My Profile

Social Features

• My Profile - Allows members to navigate to their Social Profile when they have navigated to any other social features.
• Edit My Profile - Allows members to edit the information displayed in their social profile. This information is taken from the member's roster profile and as such the member will edit both profiles at the same time. For more information on Roster Profiles click here.
• My Messages - Allows members to send messages to other registered members within the site. For more information on My Messages click here.
• My Friends - Provides members with the option of adding other registered members to their friends list for the purpose of messaging, subscribing, or for invitation purposes. For more information on My Friends click here.
• My Invitations - Allows members to view any invitations they have received or sent in regards to a group. From this area members can either approve or decline invitations to join a group they have received. For more information on My Invitations click here
• Groups/Create a new Group - Groups allow for users to start discussions on common interests with other registered users. From a group, a member posts messages, posts images, or can review other information posted by other members of the group.

Social Profile Information

• Forum Posts - Any post a member makes within a forum.
• Message Board Posts - All posts members make within a group including any forums created within a group.
• Blog Posts - All Blogs that are created on the site.
• Blog Comments - All comments that have been made in response to a Blog post.

Announcements/Comments

• Announcements - Registered members have the ability to post announcements on their My Profile page for other members to see. Announcements are posted to the page by typing a message in the text box under announcements, and then clicking add to complete the post.
• Comments - Registered members can leave comments on another member's my profile page. Comments are posted to the profile page by typing a message in the text box located under comments and then clicking add.

Friends

Groups

My Messages

The My Messages feature allows members to send messages to other registered members within the site. From this section members can view all messages they have received and sent. Members can add other members to the ignore list if they wish to block messages from specific registered members.

• Inbox - Members can view all messages they have received from here. This includes messages from other members, friend requests, and group or forum invitations.
• Outbox - Members can view all messages they have sent from here. This includes messages to other members, friend request to other members, group invitations sent to other members.
• Ignore list - Members can add registered members to this list who they do not wish to receive messages from.

Sending a Message

1. Once they have navigated to the My Homepage section of the site, they will need to click on My Messages from the links listed at the top of the page.
2. Click on the New message button.
3. Click on Select to choose the recipient of the message.
4. From the Pop up window select user from you friends list or click the search tab to see available registered users.
5. Once you have selected the recipient, enter in your subject and content of the message.
6. Once you are satisfied with the message click on Send.

Ignore list

1. Click on My Messages link.
2. Click on the Ignore list tab.
3. Click on Add users.
4. Type in the name of member(s).
5. Click on the Search button.
6. Place a checkmark next to the name of the member you wish to ignore.
7. Click on Okay to add them to the list.

1. Place a checkmark next to the name of the member.
2. Click on the Remove selected button.
3. From the confirmation window click OK to confirm.

My Friends

The My Friends section is a social feature that allows registered members to communicate with their fellow registered members through the website. If registered members are going to be communicating with the same members regularly, inviting the same members to join groups, or wish to quickly see announcements/make comments to these members' social profiles, adding them to their friends list is the quickest way to do so. From this section members have the option to add new friends or manage their existing lists.

Add a Friend

1. From the My Profile section click on My Friends link.
2. Click on the Add a friend button.
3. From the pop-up box, click on the Select button to bring up a list registered members.
4. From this pop-up box, you can search for the member and click on their name.
5. Once you have selected the member, you can choose to add a comment, send the request as an email through site messaging or both.
6. Once you have selected the appropriate options click the Request button. This request will appear in the selected member's My Friends section. You will need to click on Manage Friends and it will display under 'Friends waiting for my approval'.

Managing My Friends

My Friends

1. Click on the green checkmark next to the member's name.
2. From the confirmation window displayed, click Yes to confirm.
3. The member will now appear under My Current Friends.

1. Click on the red circle with a cross through it.
2. From the confirmation window displayed, enter a comment.
3. Check/Uncheck the box to send an e-mail to the requester or send a message through the website.
4. Click on Reject to confirm.
5. The member will now appear under Rejected Friends.

Rejected Friends

1. Click on the green checkmark next to the member's name.
2. From the confirmation window displayed, click Yes to confirm.
3. The member will now appear under My Current Friends

My Pending Requests

1. Click on the red X next to the member you wish to delete.
2. From the confirmation window click OK to confirm.

1. Check off the box next to the members you wish to delete.
2. Click the 'Remove all selected friends' button.
3. From the confirmation window, click OK to confirm.

My Invitations

My Invitations

All invitations received from another registered member will be listed under this heading. For more information on inviting other registered members to join a group, click here.

Accepting/Declining Invitations

My Sent Invitations

Any invitation that a member has sent to another registered member will be listed under this heading. Invitations can be resent from this area if needed, by clicking on the resend invitation button.

Groups

Creating a Group

1. Once a member has logged into the website, they will click on the My Homepage Page,
2. From My Homepage, the member will then click on link Create a new group.

• Display name - The title for the group.
• Group Description - Just a brief summary of what the group is about.
• Avatar - Allows you to upload or select a pre-defined icon to represent the group.
• Approve members - Any company member can join - All registered members have the ability to join this group.
• Only approved members can join - Before a member can become a member of the group, they will need to be approved by either a Group Admin or Site Administrator.
• Only approved members can join except for invited members - Similar to the option listed above, users will need to be approved before they can join a group. If a member is invited to the group by a Group Admin or Site Administrator.
• Content Access - Whether all members have access to see group content, or group members have access to group content.
• Company members can view the content - All registered members will have access to view content on the site.
• Only group members can view the content - Only members of the group will be able to see any content within the group.
• Notify group admins when a user joins/leaves - A registered member that has been setup as a Group Admin can receive email notifications that a member has joined or left the group.
• Notify group admins on pending members - If a member has requested to join a group, an email notification will be sent to any registered member that has been setup as a Group Admin.

Once you have chosen all your settings, click OK and you will see the following message to confirm your Group has been registered: You will then see "Group has been successfully registered but must be approved by administrator". Once the group has been approved, it will become visible under My Groups.