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=head3 PodWiki Intro

B<PodWiki> includes a lot of features and there are many ways to do things
in B<PodWiki>. But you don't have to worry about all crazy features. B<PodWiki>
makes it B<very easy> to begin working with it.

The very first question is: I<"How do I create a new page?">. To understand
how to create a new page you have to understand how PodWiki (like any other
Wiki software) works: Everything is automatically linked together. Under normal
circumstances there will never be a dead link on a PodWiki site, or pages
which are not reachable via one or some more links. When a user edits a page
and includes a link to another page, B<PodWiki> checks wether the page in question
exists. If it does the link to the page will be created, if not, the link will
be displayed in green color and a link with a question mark will point the
user to the editor form.

And that's it. Just click the question mark, enter some text, save it and
you have your new page. Sounds too easy? I am sorry - but that's it, really :-)

The next thing which annoys new users to B<PodWiki> is L<POD|PerlPod>.
I<"What the hell is POD?"> and I<"Why shall I learn or even know this POD-thingy?">.
Yes, good question. The primary purpose of B<PodWiki> is to satisfy experienced
users, who know POD. Nevertheless it's of course possible to write text in
a natural way. This is called L<WikiShorthand>. B<PodWiki> tries its best to
interpret what the user wrote. No complicated tags or coding is required and
any stupid human being is able to write this way, even your boss. Please note, that
B<WikiShorthand> does not support all features provided by L<POD|PodWikiMarkup>.

To learn more about B<PodWiki> go to the L<Help Page|PodWikiHelp> and follow the
links to the specific topics.

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