Civi

What is Civi? How is it used? Civi is a database of contacts Collab uses Civi to distribute information Fall and Spring Newsletter Site Team Support Letters Civi plays a role in insuring that… People know what Collab is up to Collab has funding

Logging in Your username and password should be the same as MC2 Let us know if you don’t have a log in or can’t remember your password

Adding New Contacts Click New Individual and then STOP!! If you bump the Enter key while filling in contact info, it will save and return to the main page. You can only edit contacts tagged to yourself, so if you hadn’t got down to tagging your contact yet, that means you can’t find your own contact to finish editing them Furthermore, if one of your contacts donates money to the Collaboratory, it won’t be allotted to your project if the contact wasn’t tagged to you and your group! If you bump the Enter key while filling in contact info, it will save and return to the main page. You can only edit contacts tagged to yourself, so if you hadn’t got down to tagging your contact yet, that means you can’t find your own contact to finish editing them Furthermore, if one of your contacts donates money to the Collaboratory, it won’t be allotted to your project if the contact wasn’t tagged to you and your group! Tag first Fill in later

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Adding New Contacts

Adding new Contacts After tagging yourself, begin filling in relevant details Only name, mail address, address are neccessary Fill in: 1.Prefix 2.First Name 3.Last Name Fill in: 1.Privacy 2.Method Fill in: 1. Fill in: 1.Street Address 2.City and Zip Code 3.Country and State

Some Useful Tips If you leave the quick search box empty and do a search, it will show you all of your contacts At the bottom, you can edit your account info, including changing your password If you lose a contact because you forget to tag it,