NSIT: Computing, Networks & Phones

Adding a contact or group

Contacts are other users you have chosen to add to your list of contacts and groups. Your contacts should be the users you wish to allow specific access to your files and directories.

You may also create a Group, which is a groups of contacts. Groups are a convenient way for you to organize groups of users that need to access the same files. By granting a group permission to access a file or directory, you allow every user in that group to access it.

To add a new Contact:

1. Click the Contacts and Groups link under your name. Your existing contacts display.
2. Click the Add New Contact button in the top toolbar.
3. Search for a user either by using that user's login ID or by using that user's display name. Type in the appropriate string and click the Ok button.
4. Select the checkbox next to the user(s) you would like to add as a contact. Click the Add Contact button.

To add a new Group:

1. Click on the Contacts and Groups link under your name. Your existing contacts display.
2. Click the Create Group button from the top toolbar.
3. Type the name you wish to give this group into the "New Group Name" field.
4. Click the Ok button.
5. Click the Add New Members button in the top toolbar.
6. You can add members to the group using your list of contacts or by searching for new users.
7. After you have selected a user that you want to add to the group, click the Ok button.
8. Repeat steps 5-7 as many times as you need to add additional users to your group. Once complete, click the Back button at the top of the page to return to the Contacts and Groups page.

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Last updated: 2/26/07