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Registration and Login

How do I Register?
Click Registration in the top right. Complete the form for creating a new account. You will need a Security Key from an Administrator to complete the process.

How do I Login?
You can login from the main site or from your community homepage. Click Login in the top right. Enter your user name and password.

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Passwords and User Names

I forgot my password and/or user name
Click Login. Click Forget Your Password. Enter the email address you used when you registered. Your login information will be emailed to you.

How do I change my password?
Login. Click your name in the top right. This will take you to your Profile page. Click the Password tab. Click Change Password.

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Global Settings

How do I change the global settings of my community?
Login. From your community homepage, click Advanced Settings. Click Advanced Post Settings. The various options are there. Defaults have been set for you.

How do I get from Community Administration back to my homepage?
Click the title of the community at the top of page alongside, View Current Community.

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Posts & Categories

How do I create a post?
Login. From your community homepage, click Manage Posts. Click New Post. A text box editor will open. Click Submit when you are done.

How do I create a category?
Login. From your community homepage, click Manage Categories. Click Create New Category.

How do I put a post within in a category?
Login. From your community homepage, click Manage Posts. Edit an existing post or click New Post. All the categories you have created will appear at the top of the text box editor. Click in the box alongside the one within which you would like this post to appear.

How do I put a post within in a category but not have the post appear on my homepage?
Login. From your community homepage, click Manage Posts. Edit an existing post or click New Post. All the categories you have created will appear at the top of the text box editor. Click in the box alongside the one within which you would like this post to appear. Click the Advanced Options tab. Click No alongside Publish to my homepage.

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Comments

How do I post a comment?
You do not have to be logged in to post a comment on someone’s community. Find the post to which you would like to comment. Click the title, click Comment. If the post author is moderating comments, it will not publish right away.

How do I turn off comments for a specific post or article?
Login. From your community homepage, click Manage Posts. Edit an existing post (or article) or click New Post. Click Advanced Options in the top menu. Click No alongside Allow Comments.

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Articles

How do I create an article?
Login. From your community homepage, click Manage Articles. Click New Article. A text box editor will open. Click Submit when you are done.

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Moderating Comments

How do I moderate comments for all of my posts?
Login. From your community homepage, click Advanced Settings. Click Advanced Post Settings. Select in the dropdown box alongside Comment Moderation. Select All comments require moderation.

How do I moderate comments for individual posts?
Login. From your community homepage, click Manage Posts. Edit an existing post (or article) or click New Post. Click Advanced Options in the top menu. Select in the dropdown box alongside Comment Moderation. Select All comments require approval.

How do I approve comments made my site?
Login. From your community homepage, click Moderate Comments. To accept a comment, click in the box alongside it. Scroll to the bottom of the page. In the dropdown box select Approve Selected. Click Go.

How do I filter comments for specific posts or articles?
Login. From your community homepage, click Moderate Comments. In the dropdown box alongside Filter by: select the Post or Article from which you would like to read comments. Click Apply Filter.

How do I delete comments from my site?
Login. You can delete comments from Moderate Comments or right from your site. From your site, find the comment you would like to remove. Click Remove this Comment.

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Links

How do I add or edit a link?
Login. From your community homepage, click Add Links. You must create a Category for your links first. Click Create New Category. When saved, click Create New Link. Enter the Web address (URL) and Save.

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Title

How do I change the title of my community?
Login. From your community homepage, click Advanced Settings. Click Title, Subtitle and Resources. Enter a new title and click Save.

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Themes

How do I change the theme of my community?
Login. From your community homepage, click Change Theme. Select a theme of your choice from the dropdown box. Click Save.

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My Gallery

What is My Gallery?
My Gallery can house images that you can put into Albums, or post onto your community site.

How do I upload an image into My Gallery?
Login. From your community homepage, click My Gallery. Click Add Picture. Click Add. Enter a name for your image and click Browse. This will access files on your computer. Find the image you are looking for. Double click on your selection. Click Upload.

How do I insert an image from My Gallery into a post or article?
Login. From your community homepage, click Manage Posts. Edit an existing post (or article) or click New Post. With the text box editor open, click the icon in the tool bar closest to the right (Content Selector). A drilldown box will appear. Click the plus sign alongside Galleries. Click your User Name. All of your images should appear. Double click the one you want and click Submit.

How do I get from My Gallery back to my community?
Click your name in the top right. You will go to your Profile page. A list of your communities will appear to the right.

How do I create an Album?
Login. From your community homepage, click My Gallery. Click Manage Galleries. Click Albums. Click Create New Album. Enter an Album name and click Save.

How do I add an image to an Album?
Login. From your community homepage, click My Gallery. Click Manage Galleries. Click Images. Click Edit on an existing image (or upload a new one). Go to Options in the top menu. A list of Albums you have created will be near the bottom of the page. Click alongside the one within which you want this image to be. Click Save.

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Attaching Files

How do I add a file to a post?
Login. From your community homepage, click Manage Posts. Edit an existing post (or article) or click New Post. Click Attach File in the top menu. Click Add/Update. Click Browse to find the file on your computer. Click Save.

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RSS & Feeds

What is RSS?
RSS stands for Real Simple Syndication and is also referred to as feed. All November Learning Communities are equipped with RSS readers, which means you can subscribe to RSS feed from other sites – be it weblogs, websites, photo galleries, podcasts, etc.

Subscribing to feeds is a powerful way to collect and manage information. Instead of physically going out to find information from various other sites, for example, the New York Times headlines, you can subscribe to a feed and content from the New York Times is delivered directly to you and appears on the side menu of your community.

How I do get a feed URL from another site?
When visiting other sites, look for buttons or links with the letters RSS or XML. Click on the letters. You will be taken to a new page. Copy the web address (URL) in the location bar. You will need to enter this address in your Add Feeds section. The web address will likely end with the letters, .xml.

How do I add feeds?
Login. From your community homepage, click Add Feeds. You must first create a Category. Click Create New Category. Enter a name. Click Save. Click Create New Feed. Enter a name. Enter the URL of the feed. Click Save.

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Email, Contact, Contribute & About

How do I change my email address?
Login. Go to Advanced Settings. Click Author Contact Info. Change your email address and click Save.

How do I turn off Contact?
Contact allows visitors to your site send you an email. Login. Go to Advanced Settings. Click Author Contact Info. Deselect Enable Contact.

How do I turn off Contribute?
Contribute allows your students to send you materials to post on your site. They will be sent to your email account whereby you can post them yourself. Contribute is designed for students who do not have email accounts. Login. Go to Advanced Settings. Click Author Contact Info. Deselect Enable Contributions.

How do I use About?
Use the About section of your community to tell visitors about yourself, your class or your students. Login. Go to Advanced Settings. Click About My Community. Click Save.

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Additional Authors

How do I add Additional Authors?
Login. Go to Advanced Settings. Click Author Contact Info. Add user names alongside Additional Authors. Additional authors must already be registered with a November Learning Account. They will use their own password to login to your site.

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