Add New Groups or Edit Existing Groups	panFora
Forum Admin

	Only Forum Administrators can add new groups or edit existing groups in the Forum.
	Warning:
	Please read carefully the implications of editing and deleting existing groups in the Forum,
	as this will affect all users that were previously assigned to these groups.

To Add New Groups or Edit Existing Groups in the Forum
	Select Add/Edit Groups under [Forum] in the Menu Frame
	The Editing Frame updates to display the Editing Groups editing form.

	To Edit Existing Group(s):
	1.Retype a group name in the [Group Name] text field.
	All users assigned to this group will be automatically reassigned to the edited group.
	Warning:
	If either [Group Name] or [Lead Moderator] is left blank, the group will be deleted!
	2.Select a Lead Moderator from the pull-down menu next to the [Group Name] to assign a lead moderator to the group.
	Notes:
	The Lead Moderator will head his group, identifying it in the announcement and email forms.
	In addition, he is in the message notification list, and can edit and delete his group's posts.
	Note that the Forum Admin has control over the scope of these capabilities.
	Please refer to Before You Begin and Edit Forum's General Configuration
	sections for more on this subject.
	When a new Forum is created, the panFora System Administrator is automatically
	assigned as the Lead Moderator for the Forum's default group "Moderators".
	You may modify this at any time.
	3.Click to submit your changes.
	A notification message will be displayed confirming your changes.

	To Add New Group(s):
	1.Type a new group name in a blank [Group Name] text field, to add a new group to theForum.
	Warning:
	If either [Group Name] or [Lead Moderator] is left blank, the group will not be created.
	2.Select a Lead Moderator from the pull-down menu next to the [Group Name] to assign a lead moderator to the group.
	The Lead Moderator will head his group, identifying it in the announcement and email forms.
	In addition, he is in the message notification list, and can edit and delete his group's posts.
	Note that the Forum Admin has control over the scope of these capabilities.
	Please refer to Before You Begin and Edit Forum's General Configuration
	sections for more on this subject.
	3.Click to submit your changes.
	A notification message will be displayed confirming your changes.
	To Add to the Existing Configuration:
	1.Type a new group name in a blank [Group Name] text field, to add a new group to theForum.
	2.Click to submit your changes.
	A notification message will be displayed confirming your changes.
	You may keep adding new groups, as new blank fields are added to the bottom of the list.

	To Delete Group(s):
	1.Check the [Delete] checkbox to delete any of the existing groups in the Forum.
	Notes:
	Deleting a group will cause all users previously assigned to it,
	to be assigned to the next group on the Forum group list.
	If necessary, please make sure you reassign them to them appropriate groups.
	2.Click to submit your changes.
	A message will be displayed to confirm your edits.
	3.Click [Yes] to delete groups, [No] to abort changes.

	To Submit your changes
	Click to submit your changes.
	Important: Unless you click the Submit button, your changes will be lost.

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