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+====== Here is a Five point Five minute guide ======
+===== Quick navigation guide =====
+==== At the top of each page ====
+  * On the left - the page name - clicking on this gives a list of all the wiki pages that have a link **to** this page.
+  * On the right - "PUGwiki" serves as a link back to the start page.
+==== Top button bar ====
+  * Edit this page (becomes 'Show page' when in edit mode)
+  * Old revisions - shows a list of revision history snapshots for this page and allows you to compare any two
+  * Recent changes - shows the last change dates for the pages in the current namespace (but on the start page it shows the list for the whole wiki)
+  * Search - does what is says on the button
+==== Breadcrumb trail ====
+This shows your browsing history (with duplicates weeded out). It does NOT show the hierarchic position of the current page.
+==== Table of Contents ====
+This is automatically generated for the top three levels of headings of every page that had at least two levels of headings.
+==== Edit buttons on the right====
+These make it easy to edit a section of a long page. There is a button for each of the top two heading levels. The button to edit a section is on the right at the foot of the section.
+==== Bottom button bar ====
+  * Edit this page (becomes 'Show page' when in edit mode)
+  * Old revisions - shows a list of revisions history snapshots for this page and allows you to compare any two
+  * Manage Subscriptions - allows you to be notified by email of changes to a page or within a namespace
+  * Update profile - allows you to edit your personal details & settings
+  * Logout - like it says!
+  * Sitemap - takes you to a hierarchic view of the whole wiki
+  * Back to top - nips up to the top of the current page
+===== Simple text edits =====
+Open up the editor using the 'Edit this page' buttton.
+You'll see that the wiki does not use a WYSIWYG editor,
+instead you work with its text markup system.
+For simple text, just type!
+  * pressing enter **twice** will break a paragraph
+  * highlight a piece of text and then make it **bold** or //italic// with the buttons at the top of the editor panel
+  * there are button to give headings at five levels
+When finished, you can preview the changed page. Only when you click the 'Save' button are your changes committed permanently so others can see them.
+If you change your mind about the changes you made, the 'Cancel' button will discard your changes and release the lock on the page (so others can edit it).
+===== Create a new page =====
+  - Edit an existing page and insert %%[[newpagename]]%% - [[newpagename]]
+  - Save that page and click on the link you just created - you will be told the page does not exist and invited to create it.
+Note this is the reverse of normal web site building logic where one would expect to create a page before creating a reference to it!
+===== Creating links =====
+==== Internal ====
+Links to other VViki pages can be made using the 'Internal Link' button which will automatically create a link to the page you select with its top header as the text - e.g. %%[[playground:playground|PlayGround]]%% - [[playground:playground|PlayGround]]
+==== External ====
+If you just paste a URL (the whole thing including the initial %%http://%%) into the text, it will automatically be made into a link  - http://www.ofhs.org.uk/
+Alternatively, use the 'External Link' button on the editor and put your URL and display text into the skeleton inserted by the button - %%[[http://example.com|External Link]]%% - like this - %%[[http://www.ofhs.org.uk|OFHS web site]]%% - giving the result [[http://www.ofhs.org.uk|OFHS web site]]
+==== Email ====
+This is really easy, just enclose the email address between < and > - %%<webmaster@ofhs.org.uk>%% - <webmaster@ofhs.org.uk>
+===== Upload a file =====
+  - edit the page on which you want the upload to appear
+  - click the 'Add Images and other files' button
+  - select the file using the 'choose' button
+  - then use the 'upload' button so the file appears in the list of files
+  - click on the file you uploaded to exit the upload manager and place a reference to it in the page you are editing