to use RSS
How to subscribe to Socialtext RSS feeds
RSS password protection
Instructions for secure newsfeed authentication
NewsGator
SharpReader
URL Authentication (NOT RECOMMENDED)
How do I log in?
How to create a public workspace
Types of public workspaces
Public workspaces
Group collaboration
Run an event with Socialtext Eventspaces
Membership by invitation
Advanced features
Usage reports
Search
Workspace Navigation
My Favorites
Recent Changes
Backlinks
Recently Viewed
My Workspaces
Socialtext Style Customization Guide
Customize the look and feel of your workspace
Authentication, Authorization, and Access Control in Socialtext
Create workspaces with customized access control using Roles and Permission Sets