When we think to store information, we have lots of
different options at disposal. All of we can fire up good old Notepad or a
comparable text editor and add the information in there, use the advanced
options that rich text editors like Microsoft Word or Open Office offer, use
special note taking applications or store your notes remotely, for
instance on Google Docs or Ever note. But from the end node we can use one from
all like as mini dictionary is WikidPad.
WikidPad is a free open-source program for the
Windows and Mac operating system, and Linux, that offers a a wiki-like
functionality on top of the text editing capabilities that it offers. Probably
the biggest feature setting it apart from many of the other solutions that you
may come across are those functionalities, and here especially the linking of
notes, and the ability to add file and url links as well that you can click on
to open the file or website in the default application.
You can create one or multiple wikis for your information, which may consist of
one or multiple documents. You are free to fill the documents as you see fit,
but need to now that you can only add textual information, including rich text
formatting options, directly using the program’s editor. Media can be included
as file links pointing to local files.
The program starts in edit mode, which may not be the most
appropriate mode to start in as it opens the WikidPad Help wiki in edit mode as
well. First thing that you may want to do is switch to preview mode to make the
thing more readable. This is done with the shortcut Ctrl-Shift-Space, or a
click on Tabs > Toogle Edit / Preview.
When it comes to
text formatting options, you have standard options like headings, bold and
italic at your disposal, as well as different colors, tables, as well as inline
HTML tags and cascading style sheets..
Users unfamiliar with the concept, should read
through the introduction over at the official website, as it
explains basic concepts like starting a new Wiki, creating an index and
additional pages, the formatting options, or how links work in the program.
You can export your
wiki at any time to HTML, either as a single HTML file or a set of HTML files
which can be interesting if you want to make it available in a local network or
on the Internet.
While it is
relatively easy to start your own wiki and fill it with contents, you will
spend some time finding out how to do things before you get used to the
program’s mechanics. This may keep some users away, who would like a simpler
solution. If you take your time though, you will find out that it an be quite
the powerful tool.
Note :- Some Windows users
may need to run the program with administrative privileges after installation
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