Add a User | pan F ora
Forum Admin

| Only Forum Administrators have access to user management tools in panFora.
| Users can be added to a Forum at any time.
| A user is identified by his unique userid.
| Each user is assigned to a panFora group, which determines
| his access to customized announcements, and email notifications.
| In addition, each user is assigned a set of privileges and capabilities,
| starting with whether or not he is allowed to post messages to the Forum
| Users can also be assigned the role of Moderator or Forum Administrator,
| allowing them access to the Administration Tools.

To Add a User
| Select Add under [Users] in the Menu Frame
| The Task Frame updates to display the The Add Users options.

| In the Task Frame you can add a new user directly by entering a new userid.
| Tip: In order to avoid adding a duplicate user, use [Display Existing Users] to
| view a list of current existing users, or [Search for Users] by Name,
| UserID or Email Address to see if this user already exists in the Users Database.
| 1.Type a new userid in the New User ID text field
| Userid needs to be unique
| If the user already exists you'll be prompted to edit the existing user or to enter a New UserID.
| 2.Click
| The Editing Frame updates to display the Adding User Form
| Important:
| It is not enough to click the Add button to add a new user.
| You need to complete the [Adding User] form in the Editing Frame
| and click the Submit button at the bottom of the form in order to add a new user.
| 3.Click the Clear button to clear the form.

| To Display existing Users
| 1.Choose a panFora group from the groups pull-down menu, to display all users in that group.
| Shift-click to select multiple groups or select All Groups to display all the Forum users.
| The selected users will be displayed in the Editing Frame
| 2.Select how you would like to display the results:
| In 1, 2 or 3 columns (2 columns is the default)
| Show or hide Photos
| If you have a slow internet connection, and or many users, choose hide photos to expedite the process.
| 3.Click
| The Editing Frame updates to display the Users Selection Form.

| To Search for Users
| 1.Select the search method by choosing from the pull-down menu options:
| You can search users by their userid, last or first name or email address.
| Whether you have complete or partial information on the user, choose the equal, contains, starts with, and ends with options from the pull-down menu.
| Enter the value in the search text field.
| 2.Select how you would like to display the results:
| In 1, 2 or 3 columns (2 columns is the default)
| Show or hide Photos
| If you have a slow internet connection, and or many users, choose hide photos to expedite the process.
| 3.Click
| The Editing Frame updates to display the Users Selection Form.

| Add a User Options
| This form has many editing options. Please make sure to click the Submit button once you are done with your edits.
| For your convenience, much of the user information is pre-entered with default values.
| Retype any of the pre-entered information to edit it.
| You may leave some of the information blank (such as personal information).
| Red Highlighted fields must be filled.

| 1.Enter Password Hint
| This hint will be sent back to the user in case he forgets his password.
| 2.Enter New User Password. Required
| 3.Check the [Email Account Information] checkbox if you want an email sent to the user at the time of his registration to panFora.
| The email will contain his userid, password and a link to the Forum URL.
| 4.Enter User First Name. Required
| 5.Enter User Last Name. Required
| 6.Enter User Preferred Name (Example "Bobbie Jones" for the User "Robert Jones").
| 7.Enter User Email Address. Required
| 8.Enter User Phone Number.
| 9.Set User Permissions by checking the appropriate checkboxes: Required
| Read and Write are checked by default, allowing the user to read and post messages to the Forum
| Moderator gives the user limited administration privileges:
| Make and Delete Announcements, Send Email to the Forum,
| Add, Edit and Delete Topics, and Edit and Delete Messages.
| It also provides a visual identifier for all moderators' postings.
| Admin gives the user Forum Administrator privileges.
| These include all moderator's privileges plus additional privileges:
| Add, Edit and Delete Users, and Set-up the Forum various configurations.
| 10.Assign User to a Forum Group by selecting from the [Forum Group] pull-down menu. Required
| By default, the user is assigned to the first group on the list.
| Make sure you select the appropriate group to ensure the user has access to his correct home page, announcements, email, etc.
| 11.Choose whether to put the user on the Group Email List: Required
| By default the user is put in his group's email list.
| Many moderators and admins prefer to not be in their groups email list
| Example: The Admin that does not want to be bombarded with community email chatter in the Forum.
| 12.Choose whether to hide the user's Email address: Required
| By default the user's email is visible to all.
| Many users, however, prefer to keep their email private.
| Keeping the email address private (by hiding it) does not change any of the email functionality.
| It only keeps the user's email address from being publicly displayed.
| Users also have direct access to this functionality by editing their user profile.
| Unless showing User Profile is disabled in their Forum configuration.
| 13.Enter Users Personal Information in the Personal Information Text Field.
| This information is displayed in the user's User Profile, if your Forum configuration enables this feature.
| Please check the Forum Look and Feel section for more on this subject.
| 14.Add Signature
| If a user has a signature, he may choose to append it to any of his messages.
| The Signature button is then visible in each of this user's Post and Reply windows.
| Users also have direct access to this functionality by editing their user profile.
| Unless showing User Profile is disabled in their Forum configuration.
| 15.Assign a photo to New User
| For more information on allowing User Photos display and allowing Users to upload their own photos,
| please refer to General Configuration and Forum Look and Feel sections.
| By default, the New User is assigned the "panFora Guest" photo.
| a.Click on either the Small Photo or Large Photo image link to make changes.
| The Photo Browser Window pops up and the current user photo
| is displayed in the Selected Photo Frame.
| All the photos available in the Forum are displayed in the Photo Selection Frame.
| b.Click any Photo link in the Photo Selection Frame to select it .
| The Selected Photo Frame updates to display the new selection.
| c.Click to finalize your choice, assigning it to the new user.
| The new photo is displayed in lieu of the old one.
| 16.Click to submit your changes.

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