From QED

Welcome to the Princeton University QED website! QED is a web-based Content Creation and Management System based on MediaWiki software. This means that once you have logged in, you can start making contributions, such as editing existing pages, creating new ones, and uploading files. However, if you have not done so before, please read the introduction first. Please also note that most but not all pages and uploaded media files are publicly viewable. The QED website is an academic service run by Princeton University's OIT.

Featured extension: Google Maps can easily be created and displayed on QED.

Getting started		Using QED
Exploring Introduction to QED Guide to the the QED interface For comprehensive help, see Help. If you have a netid, you can login to QED, otherwise you can request a QED login. Existing projects on QED Tips FAQ		Folders and Courses Once you have logged in, you can start a new folder, but folders are normally customized. For general information about the "Course:" namespace, see Help:Course. Instructors can establish a Wiki link from Blackboard to QED.
After logging in, you can: edit an existing page create a new page practice editing in the public sandbox or your own sandbox create or edit your user page adjust your preferences upload a file		Recent extensions Flyover Google Maps Jmol Video jsMath External Data For a comprehensive listing of extensions, see Help:Extensions.

Why “QED”?

The name QED was selected in part to convey the idea that many things can be quite easily done using the QED service, such as embedding a video on a page, managing a large collection of images, or creating a Google map. For example, if you wanted to add a thumbnail with a flyover enlargement as shown below, you would just add the text:

<flyover src="Minard carte figurative.jpg" max=500>=</flyover>

Minard carte figurative

The QED service currently includes a wide range of extensions. Adding and even developing similar extensions can also often be quite easily done, though for security reasons installation of such extensions requires support of a QED systems administrator.

General Tips

If the font is too small, try using your browser's command for increasing the font size. This is typically the "Ctrl +" key combination, or on Macs the "command +" combination.

To stop the Internet Explorer security warning popups, see MSIE.

If you would like to edit an existing page or to create a new one, you must first login.

Many hyperlinks have helpful tips (sometimes called tool tips, hovertext, or balloon help) associated with them. For example, to see the hovertext associated with any of the menu items in the navigation box to the left, position the mouse cursor over one of the items, and leave it there for a moment until the hovertext appears.

For other tips, please see QED:Tips.

Limitations

Current limitations include:

• There is no support for interactive educational assessment within QED.
• The contents of uploaded files are not searched when one uses the Search button, but they can in general be searched using Google. To restrict a Google search to this website, use the Advanced search link in the search box.

Acknowledgements

The QED logo displayed on this page is based on the work of Jill Moraca.

The "hollow Earth" demonstration is provided courtesy of Samuel Koren. One can embed both external and uploaded .swf files within a page.

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