h1. Edit a space {anchor:id=Soc_User_Guide.Space_Management.Edit_SpaceRoleNotInToc}
This function allows you to change the initial settings of a space if you are the creator or have the *Manage* permission on it.

To edit a space, first access the *Space Settings* by following one of 2 ways:

*The first way*
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      <emphasis role="bold">1.</emphasis> Click <guilabel>My Spaces</guilabel> on the <emphasis role="bold">Administration</emphasis> bar to direct to the <emphasis role="bold">My Spaces</emphasis> page.</para>
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   <emphasis role="bold">2.</emphasis> Click <guilabel>Edit</guilabel> corresponding to the space which you have the <emphasis role="bold">Edit</emphasis> permission.</para>
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!images/Edit_space.png|align="center" width="50mm" 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*
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  <emphasis role="bold">1.</emphasis> Hover your cursor over <guilabel>My Spaces</guilabel> on the <emphasis role="bold">Administration</emphasis> bar, then select one space from the drop-down menu.</para>
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*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/visibility {anchor:id=Soc_User_Guide.Space_Management.Edit_Space.Change_Info_Visibility}

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<para xml:id="Soc_User_Guide.Space_Management.Edit_Space.Change_Info">
	<citetitle>
		<emphasis role="bold">Change space information</emphasis>
	</citetitle>
</para>
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This function allows you to edit the basic information of a space.
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 <emphasis role="bold">1.</emphasis> Select the <guilabel>Settings</guilabel> tab in the <emphasis role="bold">Space Settings</emphasis> page.</para>
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!images/space_settings.png|align="center" width="150mm" fo:scalefit="1" html:scalefit="0"!

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            <emphasis role="bold">2.</emphasis> Change information in the <guilabel>Description</guilabel> and <guilabel>Priority</guilabel> fields, and the space avatar. </para>
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<itemizedlist>
            <listitem>
              <para>To change the space avatar, click <inlinemediaobject>
                  <imageobject role="fo">
                    <imagedata fileref="images/Space_Avatar_Upload_Form.png" format="PNG" scalefit="1" width="4mm"/>
                  </imageobject>
                  <imageobject role="html">
                    <imagedata fileref="images/Space_Avatar_Upload_Form.png" format="PNG" scalefit="0" width="4mm"/>
                  </imageobject>
                </inlinemediaobject>, or directly click the current space avatar to open the <guilabel>Upload an Image</guilabel> form. For more details, see the <link linkend="Soc_User_Guide.Get_Started.User_Profile.Upload_Avatar">Upload your profile avatar</link> section.</para>
            </listitem>
</itemizedlist>
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<note>
<para>You cannot change the space name.
</para>
</note>
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   <emphasis role="bold">3.</emphasis> Click <guibutton>Save</guibutton> to accept your changes.</para>
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<para xml:id="Soc_User_Guide.Space_Management.Edit_Space.Change_Visibility">
	<citetitle>
		<emphasis role="bold">Change visibility</emphasis>
	</citetitle>
</para>
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<para>
 <emphasis role="bold">1.</emphasis> Select the <guilabel>Access &amp; Edit</guilabel> tab in the left pane of the <emphasis role="bold">Space Settings</emphasis> page.</para>
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   <emphasis role="bold">2.</emphasis> Change values of <guilabel>Visibility</guilabel> and <guilabel>Registration</guilabel> if you want. For more details, see <link linkend="Visibility_space">here</link>.</para>
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 <emphasis role="bold">3.</emphasis> Click <guibutton>Save</guibutton> to accept your changes.</para>
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h2. Manage members {anchor:id=Soc_User_Guide.Space_Management.Edit_Space.Manage_Members}

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<para>Select the <guilabel>Members</guilabel> tab in the left pane of the <emphasis role="bold">Space Settings</emphasis> page to open the <guilabel>Manage members</guilabel> form.</para>
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!images/member_tab_space.png|align="center" width="150mm" fo:scalefit="1" html:scalefit="0"!

Here, you can do many actions on members as follows:

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<para xml:id="Soc_User_Guide.Space_Management.Edit_Space.Manage_Members.Invite_Mem">
	<citetitle>
		<emphasis role="bold">Invite new members</emphasis>
	</citetitle>
</para>
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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*

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              <emphasis role="bold">1.</emphasis> Click <inlinemediaobject>
                <imageobject role="fo">
                  <imagedata fileref="images/Select_member_icon.png" format="PNG" scalefit="1" width="4mm"/>
                </imageobject>
                <imageobject role="html">
                  <imagedata fileref="images/Select_member_icon.png" format="PNG" scalefit="0" width="4mm"/>
                </imageobject>
              </inlinemediaobject> to open the <guilabel>Select Users</guilabel> form.</para>
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!images/space_settings_select_users.png|align="center" width="120mm" fo:scalefit="1" html:scalefit="0"!

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<emphasis role="bold">2.</emphasis> Select your desired users by ticking their corresponding checkboxes, and click <guibutton>Add</guibutton>.</para>
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You can also search for your desired members in eXo Platform, do as follows:

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 <emphasis role="bold">i.</emphasis> Enter a search term into the <guilabel>Search</guilabel> box.</para>
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<emphasis role="bold">ii.</emphasis> Select a criterion you want to find in the combo box next to the <guilabel>Search</guilabel> box.</para>
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*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.

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<para xml:id="Soc_User_Guide.Space_Management.Edit_Space.Manage_Members.Revoke">
	<citetitle>
		<emphasis role="bold">Revoke your invitations</emphasis>
	</citetitle>
</para>
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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.

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<para xml:id="Soc_User_Guide.Space_Management.Edit_Space.Manage_Members.Validate_decline_request">
	<citetitle>
		<emphasis role="bold">Validate/Decline request</emphasis>
	</citetitle>
</para>
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As a manager or creator of a space, you can validate other users' requests for joining your space.

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<itemizedlist>
              <listitem>
                <para>To accept a user's request for joining your space, click <inlinemediaobject>
                    <imageobject role="fo">
                      <imagedata fileref="images/validate_icon.png" format="PNG" scalefit="1" width="18mm"/>
                    </imageobject>
                    <imageobject role="html">
                      <imagedata fileref="images/validate_icon.png" format="PNG" scalefit="0" width="18mm"/>
                    </imageobject>
                  </inlinemediaobject> in the <guilabel>Action</guilabel> column.</para>
              </listitem>
              <listitem>
                <para>To decline a user's request for joining your space, click <inlinemediaobject>
                    <imageobject role="fo">
                      <imagedata fileref="images/decline_icon.png" format="PNG" scalefit="1" width="18mm"/>
                    </imageobject>
                    <imageobject role="html">
                      <imagedata fileref="images/decline_icon.png" format="PNG" scalefit="0" width="18mm"/>
                    </imageobject>
                  </inlinemediaobject> in the <guilabel>Action</guilabel> column.</para>
              </listitem>
</itemizedlist>
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<para xml:id="Soc_User_Guide.Space_Management.Edit_Space.Manage_Members.Promote_Mem">
	<citetitle>
		<emphasis role="bold">Promote/Demote a member</emphasis>
	</citetitle>
</para>
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<itemizedlist>
              <listitem>
                <para>To promote a member to the manager position, click <inlinemediaobject>
                    <imageobject role="fo">
                      <imagedata fileref="images/promote_plus_icon.png" format="PNG" scalefit="1" width="18mm"/>
                    </imageobject>
                    <imageobject role="html">
                      <imagedata fileref="images/promote_plus_icon.png" format="PNG" scalefit="0" width="18mm"/>
                    </imageobject>
                  </inlinemediaobject> in the <guilabel>Manager</guilabel> column. The user will be automatically promoted as a manager in the current space.</para>
              </listitem>
</itemizedlist>
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* To demote a member, click !images/Demote_icon.png|width="18mm" fo:scalefit="1" html:scalefit="0"!.

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<note>
<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.
</para>
</note>
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<para xml:id="Soc_User_Guide.Space_Management.Edit_Space.Manage_Members.Remove_Mem">
	<citetitle>
		<emphasis role="bold">Remove a member</emphasis>
	</citetitle>
</para>
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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}
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<para>Select the <guilabel>Applications</guilabel> tab to go the <emphasis role="bold">Applications</emphasis> page which allows you to manage space applications.</para>
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!images/space_settings_applications.png|align="center" width="150mm" fo:scalefit="1" html:scalefit="0"!

Here, you can:

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<para xml:id="Soc_User_Guide.Space_Management.Edit_Space.Manage_App.Add_App">
	<citetitle>
		<emphasis role="bold">Add a new space application</emphasis>
	</citetitle>
</para>
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 <emphasis role="bold">1.</emphasis> Click <guibutton>Add Application</guibutton> to open the <guilabel>Space Application Installer</guilabel> form.</para>
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!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.

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<para xml:id="Soc_User_Guide.Space_Management.Edit_Space.Manage_App.Delete_App">
	<citetitle>
		<emphasis role="bold">Delete an application</emphasis>
	</citetitle>
</para>
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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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<note>
    <para>
    You cannot delete the <guilabel>Space Setting</guilabel> application because it is configured as a mandatory space application.
    </para>
</note>
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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:
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  <emphasis role="bold">1.</emphasis> Click the <guilabel>Navigations</guilabel> tab to open the space navigation.</para>
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!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.
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<itemizedlist>
            <listitem>
              <para>Click <guilabel>Add node</guilabel>; Or right-click any white area to display <inlinemediaobject>
                  <imageobject role="fo">
                    <imagedata fileref="images/Add_new_node_icon_Social.png" format="PNG" scalefit="1" width="10mm"/>
                  </imageobject>
                  <imageobject role="html">
                    <imagedata fileref="images/Add_new_node_icon_Social.png" format="PNG" scalefit="0" width="10mm"/>
                  </imageobject>
                </inlinemediaobject>, then select this button. The <guilabel>Add/Edit Page Node</guilabel> form appears and allows you to add information to your new node.</para>
            </listitem>
</itemizedlist>
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For more details, see the [Manage Navigation Nodes|#Platform_User_Guide.Manage_Your_Portals.Manage_Navigation_Nodes] section.

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 <emphasis role="bold">2.</emphasis> Click <guibutton>Save</guibutton> to accept all changes.</para>
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