How to perform common member tasks

[Susan E.]

I) General tasks
a. Search: go to Search box (at top of every page except Home page). Enter word or phrase and choose part of site to search from drop-down box. You can click on Advanced Search to compose a more specific search (currently just works on the People section.)


II) My Page tasks
a. Enter/edit personal information: go to My Page → Edit My Profile
b. See your profile as it appears to others: go to My Page → View My Profile
c. Upload your photo: go to My Page → Edit My Profile → Change Photo
d. Change your address: go to My Page → Edit My Profile → Manage Addresses
e. Change your email address: go to My Page → Edit My Profile → Edit Email Address(es)
f. Change your password: go to My Page → Edit My Profile → Change Password
g. Invite friends to join the community: go to My Page → Invite Friends


III) People tasks
a. View people in community: go to People → Community Directory
b. View profile of a member: go to People → click on that person’s name


IV) Group tasks
a. Join a group: go to Groups → click on name of group you wish to join → Join Now
b. Start a group: go to Groups → Start New Group (or Add New Group)
c. Send an email to a group: go to Groups → All Groups → click on specific group name → Send Message
d. Delete a group: (must be moderator of group) go to Groups → All Groups → click on specific group name → Edit Group Settings → Permanently Delete Group
e. Create a Group blog / Add a post to a Group blog: (only if you are member of group) go to Groups → All Groups → click on specific group name → Edit Blog
f. View a Group blog: to Groups → All Groups → click on specific group name → Blog
g. Edit an existing post on a Group blog: (only if you are member of group) to Groups → All Groups → click on specific group name → Edit Blog → Edit Posts → click on Title of specific post → Edit Post
h. Post a comment on a Group blog: go to to Groups → All Groups → click on specific group name → Blog → go to specific post → Add Comment
i. Upload document/photo to Group library: go to Groups → All Groups → click on specific group name → Library → Add a Document or Photo
j. Add to/edit a group Wiki: go to Groups → All Groups → click on specific group name → Notepad (Wiki)


V) Blog tasks
a. Create your own Member blog / Add a post to your member blog: go to My Page → Edit My Blog
b. Edit an existing post on your Member blog: go to My Page → Edit My Blog → Edit Posts → click on Title of specific post → Edit Post
c. View someone else’s Member blog: go to Blogs → Member Blogs → click on specific member’s blog
d. Post a comment on someone’s Member blog: go to Blogs → Member Blogs → click on specific member’s blog → go to specific post → Add Comment
e. Tasks relating to Group blogs: see Section IV (e-h) above.


VI) Forum tasks
a. View forum discussion: go to Forums → click on forum name
b. Post new thread on forum: go to Forums → click on forum name → New Thread
c. Post reply to thread on forum: go to Forums → click on forum name → click on specific thread → Post Reply
d. Post reply to specific post on thread on forum: go to Forums → click on forum name → click on specific thread → click on specific post → Quick Reply


VII) Library tasks
a. Upload a document/photo to Main Library: go to Library → Add a New Document/Photo
b. Upload a document/photo to a Group library: see Section IV (i) above

[Nancy H.]

very helpful. The group info, however, should also include how to manage receipt of emails. That's been a concern of our early users.