From 7470b1180e884104b690b39dce90143c72c096a3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Andrew Manning
When you log in for the first time after registering, you must create a channel. (Alternatively you can load https://grid.reticu.li/new_channel)
- +Enter your name and a nickname for the channel address, and select a "role". Typically if this is a personal channel that represents you, select a Social role @@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ your options, even if you don't understand everything you see right now.
enable various features. Remember to press the Submit button when you are done with your selections. - +Press the Edit button on the right to edit your profile information.
- - + +From the Profile Tools dropdown menu, select the Change profile photo
- +Upload your photo and size as necessary using the image editor.
- +When you press Submit you will be redirected back to the profile editor. (You might need to clear your browser cache if you have trouble seeing the new photo.)
- +Returning to your channel home page you will see that a post notifying others of your new profile pic has been automatically posted.
- +Your image file will be automatically uploaded and stored in your cloud files, and a link will appear in the post window. Pressing the post preview button will allow you to preview your post before publishing it.
- +Pressing the lock button near the Submit button will open the Access Control List so you can specify exactly who can access this post.
- +Visit your photos in the Photos app
- +Select the photo you wish to use and select Use as cover photo from the Photo Tools dropdown menu.
- +Crop the image using the photo editor and save your changes.
- +When you load your channel home page, you will first see the cover photo, and your channel page will fade in as you scroll down.
- +You can connect directly from the directory entry using the Connect button there, or you can open the channel page first and press the Connect button below the profile photo.
- +After you connect you are immediately taken to the connection editor page, where you make some important decisions about what you plan to share with this channel.
- +The two important settings are
@@ -150,32 +150,32 @@ as they say, not a bug; it is a feature.Privacy groups allow you to conveniently share items with groups of people. You can create whatever groups fit your needs by opening the Add privacy group link.
- +In this editor, you can switch between the existing privacy groups and see at a glance what channels are and are not members of the group. Selecting the icon of a channel in either box will move it to the in or out of the group.
- +When editing an individual channel's settings, you can set their privacy group membership using the widget on the left:
- +Connections are a mutual engagement. The channel you connect can choose to approve your connection. They will receive a notification that you connected
- +which takes them to their Connections editor page where they can choose to approve the connection or not.
- +After you approve a connection, it is a good idea to open the individual connection editor by pressing the edit button beside the Delete button.
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