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Use your wiki as a central information repository (for example an intranet or a project wiki) and include signposts and links to documents stored elsewhere, for example in Google Shared Drives and websites.

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Use the wiki in conjunction with the Google Suite and create a wiki front-end menu for Google drive folders and docs to improve navigation and make searching easier.

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Give your wiki a logical, hierarchical, structure by adding ‘child’ pages to ‘parent’ pages in the appropriate places.

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Include a search function and restrict it to your Wiki - see macros for different search options. You'll If you need to know your Space Key - see you can find it at Space tools ! Overview for this.

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Include a Google Form on your wiki to collect feedback or queries to help users and build in ongoing user-directed changes.


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To make your page more attractive and easier to read, use thePage layout button to divide it horizontally into columns or vertically into sections.  


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Explore other non-restricted York wiki ‘spaces’ for ideas - try browsing the Space Directory for examples.

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Use the ‘Watch’ option to see when collaborators have updated sections of your wiki space.

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Use the Coolors website to generate colour schemes and get html colour codes for pasting into panels.

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Create a simple team directory using the ‘Panels’ macro. See the Enterprise Projects Team Profiles for an example.
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Spend an hour working through this beginners' exercise to familiarise yourself with some basic techniques for putting together a wiki.

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Ensure that your wiki pages are accessible - use features such as the built-in header and paragraph styles, and use colour with care. See the Creating Accessible Documents page for more information.