h1. Join/Leave a space {anchor:id=Soc_User_Guide.Space_Management.Join_Space}

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Click *My Spaces* on the *Administration* bar, then click the *All Spaces* tab to display all your spaces and ones whose *[Visibility|#visibility]* is set to "Visible".

There are two cases to join a space:

* *The first instance*: For spaces without validation required, click *Request to join* corresponding to your desired space. You will automatically become their members.
* *The second instance*: For spaces with validation required, after clicking *Request to join*, you have to wait for the validation from the space's owner who can accept or deny your request.

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* To revoke your request for joining a space that has not been validated by its owner, simply click *Cancel*.

!images/Cancel_request_space.png|align="center" width="60mm" fo:scalefit="1" html:scalefit="0"!

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* To leave a space, simply click *Leave*.

!images/Leave_validated_space.png|align="center" width="60mm" fo:scalefit="1" html:scalefit="0"!

If you are the only leader of that space, the message which informs that you cannot leave a space will appear as below.

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

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    After you have left a space, the space will not exist in the <emphasis role="bold">My Spaces</emphasis> tab, but in the <emphasis role="bold">All Spaces</emphasis> tab (for the "visible" space only).
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h1. View details of a space {anchor:id=Soc_User_Guide.Space_Management.View_Details_Of_Space}

To view one detailed page of a space, you must become its member first. Then, do either of the two following ways to view the space.

*The first way*

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

*The second way*

* After entering the *My Spaces* pane within the *Spaces* application, click the name of your desired space.

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

The detailed page of the space displays information about the space. The functions you can perform depend on your granted permissions or whether you are the space's creator or not.

As a normal user, you can:

* [Ask for joining the public space or leaving the space|#Soc_User_Guide.Space_Management.Join_Space].

* [Accept or deny to join a space|#Soc_User_Guide.Space_Management.Edit_Space.Manage_Members.Accept_Mem].

* [Invite new members to take part in your space|#Soc_User_Guide.Space_Management.Edit_Space.Manage_Members.Invite_Mem].

Besides the actions above, as a space manager or creator, you can:

* [Edit the space settings, including description, priority level, and avatar|#Soc_User_Guide.Space_Management.Edit_Space].

* [Change the visibility of your space|#Soc_User_Guide.Space_Management.Edit_Space.Change_Visibility].

* [Promote/Demote roles of space members|#Soc_User_Guide.Space_Management.Edit_Space.Manage_Members.Promote_Mem].

* [Remove members from your space|#Soc_User_Guide.Space_Management.Edit_Space.Manage_Members.Remove_Mem].

h1. Delete a space {anchor:id=Soc_User_Guide.Space_Management.Delete_Space}

Only the space managers can delete their spaces by clicking *Delete* under the space name. All information and navigations related to that space are also deleted.

h1. Search for spaces      {anchor:id=Soc_User_Guide.Space_Management.Join_Space.Search}

The *Search* function in the *Spaces* application helps you easily find spaces from one of the tabs in the [Space navigation|#space_navigation].

After accessing your desired spaces tab, you can search for spaces by *Name* and *Description* or *Alphabets*.


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*1.* Enter the key word into the *Find Space* field.

*2.* Press the *Enter* key or click *Search*.

The found spaces will be listed in the *Spaces Found* pane.

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Simply click a specific letter.

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

Only spaces whose names start with the search letter are listed in the *Spaces Found* pane.

h1. Accept/Ignore invitations{anchor:id=Soc_User_Guide.Space_Management.Edit_Space.Manage_Members.Accept_Mem}

This function allows you to accept and/or deny invitations that you received from others. You can see all spaces which are being waited for your acceptance in the *Invitations Received* tab, or
in the *My invitations* tab in the left pane of the Intranet homepage.

*1.* [Access the Intranet homepage|#Access_intranet], then click *Space* in the *My Invitations* tab on the left of the Intranet homepage.
A list of spaces which you are invited to join appears.

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

*2.* Click the space name to open the *Invitations Received* tab.

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

* Click *Accept* to accept joining the space.

* Click *Ignore* to deny joining the space.

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You can also go to the *Invitations Received* tab by clicking *My Space --> Invitations Received*.
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