Create a New User

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

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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 4. Scroll to the bottom of the page and select Create User.

The user has now been created.

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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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