h1. Edit a space       {anchor:id=Soc_User_Guide.Space_Management.Edit_Space}
This function allows you to change the initial settings of a space if you are the creator or have the *Manage* permission on it. With this function, you can
do the following actions:
* [Change space information|#Soc_User_Guide.Space_Management.Edit_Space.Change_Info]
* [Change visibility|#Soc_User_Guide.Space_Management.Edit_Space.Change_Visibility]
* [Manage members|#Soc_User_Guide.Space_Management.Edit_Space.Manage_Members]
* [Manage space applications|#Soc_User_Guide.Space_Management.Edit_Space.Manage_App]
* [Edit space navigation|#Soc_User_Guide.Space_Management.Edit_Space.Edit_Space_Navigation]

To perform the actions above, first access the *Space Settings* by following one of 2 ways:

*The first way*

*1.* Click *My Spaces* on the *Administration* bar to direct to the *My Spaces* page.

*2.* Click *Edit* corresponding to the space which you have the *Edit* permission.

!images/Edit_space.png|align="center" width="70mm" fo:scalefit="1" html:scalefit="0"!

*3.* Click !images/edit-space-icon.png|width="4mm" fo:scalefit="1" html:scalefit="0"! next to the space name.

*The second way*

*1.* Hover your cursor over *My Spaces* on the *Administration* bar, then select one space from the drop-down menu.

*2.* Click !images/edit-space-icon.png|width="4mm" fo:scalefit="1" html:scalefit="0"! next to the space name.

!images/access_edit_space.png|align="center" width="50mm" fo:scalefit="1" html:scalefit="0"!

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You only see !images/edit-space-icon.png|width="4mm" fo:scalefit="1" html:scalefit="0"! for spaces which you have the Edit permission.
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h2. Change space information   {anchor:id=Soc_User_Guide.Space_Management.Edit_Space.Change_Info}
This function allows you to edit the basic information of a space.

*1.* Select the *Settings* tab in the *Space Settings* page.

!images/space_settings.png|align="center" width="150mm" fo:scalefit="1" html:scalefit="0"!

*2.* Change information in the *Description* and *Priority* fields, and the space avatar. 

* To change the space avatar, click !images/Space_Avatar_Upload_Form.png|width="4mm" fo:scalefit="1" html:scalefit="0"!, or directly click the current space avatar to open the *Upload an Image* form. For more details, see the [Upload your profile avatar|#Soc_User_Guide.Get_Started.User_Profile.Upload_Avatar] section.

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<para>You cannot change the space name.
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*3.* Click *Save* to accept your changes.

h2. Change visibility {anchor:id=Soc_User_Guide.Space_Management.Edit_Space.Change_Visibility}

*1.* Select the *Access & Edit* tab in the left pane of the *Space Settings* page.

*2.* Change values of *Visibility* and *Registration* if you want. For more details, see [here|#Visibility_space].

*3.* Click *Save* to accept your changes.

h2. Manage members {anchor:id=Soc_User_Guide.Space_Management.Edit_Space.Manage_Members}

Select the *Members* tab in the left pane of the *Space Settings* page to open the *Manage members* form.

!images/member_tab_space.png|align="center" width="150mm" fo:scalefit="1" html:scalefit="0"!

Here, you can do many actions on members as stated below.

h3. Invite new members {anchor:id=Soc_User_Guide.Space_Management.Edit_Space.Manage_Members.Invite_Mem}
You can invite other users to join your spaces as follows:

*The first way*

* If you know the username of a person, simply enter his/her username in the textbox, then click !images/Invite_member_icon.png|width="4mm" fo:scalefit="1" html:scalefit="0"!.

To invite multiple people, use commas to separate your multiple entered usernames.

*The second way*

*1.* Click !images/Select_member_icon.png|width="4mm" fo:scalefit="1" html:scalefit="0"! to open the *Select Users* form.

!images/space_settings_select_users.png|align="center" width="120mm" fo:scalefit="1" html:scalefit="0"!

*2.* Select your desired users by ticking their corresponding checkboxes, and click *Add*.

You can also search for your desired members in eXo Platform, do as follows:

*i.* Enter a search term into the *Search* box.

*ii.* Select a criterion you want to find in the combo box next to the *Search* box.

*iii.* Click !images/Find_icon.png|width="4mm" fo:scalefit="1" html:scalefit="0"! to perform searching.

*3.* Click !images/Invite_member_icon.png|width="4mm" fo:scalefit="1" html:scalefit="0"! to invite your selected users.

 After that, you will see the list of invited users.


h3. Revoke your invitations       {anchor:id=Soc_User_Guide.Space_Management.Edit_Space.Manage_Members.Revoke}
If your invited users have not accepted your requests yet, you can revoke your invitations by clicking !images/Cancel_request_icon.png|width="18mm" fo:scalefit="1" html:scalefit="0"!. The users will be removed from the *Invited* list.

h3. Validate/Decline request {anchor:id=Soc_User_Guide.Space_Management.Edit_Space.Manage_Members.Validate_decline_request}
As a manager or creator of a space, you can validate other users' requests for joining your space.

* To accept a user's request for joining your space, click !images/validate_icon.png|width="18mm" fo:scalefit="1" html:scalefit="0"! in the *Action* column.
* To decline a user's request for joining your space, click !images/decline_icon.png|width="18mm" fo:scalefit="1" html:scalefit="0"! in the *Action* column.

h3. Promote/Demote a member{anchor:id=Soc_User_Guide.Space_Management.Edit_Space.Manage_Members.Promote_Mem}

* To promote a member to the manager position, click !images/promote_plus_icon.png|width="18mm" fo:scalefit="1" html:scalefit="0"! in the *Manager* column. The user will be automatically promoted as a manager in the current space.

* To demote a member, click !images/Demote_icon.png|width="18mm" fo:scalefit="1" html:scalefit="0"!.

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<para>
Be careful not to remove the rights for yourself; otherwise, you will not be able to edit your space's settings anymore, except that you are an administrator.
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h3. Remove a member{anchor:id=Soc_User_Guide.Space_Management.Edit_Space.Manage_Members.Remove_Mem}
Click !images/Remove_member_icon.png|width="18mm" fo:scalefit="1" html:scalefit="0"! corresponding to the member you want to delete in the *Members* list.

h2. Manage space applications{anchor:id=Soc_User_Guide.Space_Management.Edit_Space.Manage_App}
Select the *Applications* tab to go the *Applications* page which allows you to manage space applications.

!images/space_settings_applications.png|align="center" width="150mm" fo:scalefit="1" html:scalefit="0"!

h3. Add a new space application  {anchor:id=Soc_User_Guide.Space_Management.Edit_Space.Manage_App.Add_App}

*1.* Click *Add Application* to open the *Space Application Installer* form.

!images/space_settings_add_applications.png|align="center" width="120mm" fo:scalefit="1" html:scalefit="0"!

*2.* Select the application you want to add by clicking !images/Social_plus_icon.png|width="4mm" fo:scalefit="1" html:scalefit="0"!.

If there is no available application, ask your system administrator to gain the access right.

h3. Delete applications {anchor:id=Soc_User_Guide.Space_Management.Edit_Space.Manage_App.Delete_App}
To remove an application, click !images/Delete_Application_icon.png|width="4mm" fo:scalefit="1" html:scalefit="0"! corresponding to the application name.


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    <para>
    You cannot delete the <emphasis role="bold">Space Setting</emphasis> application because it is configured as a mandatory space application.
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h2. Edit space navigation   {anchor:id=Soc_User_Guide.Space_Management.Edit_Space.Edit_Space_Navigation}

You can easily edit a space navigation, such as adding a new node, editing a node, replacing in the navigation, moving up/down a node, and taking other actions in the context menu as follows:

*1.* Click the *Navigations* tab to open the space navigation.

!images/space_settings_navigation.png|align="center" width="120mm" fo:scalefit="1" html:scalefit="0"!

You can take the following actions:

* Right-click a node name (space name) and take actions in the context menu, such as adding/editing/deleting a node, editing a node's page, copying/cloning a node, and more.

* Click *Add node*; Or right-click any white area to display !images/Add_new_node_icon.png|width="15mm" fo:scalefit="1" html:scalefit="0"!, then select this button. The *Add/ Edit Page Node* form appears and allows you to add information to your new node.

For more details, see the [Manage Navigation Nodes|#Platform_User_Guide.Manage_Your_Portals.Manage_Navigation_Nodes] section.

*2.* Click *Save* to accept all changes.
