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Adding a User or Group Leader

1. > Users
2. > Manage
3. > New
4. Complete: Name, Login, Password, email, set Rqd Pass Reset = Yes
5. > Assigned User Groups
6. Set Groups as rqd, see existing if in doubt
7. > Save & Close

Enrolment Day

1. Components > JEvents > Enrolment Day

Email Functions - Approve posts to Committee

1. Log into cPanel
2. Go to Mailing Lists and click to Manage the Committee List.
3. Select the Option: Tend to pending moderator requests (the the top right hand side).
4. Select Accept (in this case) and submit.

Events

1. Components > Jevents > Manage Events
2. For an individual event click on the little black squares.

Forms

1. > Components > Creative Contact ….. > Forms
2. Invert the ID's to show our forms.
3. Select the rqd form, Click 'Manange Fields' to open the form

Installing/Updating Software

1. > System > Control Panel
2. > Install Extensions
3. Locate the package required
4. > Downlaod Package File
5. Drag and drop the zip files onto the target box

Next Meeting

1. > Extensions > Modules > Next Meeting

News Letters & Bulletins

1. Name the PDF using the convention: abc-def-xyz.pdf
2. Upload the PDF to > Components, Media, Downloads, Newsletters
3. Go to Menus > Newsletters
4. > Add New Item
5. > Choose System Links > URL
6. Make the link: /images/downloads/newsletters/abc-def-xyz.pdy.pdf

Newsflash

1. A Newsflash is inserted at the top of the Home page, above the
   existing page without disturbing or changing the homepage text.
2. Create a standard Article and set the Category to 'Newsflash'

Performing a Backup & Restore

1. > Components > Akeeba Backup > Basic Operations > Backup Now

Restore a Backup to the Dev site

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Setting up 'Tickers'

1. [[Click for the Help Document

Update web software

1. Go to the Control Panel
2. > Extensions > Install Extensions
3. Drag the previously downloaded update file (zip) onto the upload area.