You can change your avatar image at any time. The image you choose will serve as both your profile avatar, and your message avatar.  The Community library includes a number of collections you can use. Or, to further personalize your avatar, you can upload your own image from your computer, from your Community albums, or from another online source.  In this article… How do I change my profile avatar? What is the maximum size of an avatar image? How can I resize my profile avatar image? Additional resources    How do I change my profile avatar? You can upload your own avatar image from your computer or another online source. This image will be used for both your profile and your message, and you will be able to crop the original image for each use. NOTE | The avatar image must be less than 5MB in size. Click the avatar icon in the top right side navigation, then click My Settings. Click the Avatars tab From the pop-up window, choose the method for uploading your avatar image. You can browse and upload an image from your computer, from your uploaded Community images (My Albums), or from another website.            NOTE | Uploaded avatar images must be less than 5MB in size. Follow the Wizard through each steps to complete the upload. Options under My Settings > Avatars From the Community   Click the Choose a collection dropdown to see a list of avatar themes.  Select a theme, then select an image from the options shown alongside the Choose an avatar label. Upload an Avatar link Click the Upload an Avatar link Click Browse and navigate to your image file You will be able to resize your image to serve as both a profile and a message avatar. From my albums Albums on the community contain images you have uploaded that have been approved. You can choose one to upload as an avatar. TIP | You can revert to a previous avatar image from this collection From the Web Enter your custom avatar URL Click Set Avatar     How can I resize my profile avatar image? Within the profile avatar Wizard, you can reposition the image until you're satisfied with it in both the profile and messenger sizes. Drag the image corners to crop it, and drag the full image to position it to your liking. You’ll be able to see a preview in the round window, upper right. Click Save and Continue to resize the image for your profile. Next, you'll crop the image again for your message avatar. Or click Choose another avatar to go back a step and select a different file for your profile.  In the next Wizard screen, you can crop your image for the smaller message avatar in the same manner as for your profile avatar.   Click Save to finish with your current selections, or Back to previous size to adjust your profile image cropping. Additional Resources How do I subscribe to receive Community notifications? How do I send a Private Message? How do I update and use my Community profile? ... View more

What are ways to make my user profile work for me? Because the AppD Community uses single sign-on (SSO) for user authentication, you don’t need to set up a Community account when joining. You can personalize your profile, though, to get the most out of available features. Settings include language, time, avatar, and bio— to name a few. Other Community members can also see a view of your profile page, showing your recent activity and engagement stats (but not everything on your profile).  In this article… What is my profile, and what can I see, view and do with it? What can others see on my profile? How do I update and personalize my profile? Additional resources   What is my profile, and what can I see, view, and do with it? Your profile page shows information like your Recent Notifications, Community activity, and engagement statistics since your registration date. Access your profile page by clicking your avatar on the top right navigation.  Your profile page view shows: PROFILE PAGE INFORMATION TYPES Drafts   Find your draft content listed here About me  Short content you can add to your profile Discussion Feed  TIP | Using the drop-down menu to the right of the page title, you can filter this feed of Forum content by:  Topics I’ve participated in My latest contributions My archived contributions Kudos from  Kudos other members gave you Kudos to  Kudos you gave to other members   Latest Activity  A complete list of all of your Community engagement, including posts, and kudos given and received.   Community Stats | Both general and specific statistics about your engagement in the Community. NOTE | Other members can only see your registration date, date you last visited, total messages posted, and total kudos received. Only Administrators can see your profile email address.     What can other members see on my profile page? Other members can also see a view of your profile page, limited to the following: Discussion feed Latest Activity feed Kudos Minimal statistics: your registration date, date you last visited, total messages posted, and total kudos received Only Administrators can see your profile email address.   How do I update and personalize my profile? You can change language, timezone, and other professional and personal settings. Including personal information is optional. But, you may find it helps inspire greater connections as you contribute in Community. Do what's right for you!    How do I adjust my profile settings? To customize your profile settings click the avatar icon in the top right navigation bar, then click My settings. By default, you’ll land on the Personal Information tab where you can add professional information about yourself, like a post signature, title, location, or Bio. If you want to add a personal signature, you can compose it using simple HTML. Paste your finished code into the Signature field. Want an “About” message to show on your profile page? Add the content in the Biography field. When you’re finished, click Save. [Caption:  To access your Personal Information settings click  the avatar icon, the, My Settings]   Additional Resources How do I subscribe to receive Community notifications? How do I send a Private Message? How do I change my profile avatar? ... View more

What is the direct message equivalent in Community, and how do I use it? Though public interactions do the most to promote an active Community and improve available knowledge, sometimes a private conversation is preferable.  You can send and receive private messages with other Community members—including sharing posts, articles and threads. To access Private Messaging tools and features, you have to be signed in to the Community. NOTE | Because any Community member can limit or opt out of private messaging, you may not be able to reach everyone using this method    In this article… What happens when I receive a private message? How do I send a private message? …from the private message area | …from a profile pop-up  | ...from a profile page What happens when I receive a private message? When someone sends you a private message two kinds of automatic notifications are triggered:  On the navigation bar, the counter badge on the envelope icon will increment  Look out for an email notification in your inbox Back to top How do I send a private message? You can send a private message within the Community in a few different ways: The private message area is accessed by clicking on the envelope icon on the navigation bar  A member’s profile pop-up, using the Send Message button A member’s profile page, using  the Send Message button NOTE | You need to be signed in to your Community account to be able read and send private messages Back to top   Send a message from the Community private message area When signed in to Community, click the envelope icon on the top right side of the navigation bar to open the Private Messages area. Click the New Message button on the left side of the screen. The Private Messages page will open. Address and write your subject and message.  TIP | Don’t use the “@” symbol in the Send To field. Just begin typing the recipient name and choose from the resulting list.  NOTE| If one of the people you’re writing to has disabled their private messaging, their name will be removed from the field and they won’t receive a message When you are finished, click the Send Message button. Back to top   Send a private message from a profile pop-up’s Send Message button Roll your cursor over the Community member’s name. Their profile pop-up will appear Click the Send Message button. The Private Messages page will open. In this method, the Send to field will be pre-populated with the name on the Profile pop-up. A message subject is required, as is the message body. Once you complete your message, click the Send Message button. Back to top   Send a private message from the profile page From a fellow member's profile page, click the Send a message button Back to top ... View more

How do @mention links work in the Community? “@mention” a community member to bring them into the discussion. You can  "@mention" content as well. Use this feature to link to individuals and content within your replies or posts anywhere in the Community just by typing “@” into the comment box.   In this article... What happens when I “@mention” someone?  Community Alert | Email Notification What are the steps to using the “@mention” functionality? Additional resources   What happens when I “@mention” someone? An “@mention” triggers a pair of notifications to the person: an alert within the Community, and an email (depending on their individual email settings).  Community Alert View Community alerts by clicking the bell icon in the top navigation. Click the bell icon on the right side of the top navigation. All your Community mentions are listed below the Notification feed heading. Mentions are indicated with an “@” icon. Click the message title to open the link. Email notification The @mention email notification displays: the name of the person who mentioned you the content you’ve been mentioned in a direct link to that content in the Community NOTE | If you have limited or disabled email notifications, incoming "@mention" email notifications may be delayed or not sent at all.  See your notification settings on the My Settings page.   What are the steps to using “@mention” functionality? You can “@mention” a person or content within a post, comment, or reply. This holds true anywhere in the Community, whether in the Discussion forums, Knowledge Base, or Idea Exchange. In the text field, type “@”. A list will appear showing users who have contributed to the conversation, followed by your own most recent content contributions. Click the user or content option you want from the list. Don’t see who you want? As you continue to type, the list will refresh to match what you’ve typed in the field. When you select your option, the user or content will be inserted, and the list will close. For each person and content reference you want to include in your post, repeat steps 1 and 2 — e.g., type another “@” for each link you want to include. Complete your message, then click the Post button. NOTE | Don’t forget your other editing controls to refine and check your message before posting!   Additional resources What are “Accepted Solutions” and how do I use them? What are spam and harassment? How do I report them? ... View more

What notification settings are there, and where do I view and manage my own settings? In Subscriptions & Notifications, under the Notification Settings tab, you will see the complete list of general settings and automated notifications.  You can edit the general notification settings as well as delivery frequency for each type of automated email notification. Until you make changes here, you’ll see the default notification settings. In this article… How do I view and manage my notification settings? Settings options and default settings General notifications settings list  |  Email notifications list Additional resources    How do I view and manage my notification settings? Click the profile icon on the top right of the navigation bar, then click Subscriptions on the drop-down menu. This will take you to the Subscriptions and Notifications tab. Click the Notification Settings page. Make changes and click Save.  CHANGE YOUR MIND? Click Reset to restore to the default settings.  Back to top   Settings options and default settings The following lists show an overview of general and email notification settings, including default positions and all options for each setting. You can restore the default settings for your individual profile at any time. General notifications settings list GENERAL NOTIFICATION SETTINGS DEFAULT SETTING SETTINGS OPTIONS Turn off all push notifications When turned on, no push notifications (email, or real-time pop-up messages) will be sent to you, but notifications will still appear in your Notification feed under the bell icon. Off On/Off Turn off all email notifications When turned on, no email notifications will be sent to you, but notifications will still appear in your Notification feed under the bell icon. Off On/Off Turn off all real-time pop-up notifications When turned on, no real-time pop-up messages will be sent to you, but notifications will still appear in your Notification feed under the bell icon. Off On/Off Turn off all mobile notifications When turned on, no mobile will be sent to you, but notifications will still appear in your Notification feed under the bell icon. Off On/Off Ignore posts and reviews that I’ve already read On On/Off Notify me when I post, reply, submit a review, or comment Off On/Off Automatically subscribe me to all topics or reviews I participate in On On/Off Automatically subscribe me to all group hugs I join Turn this setting on when you want activity notifications for groups, such as University, or the Welcome Center. Activity includes new messages, new replies or comments, and messages Off On/Off For my forum subscriptions, notify me for... All posts • All posts • Only the first post in a topic Back to top   Email notification settings list These settings govern the frequency of automated email notifications you receive. These notifications typically contain useful links, in addition to the message.  EMAIL NOTIFICATION FREQUENCY SETTINGS DEFAULT SETTING SETTINGS OPTIONS New topics or articles posted in boards I subscribe to New replies posted to content I subscribe to Responses to other replies I subscribe to Content using a label I subscribe to Content using a product I subscribe to Posts I'm @-mentioned in Badges I earn Immediately Never Immediately In a daily digest In a weekly digest Accepted solutions to topics or questions I subscribe to On Edits to published knowledge base articles and topics in areas I subscribe to (as opposed to individual post subscriptions). NOTE | If you subscribe to an entire board or knowledge base, you will be notified of changes to any content within that space. Otherwise, you'll only receive notifications to the articles you're subscribed to.  Never Never For all but minor edits For all edits, including minor ones Edits to unpublished drafts in knowledge bases I subscribe to  Never Article review requests in knowledge bases I subscribe to On On/Off Article publication requests in knowledge bases I subscribe to Off On/Off Back to top   Additional resources How do subscriptions, bookmarks, and notifications work in Community? How do I subscribe to receive Community notifications? How do I review, manage, or delete subscriptions and bookmarks? ... View more