How to set up your own Group Space

The WaterWiki provides an opportunity for you and you working group to set up its own 'group space'. Here, you can disseminate information and comminicate with the rest of the group. You can even set up your own discussion area to share ideas, network and give feedbck on events and meetings.

Contents

• Create a Group Space
• Create new pages in your group space
• Access your Group Space
• Set up Private Access

Create a Group Space

1. Go to 'Group Spaces' under the Browse menu on the Homepage

2. Go to 'Create a new Group Space'

3. Type in the name of your new space and click 'Create'

4. A homepage for your new space will then be created:

5. Enter some general explanitory text about your new space in the free text box (This is located half way down the page). Enter some text, describing what it is, who it is aimed at, what are the features etc. You might also want to include an image or logo of the group here.

6. When you have finished customizing the homepage, click Save and View

Create new pages in your group space

Once you have set up your group space homepage, you can then populate your space with a series of pages and features.

To create a new page in your space:

1. Go to your group space homepage and click Create a new page in this space

2. Type in the name of the page you would like to create and click 'Create'

You can create any new pages you like i.e. meetings schedule, news, contacts, discussion area etc.

3. Add the text to your new page and click Save and View

4. Click 'back to the homepage'

5. The index table on the homepage will then be automatically updated to include the new page:

Access your Group Space

In order to give you and all of your members access to the group space, you must set up a link to it somewhere on the site. To do this:

1. Go to Group Spaces under the Browse menu on the homepage:

2. Click Edit

3. Add the the name of your group space to the list of existing spaces

4. Highlight the the name of your new space i.e. IWA Specialist Group on Water Recycling

5. Click on the 'link' icon in the tool bar

5. Choose  Wiki page

6. Search for your group space homepage i.e. IWA Specialist group on Water recycling. WebHome

7. Click 'Create'

8. Once you have added your group space to the list of spaces, click Save and View.

Set up Private Access

It is possible to set up a private group space for just you and memebrs of the group.

If you would like to set up a private space you must contact Chloe Parker, the IWA WaterWiki Community Manager.