Create a New User v2

Create a New User v2

Guide on creating an individual user

An administrator or manager can create new user accounts in Site administration

Step 1. Select Users under Site Administration

Step 2. Select Accounts under Users to access Add a new user.



Step 3. Fill out all required fields, along with any non-mandatory fields that you require.

MANDATORY FIELDS

DESCRIPTION

Username

User ID for login (e.g john.smith)
A user's name can only contain alphabetical letters in lowercase, numbers, hyphen '-', underscore '_', period '.', or an at character '@'

First Name

Enter User First Name

Surname (Last Name)

Enter User Surname (Last Name)

Email Address

Enter User Email Address

Password

Either ‘Generate password and or notify use’ or manually creates a password for user

Recommendation

  1. Use a standard username layout for easy log in. (e.g. firstname.lastname or firstandlastname.organization)
  2. Use email address as username for easy access



NON- MANDATORY FIELDS

DESCRIPTION

City or Town
Enter User City/Town
Country

Enter User Country
Timezone
Enter Time Zone;                                                           

This will adjust the times of messages and assignment/quiz due dates to match the user's local time
Description

Information about the user that other users can see.



OTHER SECTION

DESCRIPTION

User Picture

A user's picture is normally displayed next to their name.

For example, next to content they have has posted in a forum, or in a participant list.

Additional Name

Alternative or additional names. 

These include: First Name – Phonetic, Surname – Phonetic, Middle Name, Alternate Name

Interests

The list of interests can be used as a way of connecting users with similar interests.

Optional

Add further details to user profile. 

These include: Web Page, ICA number, Skype ID, AIM ID, Yahoo ID, MSN ID, ID number, Institution, Department, Phone, Mobile Phone, Address.

Step 3. Scroll to the bottom of the page and select Create User.

The user has now been created.
If you selected ‘Generate and notify user’ the user will be sent a Welcome user email with their login details. If you have entered a specific password, then you will need to advise the new user of these details.


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