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==Managing a Google Group== | ==Managing a Google Group== | ||
If you manage a Google Group, be sure to check out [https://support.google.com/groups/answer/2464972?hl=en&ref_topic=2458761 these tips and important pieces of information] from Google about managing a Google Group. To change email delivery options for the group or members of the group follow the instructions below. | If you manage a Google Group, be sure to check out [https://support.google.com/groups/answer/2464972?hl=en&ref_topic=2458761 these tips and important pieces of information] from Google about managing a Google Group. To change email delivery options for the group or members of the group follow the instructions below. | ||
# Go to your groups at groups.google.com | # Go to your groups at '''''groups.google.com''''' | ||
# On the Welcome screen, click '''My groups''' (either on the top left or in the center) | # On the Welcome screen, click '''''My groups''''' (either on the top left or in the center) | ||
# The next screen lists the groups you belong to; click '''Manage''' by the name of the group that you want to change delivery settings for (note: you can change settings for any group that says (Manager) after it) | # The next screen lists the groups you belong to; click '''''Manage''''' by the name of the group that you want to change delivery settings for (note: you can change settings for any group that says (Manager) after it) | ||
# Select the members/managers you'd like to change delivery settings for by checking the box(es) next to each name (Select all by clicking the check box next to Display Name) | # Select the '''''members/managers''''' you'd like to change delivery settings for by checking the box(es) next to each name (Select all by clicking the check box next to '''''Display Name''''') | ||
# Click '''Actions''' > '''Change''' delivery setting and then select from the following options: | # Click '''''Actions''''' > '''''Change''''' delivery setting and then select from the following options: | ||
* No email = Receive no email from the group's posts (posts only available online) | * No email = Receive no email from the group's posts (posts only available online) | ||
* Abridged email = Receive one summary email per day | * Abridged email = Receive one summary email per day | ||
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==Change Email Delivery Options== | ==Change Email Delivery Options== | ||
If you belong to a Google Group, you can choose how you want to receive group messages | If you belong to a Google Group, you can choose how you want to receive group messages | ||
# Sign into [https://groups.google.com/a/riverdale.edu/forum/#!overview Google Groups] | # Sign into [https://groups.google.com/a/riverdale.edu/forum/#!overview '''''Google Groups'''''] | ||
# Click '''My groups''' | # Click '''''My groups''''' | ||
# To the right of the group you want to change, click the message drop down (it might say Every new message) and choose the desired option: Don't send email updates, Send daily summaries, Combined updates, or Every new message (depending on a group's settings, some options may be unavailable) | # To the right of the group you want to change, click the message drop down (it might say Every new message) and choose the desired option: '''''Don't send email updates''''', '''''Send daily summaries''''', '''''Combined updates''''', or '''''Every new message''''' (depending on a group's settings, some options may be unavailable) | ||
==Moderating a Google Group== | ==Moderating a Google Group== | ||
You can use message moderation to approve messages before they’re sent to the rest of the group. This gives you the opportunity to make sure messages are appropriate for the entire group before they’re shared. | You can use message moderation to approve messages before they’re sent to the rest of the group. This gives you the opportunity to make sure messages are appropriate for the entire group before they’re shared. | ||
#[https://support.google.com/groups/answer/2627595?hl=en Click here] to learn how to '''turn on message moderation''' in a Google Group. | #[https://support.google.com/groups/answer/2627595?hl=en Click here] to learn how to '''''turn on message moderation''''' in a Google Group. | ||
#[https://support.google.com/groups/answer/2466386?hl=en Click here] to learn how to '''moderate posts''' in a Google Group. | #[https://support.google.com/groups/answer/2466386?hl=en Click here] to learn how to '''''moderate posts''''' in a Google Group. | ||
#[https://support.google.com/groups/answer/2464975?hl=en&ref_topic=2458761 Click here] to learn how about '''setting a group member's permissions''' in Google Groups. | #[https://support.google.com/groups/answer/2464975?hl=en&ref_topic=2458761 Click here] to learn how about '''''setting a group member's permissions''''' in Google Groups. | ||
#[https://support.google.com/a/answer/2567001?hl=en Click here] to learn how to '''disable Google Groups spam filtering''' for groups that have moderation already turned on, or for groups that don't accept Internet messages. | #[https://support.google.com/a/answer/2567001?hl=en Click here] to learn how to '''''disable Google Groups spam filtering''''' for groups that have moderation already turned on, or for groups that don't accept Internet messages. | ||
==Adding and Removing Members from Google Groups== | ==Adding and Removing Members from Google Groups== | ||
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To add a member: | To add a member: | ||
# Sign into [https://groups.google.com/a/riverdale.edu/forum/#!overview '''''Google Groups'''''] | # Sign into [https://groups.google.com/a/riverdale.edu/forum/#!overview '''''Google Groups'''''] | ||
# Select a Google Group | # Select a '''''Google Group''''' | ||
# On the left side menu, select | # On the left side menu, select '''''Members''''' | ||
# Select | # Select '''''Add Members''''' at the top/center of the screen | ||
# A window with customization options will pop up. You can choose who is a member of the group, whether they are a regular member, manager, or owner, whether this member gets a welcome message or not, and you can choose whether to add a member directly or send an invitation for them to approve or decline | # A window with customization options will pop up. You can choose who is a member of the group, whether they are a regular member, manager, or owner, whether this member gets a welcome message or not, and you can choose whether to add a member directly or send an invitation for them to approve or decline | ||
# Select | # Select '''''Add members''''' at the bottom right to confirm the changes | ||
To remove a member: | To remove a member: | ||
# Sign into [https://groups.google.com/a/riverdale.edu/forum/#!overview '''''Google Groups'''''] | # Sign into [https://groups.google.com/a/riverdale.edu/forum/#!overview '''''Google Groups'''''] | ||
# Select a Google Group | # Select a '''''Google Group''''' | ||
# On the left side menu, select | # On the left side menu, select '''''Members''''' | ||
# Select individual members by hovering your cursor over each row and selecting the check box that appears | # Select individual members by hovering your cursor over each row and selecting the check box that appears | ||
# Once the intended members are selected, you can remove them from the group by clicking the icon at the top of the page that is one circle with a horizontal line through it. The words | # Once the intended members are selected, you can remove them from the group by clicking the icon at the top of the page that is one circle with a horizontal line through it. The words '''''Remove member''''' will appear when hovering your cursor over this icon. | ||
# Select | # Select '''''Ok''''' to confirm the changes | ||