Groups / ELists are used for multiple purposes; to restrict access to content and function as well as for outbound communications (newsletters, event notices, etc.) using the CommunicationCenter.

To create Groups/Elists follow the steps below.

1. Logon in and go to Manage Members
2. Under the column Create and Manage Groups click on Create Group.
3. Enter the name of the Group/EList
4. Specify who can assign people to the group.  For instance if this is to be a Group/Elist where you want people to be able to sign up to receive you newsletter electronically select “Allow Members & Public to Signup”.  If you want a group where only your board of directors can see certain content or receive certain communications you want to control who is on that list therefore select “Administrator Controls Signup”.
5. Select who can send communications to this Group/ELists.  In most cases you will want to select “Only administrator and moderator”.
6. Click on Save.

To make the list available for people to sign up to use the EList URL that you can find under Organization Profiles which appears in the Feature List menu.