Public Minds

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  • How to get started?

    There are two ways to "navigate" Public Minds, depending on your needs and goals: If you are after Presentations or multimedia from IPAA National Conference , you can simply use the red header to go to the content area of your interest. For...

  • What do I find in Public Minds?

    Public Mind allows you to access three types of information and resources: PRESENTATIONS: Presentations, papers and outlines from IPAA 2008 National Conference. All the document are in PDF format. You can download these files, and then read and print...

  • Rating a Post

    As a community user, you have the opportunity of rating the value of forum, media and blog content. Community Server users a star rating system, which looks like this: If you find a post that you particularly like or find valuable, you can give it a high...
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  • Adding a Forum post

    If you have permission to write a forum post, you wil see a Write a New Post Link when you open a forum. 1. Click Write a New Post . The Post a Message page displays. 2. Specify the forum post settings on each tab. Compose Subject - Specifies the post...
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  • Forums Overview

    You can access your community's forums by selecting the Forum option from any of the dropdown menus on the main menu when you are signed in. The main Forum page looks like the below example. A list of the Discussions in the forum is displayed. e.g...
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  • Changing your Password

    1. Open your public profile for editing (click Edit in the user menu area when signed in). The Edit Your Profile page displays. 2. Select the Sign-in Information tab. 3. Click Change Password . A Change Password page will display: 4. Make your changes...

  • What are tags and how do I use them?

    A tag is a keyword of term associated with a post which provides a link to related information. Tags help you map information. They also make your information more accessible to users. You may see a tag cloud displayed in the left or right sidebar of...
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  • What are Favorites?

    The Favorites section of your user profile displays the list of forums, posts and media that you have specifically identified as a favorites. When you find a discussion, post, or media file that you really like, you can identify it as a favorite by clicking...
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  • Editing your public profile

    You can edit the information which displays in your public profile. 1. After signing in, select Edit from the user menu area: The Edit Your Profile page displays: 2. Edit your public profile properties. There are also two tabs which contain editable settings...
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  • Viewing your User Home Page

    Your User Home page provides you with an overview of your activity within your Web community. When you have signed in you can access your User Home page by clicking on your name in the user menu area: Below is an example of what you might see on your...
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  • Signing Into Your account

    1. Click the Sign in hyperlink in the user menu area. If Sign in is not displayed, then you are already signed in. You are shown the Sign in screen: If you have forgotten your password click the (I forgot my password) link. You will be asked to supply...
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