Add Groups

The Add Group function is available to all administrators. Groups are an easy way to segment information by department or project.  Only users who are members of the group will see the group when they login into the portal.

1. Click Settings in the lower left tool bar.
   
   
   
   

2. Click Manage Users and Groups.
   
   
   
   

3. Click New Groups or the + sign.
   
   
   
   

4. Fill-in the:

• Group Name - required field

• Password - optional

• Password (verify)

• Description -  optional

• Check Group has a message of the day - optional

• Allow group members to see all members

• Group has a contacts section

• Group has a calendar section

• Group has a documents section

• Group has a task section

• Group has a voting section

• Group has a forums section

• Group has a links section

6.   Click Browse to upload a logo to display on the homepage - optional; recommended image size is 400 x 150 pixels.

7.  Click Save.

1. It is good practice to use descriptive names for a group like Administration, Finance, Sales, etc.

2. The password will make it mandatory to get authorization or information regarding the group, to be able to join the group and authenticates new users.

3. When using a public calendar URL and passwords can be required to share calendars for non-HyperOffice users, users are required to enter the password to view the public calendar.
   

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