Groups have several functions available that will allow group members to collaborate and interact with each other. Let's check these functions in more detail!
Navigation
Click on the nine dots in the bottom and head to the Social Workspace.
Select Groups -> All Groups from the navigation menu.
Select the group you want to look at. Private Groups are only available to the group creator and invited members. Public groups can be seen and joined by anyone, as long as they have read permissions for the category the group is in.
Manage Your Group
There are few options for managing your groups.
Home Tab
Team Members Tab
| Home |
Edit Group | Edit the Group information |
| Home |
Edit Logo | Edit the Group Logo |
| Home |
Delete Group |
Delete the Group |
| Team Members |
Pending Requests to Join |
Approve new Team Members |
Edit Group
Here you can edit your group settings. These are similar settings as you had to decide on when you created the group.
| Title | Change the Group Name | |
| Description | Change the Group Description | |
| Category | Change the Group Category | |
| Resources | Team members can share items with the group | If on: allows users to upload resources to the group |
| Group Wall | Team members can post to group wall | If on: allows users to post to the group wall |
| Group Wall | All wall posts require approval by Admin (Requires Team members can post to group wall on) | If on: Admins need to approve wall posts before they are published |
| Group Wall | Team members can edit their wall post (Requires Team members can post to group wall on) | If on: Team members can edit wall posts they published |
| Group Discussions |
Group has discussion board |
If on: turns on the discussion board feature |
| Group Discussions | Anyone can see discussions (Requires Group has discussion board on) | If on: if the group is public, allows users that are not group members to see the discussion board |
| Group Team Members | Guests can join group | If on: allows guest members in the academy to join the group |
| Group Team Members | Group is public | If on: everyone in the academy can see and (request to) join the group |
| Group Team Members | Join without prior request (Requires Group is public on) | If on: users can join the group without needing approval |
Edit Logo
Allows you to take a photo or upload an existing image to use as the group logo. The image has the be under 4MB. After selecting a picture, you will be asked to crop it to fit the dimensions.
Delete Group
This option completely deletes your group.
Pending Requests
If your group is Public with Join without prior request turned off, you can find the requests to join your group in the Team Members tab.