This will guide you through how to create an individual user.
Step 1. Click on Create a new user, located in the My Users drop down.
Step 2. Fill out all required fields, along with any non-mandatory fields that you require.
The required fields, that must be filled are:
- Username
- First Name
- Surname (Last Name)
- Email address
- Password (Select 'Generate password and notify user' OR manually enter a password to be used)
Profile Field |
Default Setting |
Recommended Settings |
General |
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Username |
Blank |
Choose a Username that you would like for your user e.g. email address, user ID. |
Choose an authentication method |
Manual Accounts |
Select Manual Accounts |
Suspended Account |
Disabled |
If this checkbox is checked, a user will be suspended within the system and won’t be able to login |
Generate password and notify user |
Disabled |
Checking this box will generate a scrambled password and send a welcome user email to the user. This will contain the login page URL, username and temporary password. If you choose this option the New Password field will be disabled. DO NOT tick this box if you are manually created a password on behalf of the user using the New Password field. |
New Password |
Prompts for text to be entered |
Enter a password here if you would like to choose the user password instead of having the system generate one. If you choose this option, you will manually need to email the user their account details. |
Force Password Change |
Prompts user to change their password upon first login |
Useful for security purposes and if the user has received a temporary password generated by the platform. |
First Name |
Blank |
Enter User First Name |
Surname |
Blank |
Enter User Surname (Last Name) |
Email Address |
Blank |
Enter User Email Address |
Email Display |
The default is set to Allow only other course members to see my email address. The other two available options are:
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Choose the most appropriate option for your user case |
City/Town |
Blank |
Enter the city or town that the user resides |
Select a country |
Select a Country |
Select from the dropdown the Country in which the user resides. |
Timezone |
Default (Europe/London) |
Select from the dropdown the time zone for which the user resides. E.g. Melbourne, Australia - Australia/Melbourne |
Description |
Blank |
Enter a description for this user |
User Picture |
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Current picture |
None |
If a picture has been uploaded, the file will appear here. As this user is being created for the first time, no image should appear here. |
Delete picture |
Unchecked |
If you want to remove an image that was previously upload, check this box. |
New Picture |
Empty |
Add a user profile picture by either dragging the desired file into the drop zone or selecting from file. |
Picture Description |
Blank |
If you’d like to add a description for the profile image, you can do so here |
Additional names |
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First name - Phonetic |
Blank |
Include here how this person's first name is to be pronounced. E.g. Daniela - Da - Nee - Ella. |
Surname - Phonetic |
Blank |
Include here how this person's Surname is to be pronounced. E.g. Soccio - So-chi-o |
Middle Name |
Blank |
Include the users middle name here, if one if provided. |
Alternate name |
Blank |
If the user prefers to be called something other than their first name, enter this name here. E.g. Daniela prefers being called Dani |
Interests |
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List of interests |
Blank |
Include any interests as a tag in this section. Press enter after each interest. |
Optional |
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Web page |
Blank |
Enter this information if you would like to capture this information. |
ICQ number |
Blank |
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Skype ID |
Blank |
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AIM ID |
Blank |
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Yahoo ID |
Blank |
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MSN ID |
Blank |
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ID Number |
Blank |
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Institution |
Blank |
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Department |
Blank |
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Phone |
Blank |
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Mobile Phone |
Blank |
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Address |
Blank |
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Other Fields |
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Profile Background Image |
Empty |
Add a profile background image here. This will appear on the user dashboard. You can do this by dragging the image into the drop zone or selecting an image from file |
Step 3. Scroll to the bottom of the page and select Save as.
The user has now been created. If you selected ‘Generate and notify user’ the user will be sent a Welcome user email with their login details. If you have entered a specific password, then you will need to advise the new user of these details.