Settings – Manual

You can click on any of the sub titles in the Settings page to be brought back to this page at the relevant line.

Alternatively you can read down, or print off this page, for a detailed description of all the options available to you for customizing your iO to your group's needs.

Homepage

Title

You can change your iO's title here. This title also appears at the top of each feature page.

Greeting

Your "Homepage Greeting" can be changed at any time. You can add images here instantly – see the Styles page, always available to you via the Map or the Go to Another Page scroll bars.

Password

Until you set the passwords, or when passwords are set as blank, there is unrestricted access to all the features of your iO. As soon as you set the passwords, the Settings page will always be automatically protected. You can choose the Access level for the other feature pages.

Visitor Access

Read & Write any visitor can view your Homepage
Read Only any visitor can view your Homepage
No Access all visitors need at least your Guest Password to view your Homepage.

Steward e-mail

A link to your steward's e-mail is displayed in the Protection pages for people who have forgotten the password so that they have someone to contact.

Message Center

Name

You can choose any name for this feature (Announcements, Messages, etc.)

Email Notify

Yes every new entry in the Message Center will send an automatic notification email to everyone listed in the Address Book
No no notification will be sent when new entries are made in your Message Center

Member Password Access

Read & Write users with the Member Password can view and add entries to this page.
Read Only users with the Member Password can view, but not add entries to this page.
No Access users with the Member Password cannot view this page.

Guest Password Access

Read & Write users with the Guest Password can view, and add entries to, this page.
Read Only users with the Guest Password can view, but not add entries to, this page.
No Access users with the Guest Password cannot view this page.

Visitor Access

Read & Write any visitor can view this page, and add entries to, this page.
Read Only any visitor can view, but not add entries to, this page.
No Access all visitors need at least your Guest Password to view this page.

Show on Toolbar

Yes the Name of this page will included as a button at the top of every feature page.
No the Name of this page will not appear at the top of every feature page.

Topic Library

Name

You can choose any name for this feature (Plans, Info Exchange, Committees etc.)

Email Notify

Yes every new entry in the Topic Library will send an automatic notification email to everyone listed in the Address Book.
No no notification will be sent when new entries are made in your Topic Library

Member Password Access

Guest Password Access

Visitor Access

Show on Toolbar

Yes the Name of this page will included as a button at the top of every feature page.
No the Name of this page will not appear at the top of every feature page.

Link Library

Name

You can choose any name for this feature (Board, Member Listing, Links, etc.

Greeting

Your "Link Library Greeting" can be changed here at any time.

Email Notify

Yes every new entry in the Link Library will send an automatic notification email to everyone listed in the Address Book.
No no notification will be sent when new entries are made in your Link Library

Member Password Access

Guest Password Access

Visitor Access

Show on Toolbar

Yes the Name of this page will included as a button at the top of every feature page.
No the Name of this page will not appear at the top of every feature page.

Calendar

Name

You can choose any name for this feature (Projects Calendar, Dates, etc.)

Notify

Yes every new entry in the Calendar will send an automatic notification email to everyone listed in the Address Book.
No, no notification will be sent when new entries are made in your Calendar.

Member Password Access

Guest Password Access

Visitor Access

Show on Toolbar

Yes the Name of this page will included as a button at the top of every feature page.
No the Name of this page will not appear at the top of every feature page.

Document Manager

Name

You can choose any name for this feature (Documents, Library, Graphics, etc.)

Greeting

Your "Document Manager Greeting" can be changed here at any time.

Email Notify

Yes every new entry in this page will send an automatic notification email to everyone listed in the Address Book.
No no notification will be sent when new entries are made to this page.

Member Password Access

Guest Password Access

Visitor Access

Show on Toolbar

Yes the Name of this page will included as a button at the top of every feature page.
No the Name of this page will not appear at the top of every feature page.

Address Book

Name

You can choose any name for this feature ( E-mail Address Book, Addresses, etc.)

Sort by

First means that the names in your Address Book will be listed in alphabetical order of the names entered as First Names in the Homepage name listing and the Link Library section name listing.
Last Name, means that the names in your Address Book will be listed in alphabetical order of the names entered as Last Names.
The sort by: feature in the Address Book is there only to help visitors find names, and does not effect the order of Homepage name listing and the Link Library section name listing.

Member Password Access

Guest Password Access

Visitor Access

Show on Toolbar

Yes the Name of this page will included as a button at the top of every feature page.
No the Name of this page will not appear at the top of every feature page.

Mail Notification

Delay

None automatic email notifications will be sent out almost immediately
One Hour your notifications will accumulate for one hour, and only one summary email, listing all the entries made into the different features of your iO will be sent out after one hour.
Four Hours your notifications accumulate for four hours before a summary is sent out.
Twelve Hours your notifications accumulate for twelve hours before a summary is sent out.
Daily your notifications accumulate for twenty four hours before a summary is sent out.
Weekly your notifications accumulate for seven days before a summary is sent out.
Monthly your notifications accumulate for thirty days before a summary is sent out.

Notification Message

You can add any message, including graphics (select HTML Notification Style) or links, to appear as a heading above the text and/or links of your email notifications.

Notification Detail

Full text with links All your notifications will include the full text of your entry, and a link to the entry’s page. (Recommended to provide all the convenience of email, as well as providing users with all related information through the link to the entry’s page).
Subject with links All your notifications will include the Subject of your entry, with a link to the entry’s page. (Recommended when you have a large number of postings with a daily, weekly or monthly notification delay).
Subject only All your notifications will include only the Subject of your entry. (Recommended for when your iO is being used inside another site, when you may not want users to come directly to your iO page. You can instead include the URL address of the main site in your Notification Message).

Notification Style

Plain Text Your notifications will be received as standard emails.
HTML Your email notifications will be received with the colors, bold/italic highlights, and graphics you include in your entries – see the Styles page.

Both Some of your users may not have enabled HTML emails. This option sends the notifications in both formats, but for some HTML enabled users it will appear to repeat the message twice.