Adding user accounts

Adding user accounts

To add a user account:

  1. Click Users.

  2. Click Add  above the list of users.

  3. In the Create User dialog, enter an Account Name.

  4. Enter a password.

  5. Enter user details.

    You should assign a valid email address to each user. Users need an email address to request notification when a gallery changes.

  6. You can choose to assign the new user a role in all current and future catalogs automatically. Select Add user to all catalogs as and specify the Role from the pop-up menu. (A Catalog Administrator can change a user’s role in a catalog from the Catalogs panel.)

  7. Click Create.

To edit information for an existing user, see Editing users.

Note: You can also map users and groups from a directory service to Portfolio catalogs. See Mapping users from Active Directory.

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