# @WIKIEXTENSIONPRODUCTNAME@

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Wiki;@WIKIEXTENSIONPRODUCTNAME@
@WIKIEXTENSIONPRODUCTNAME@
extensions;MediaWiki
@WIKIEXTENSIONPRODUCTNAME@
By using the @WIKIEXTENSIONPRODUCTNAME@ you can upload your current Writer text document to a MediaWiki server. After uploading, all Wiki users can read your document on the Wiki.
Choose File - Send - To MediaWiki to upload the current Writer document to a MediaWiki server.
System Requirements
- StarOffice/StarSuite 8 Update 10
- OpenOffice.org 2.4
- Java Runtime Environment 1.4
- A Wiki account on a supported MediaWiki server
Installing @WIKIEXTENSIONPRODUCTNAME@
Before you install the @WIKIEXTENSIONPRODUCTNAME@, ensure that StarOffice or OpenOffice.org uses a Java Runtime Environment (JRE). To check the status of the JRE, choose Tools - Options - StarOffice/OpenOffice.org - Java. Ensure that "Use a Java runtime environment" is marked and that a Java runtime folder is selected in the big listbox. If no JRE was activated, then activate a JRE 1.4 or later and restart StarOffice/OpenOffice.org.
To Install the @WIKIEXTENSIONPRODUCTNAME@
- In a Writer window, choose Tools - Extension Manager.
- In the Extension Manager dialog, click Add.
- Locate the @WIKIEXTENSIONFILENAME@.oxt file, click Open, and then click Close.
- Close StarOffice/StarSuite/OpenOffice.org, and close also the Quickstarter if enabled.
- Restart the software, open a text document, then choose Tools - Options - Internet - MediaWiki to enter your Wiki settings. See "To Connect To a Wiki" below.
To Remove the @WIKIEXTENSIONPRODUCTNAME@
- In a Writer window, choose Tools - Extension Manager.
- Click the plus sign (+) in front of My Extensions.
- Select the extension, click Remove, and then click Close.
To Connect to a Wiki
Note: You can store your user name and password for all respective dialogs inside StarOffice/OpenOffice.org. The password will be stored in a secure way, where access is maintained by a master password. To enable the master password, choose Tools - Options - StarOffice/OpenOffice.org - Security.
Note: If you connect to the web using a proxy server, enter the proxy information to Tools - Options - Internet - Proxy, and restart the software.
- Open a Writer document, and choose Tools - Options - Internet - MediaWiki.
- In the Options dialog, click Add.
- In the MediaWiki dialog, enter the account information for the Wiki.
- In the URL textbox, enter the address of a Wiki that you want to connect to.
  You can copy the URL from a web browser and paste it into the textbox.
- In the Username box, enter your user ID for your Wiki account.
  If the Wiki allows anonymous write access, you can leave the Username and Password boxes empty.
- In the Password box, enter the password for your Wiki account, then click OK.
Optionally enable "Save password" to save the password between sessions. A master password is used to maintain access to all saved passwords. Choose Tools - Options - StarOffice/OpenOffice.org - Security to enable the master password. "Save password" is unavailable when the master password is not enabled.
To Create a New Wiki Page
- Open a Writer document.
- Write the content of the Wiki page. You can use formatting like text formats, headings, footnotes, and more. See the list of supported formats.
- Choose File - Send - To MediaWiki.
- In the Send to MediaWiki dialog, specify the settings for your entry.
MediaWiki server
: Select the Wiki.
Title
: Type the title of your page. Type the title of an existing page to overwrite the page with your current text document. Type a new title to create a new page on the Wiki.
Summary
: Enter an optional short summary of your page.
This is a minor edit
: Check this box to mark the uploaded page as a minor edit of the already existing page with the same title.
Show in web browser
: Check this box to open your system web browser and show the uploaded Wiki page.
- Click Send.