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Create a Global Forum Announcement

There may be announcements you want to broadcast to the global forums on the CPS-VO.

Begin by selecting "Announce on Forums" in the "Collaborate" menu at the top of the CPS-VO home page.

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Host A Meeting

Hosting a meeting first requires you to start the meeting as the moderator by clicking on “Moderate meeting” beneath your meeting post (more detail in the paragraphs below). Once a meeting has been started others may join in.

The following are some of the rules that govern meetings for a presenter:

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Use the Chat Feature

The chat feature makes it easy to have an online conversation with colleagues. At the bottom right of your web page you will find a tab with a chat icon and a number in parentheses. 

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Add Content to Widgets

Each widget requires certain content which is either automatically populated by activity in your group, or purposely added by the group manager. A "Widgets Reference Table" displays the widgets that are available to add to panel pages. Adding content to those widgets is covered in the section called "Kinds of Pages".

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Creating a Basic Home Page

After editing your group settings your home page will have a left menu with 3 tabs: Home, Forums, and Files.

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Send Out Messages

Only administrators can broadcast a message to members of a group. A broadcast emails all group members with a copy of the message. Remember your message will be read by all of your group members. The "From" field of the message upon delivery will say it is from "cps-vo on behalf of" and your name from your profile.

To broadcast a message, follow these steps:

Step 1: Go to the page of the group you manage by selecting it from the “My Groups” dropdown menu from the home page of the portal.

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Create a Web Page

As a member of a group you can post web pages which will show up in the activity stream and can be set by the group manager to embed in other pages for the group.

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Create Panel Pages

You may want to create panel pages for your group. 

Use panel pages to organize your content in an attractive and informative manner. Each panel page becomes a tab when viewing your group. Different layouts can be chosen to best display the content for each panel page. 

1. Click on the gray “Panels” tab above the content area.