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Using Group Studio in Portal
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How to Join a Group
- First, select the Groups icon in the upper right corner.
- You’ll see the following:
- Select Groups Index tab.
- From the categories that are listed, click a category that contains the group you want to join. For example, the AEX group would be under Religious. Each group is flagged by either a green or yellow icon. The green icon means the group is open to the general public. The yellow icon means there is some sort of restriction on membership.
Joining a Public Group
To join a public group, read the membership policy, click the checkbox indicating you’ve read it, and then click the Join button.
Joining a Restricted Group
For membership in a restricted group, make sure you read the additional membership criteria, read the membership policy, type in the reasons you want to join the group, and click the Join button. The leader of the restricted group will then need to approve your request for membership. Once this is done, it will show up on your My Groups tab.
Once You are a Member
Once you are a member of a group and log in to your group, you will see this:
Announcments allow the group’s leader to send brief announcements to the group members. These announcements appear both on the group’s home page and in the user’s Personal Announcements channel.
Chat allows you to enter the groups dedicated chat room. Files allows you to download files that have been posted by the group leader or other members, as well as submit files for potential posting.
Links allows you to view all of the links that have been posted by the group and to submit links for potential posting. Members allows you to view a list of other group members and information about each.
Message board allows you to enter the group’s dedicated message board where you can read and post messages and replies for topics of interest.
News allows you to read all the articles that have been written by other members and posted by the group, and to submit articles for potential posting.
Photos allows you to view all of the photos that have been posted by the group and to submit photos for potential posting.
