Creating an Author Profile

Creating an Author Profile lets you share information about yourself with other Discussion users. When users are viewing Discussion documents that you have created, they can click on your Author Profile to learn more about you.

To create your Author Profile:

1. Click My Author Profile in the list on the left side of the main Discussion page. When your Author Profile appears, your user name and server name might be automatically entered in the Name field. These names are the only information required for your Author Profile.



2. (Optional) Enter your e-mail address.



3. (Optional) Enter your telephone number.



4. (Optional) Enter your role in the Discussion. You might want to enter your job role, such as "Sales Representative."



5. (Optional) Enter your goals. Goals might include your goals for a particular project or your goals for your job role.



6. (Optional) You can enter additional information in the Other field. If a list appears in this field, you can select items from the list.



7. (Optional) To display a photo, click Browse to locate the file containing the photo. You must use a supported file type to display your photo. Supported file types are:



• GIF



• JPEG



• JPG



• JPE



• JFIF



• PJPEG



• PJP



8. Click "Save & Close."

Note You are not required to create an Author Profile.

See also:
Editing or Deleting an Author Profile
Viewing Author Profiles
Working with Profiles