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After logging in, a new section will appear at the bottom of the left-hand column titled '''My account'''.  
After logging in, a new section will appear at the bottom of the left-hand column titled '''My account'''.  


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Under the different sections, you can modify your personal data, including email and password, customise the website and see some personal statistics (see image [[Media:Changing personal data.png| My account]]). Change the necessary fields in any of the sections (except in '''My personal card''', these are the statistics) and click '''Modify'''. Note fields marked with an asterisk need to be filled in.  
Under the different sections, you can modify your personal data, including email and password, customise the website and see some personal statistics (see image [[Media:Changing personal data.png| My account]]). Change the necessary fields in any of the sections (except in '''My personal card''', these are the statistics) and click '''Modify'''. Note fields marked with an asterisk need to be filled in.  
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==Personal data==
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Here you can change or correct the necessary fields and click '''Modify''' at the bottom. Note fields marked with an asterisk need to be filled in.  
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[[File:20221031-Menu personal data.png|left|thumb]]
Here you can change or correct the necessary fields and click '''Modify''' at the bottom. Note fields marked with an asterisk need to be filled in. <br />
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[[File:20221031-Menu personal data.png|center|700px|thumb| Personal data.]] <br />
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[[File:20022022WIKI Changing personal data (1).png|700px|thumb|center|Changing personal data.]]
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[[File:20022022WIKI Changing personal data (1).png|700px|thumb|center|Changing personal data.]]<br />
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=====Mandatory fields :=====
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==Mandatory fields==
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======Family name and First name:======
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For scientific reasons: if your data is selected to be published (according our term and conditions), the local partner needs to indicate who it comes from. If you don't agree to indicate your name for publication, those data will not be used for scientific purpose.
===Family name and First name===
For scientific integrity: the local partner needs to know who published the data and shall be able to contact that person.<br />
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======Birthyear:======
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for legal reasons, according to the country legal age to access the service is asked and Birthyear is also useful in case of homonyms.
===Birthyear===
Some countries have a minimum legal age to use the site. Birthyear is also used to tell apart users with identical names. Birthyear will not be published.<br />
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===Country and Municipality===
When logging in, map and news displayed will be relevant to the location you provided.<br />
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======Country and Municipality:======
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To display automatically when you log in the map and newsin the vicinity  you are living.
===Language===
 
By default the language of the site is that of your browser. Change the portal's default language if necessary on the top right corner (see image [[Media:Interface.png|Example of main interface as shown in Faune-France portal]]). Not all languages are available for each portal. See correspondence of code at [[Special:MyLanguage/Available languages|Available languages]]. <br />
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======Language:======
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by default the language is the one of your browser.
Note: You may choose different languages for different portals, but you have to set the language individually for each portal.<br />
 
You can choose among the available language the one you want automatically for that local portal.
 
Note: You can choose different languages for different portal, you have to parameter that on each portal you use.
 
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=====Non mandatory fields:=====
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==Non mandatory fields==
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======Address:======
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===Address===
Complete address is useful for local partners that use the local portal for their own communication you agreed with.
Complete address is useful for local partners that use the local portal for their own communication you agreed with.


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======Phone:======
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===Phone===
Useful for our local partner, in case of contact for any reason linking our local partner and you
Useful for our local partner, in case of contact for any reason linking our local partner and you


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===Hide your e-mail only or be anonymous===
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[[File:20221031-myaccount.png|thumb|700px|center|Hide name and/or e-mail address.]]<br />
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======Special wish:======
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[[File:20221031-myaccount.png|left|thumb|600x600px]]
#Anonymous: Check to publish your records without your name. Other users will see your records but will not know the observer. Only administrators will still see your name.
#Hide e-mail: When your observations are published under your name, you may choose to hide your email address by checking the box. Other users will see your name but will not be able to contact you. Administrators will still see your email address and may contact you regarding your records. <br />


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<td style="padding: 25px; text-align: left; font-family: sans-serif; color: black; background-color: hsl(201, 100%, 89%)">
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YELLOW BOX (Summaries): #ffffdb"
BLUE BOX (Information): hsl(201, 100%, 89%)
RED BOX (Warnings):  hsl(0, 77%, 78%) -->


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<p>PLEASE NOTE THAT ADMINISTRATORS CAN ALWAYS ACCESS YOUR NAME AND E-MAIL ADDRESS. To see who can access this information for each portal, go to Menu > Useful information > Users access rights.
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#Anonmyous: You can choose to publish your records without your name: other users will only see your records not knowing who transmitted it.
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#Hide e-mail: You can choose to let your name beside your records but don't allow other users to see you e-mail
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PLEASE NOTE THAT ADMIN SEE THOSE INFORMATIONS, to see who can see that, the list of people allowed is avaialble on each portal. <br />
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===Your private website===
You may link your private website to your profile by inserting the link here.
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======Your private website:======
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If you want to link your private website to your profile, you can insert the link here.
===Comment about you===
Fill in the field if you want other users to know more about you.<br />
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======Comment about you:======
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Insert a comment about you if you want others to see that linked to your profile.<br />
===Terms and conditions===
 
You may remove or restore your acceptance to our terms and conditions.<br />
======Terms and condition:======
If you want to remove or to restore your acceptance with terms and condition
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======Your portrait:======
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If you want to insert a photo of you in your profile
===Your portrait===
You may add a photo of you in your profile.<br />
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==Email and password==
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=Email and password=
Change your email address or password as necessary.  
Change your email address or password as necessary.  
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[[File:20221031-Menu Email and password.png|thumb|700px|center| E-mail and password.]]<br />
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[[File:20221031-Menu Email and password.png|frameless|center]]
 
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==E-mail==
Update your e-mail here (see image [[Media:20092022WIKI Changing email.png|Changing password or email]]).<br />
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#Enter the new e-mail address.
#Repeat the new e-mail address (check you wrote it correctly).
#Click on '''MODIFY'''.<br />


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Please notice that if you changed your e-mail recently and did not update it yet in the portal, your account is registered with your old e-mail address. Therefore, you will have to log in with your old account first, in order to access this section and be able to update it.  Only after you update your e-mail address here you can use your new address to log in. <br />
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<table border="5" width="700px">
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<td style="padding: 25px; text-align: left; font-family: sans-serif; color: black; background-color: hsl(201, 100%, 89%">
<!-- GREEN BOX (Tips): hsl(157, 74%, 80%)
YELLOW BOX (Summaries): #ffffdb"
BLUE BOX (Information): hsl(201, 100%, 89%)
RED BOX (Warnings):  hsl(0, 77%, 78%) -->


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*It is important to keep an updated email address as this is how administrators will contact you regarding confusing records. <br />
*By default your email address will be visible both to administrators and registered users, unless you decide otherwise. <br />
*To change who can see your e-mail address, go to [[My_account_/_Changing_personal_data,_password_or_email#Hide_your_e-mail_only_or_be_anonymous|Web interface > My account > Personal data]].<br />
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==Password==
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<center>
<table border="5" width="700px">
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<td style="padding: 25px; text-align: left; font-family: sans-serif; color: black; background-color: hsl(201, 100%, 89%">
<!-- GREEN BOX (Tips): hsl(157, 74%, 80%)
YELLOW BOX (Summaries): #ffffdb"
BLUE BOX (Information): hsl(201, 100%, 89%)
RED BOX (Warnings):  hsl(0, 77%, 78%) -->


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Nobody, except you, can access your password. Keep it safe.  <br />
If you forget it, click on '''I have lost my password''' and a new one will automatically be sent to you.
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======E-mail:======
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Here you can modify by yourself your e-mail to have it up to date:


#Enter the new e-mail
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#Enter the new e-ail again (check for having written it correctly)
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#Click on "MODIFY"
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Please notice that if your account is registered with an old e-mail, you have to login with that old e-mail and then modify it here with the new one that will become then your new identifiant.<br />
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It is important to keep an updated email address as this is how administrators will contact you regarding confusing records.
In order to better remember your password, we advise you to change the one you received by e-mail to log in the first time (or after requesting a new one). Use a combination of letters and numbers that is more memorable to you, if possible combining lower and upper case characters; and keep it safe.<br />
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By default your email address will be visible both to administrators and registered users unless you decided otherwise. You can choose that here: [[Personal data|Web interface > My account > Personal data]] to change parameters. <br />
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To update your password:<br />


======Password:======
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The password is only know by you. No other people have access to it,if you don't remember it, you have to follow the process "I have lost my password"
#Enter your new password.
#Repeat your new password (make sure you write it correctly).
#Enter your old password (it is a security check).
#Click on '''MODIFY'''.


to modify it:
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#Enter the new password
#Enter the new password again (check for having written it correctly)
#Enter the old password (security check)
#Click on "MODIFY"
 
In a way to better remember it, we advise you to change the password you received by email to log in the first time (or after requesting a new one). Use a combination of letters and numbers that is more memorable for you, if possible combining lower and upper case characters and keep it secure.<br />
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[[File:20092022WIKI Changing email.png|700px|thumb|center|Changing password or email.]]<br />
[[File:20092022WIKI Changing email.png|700px|thumb|center|Changing password or email.]]<br />
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==Website customisation==
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This section allows you to choose how you want to visualize certain parameters on the interface when you are logged in.
=Website customisation=
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Choose hore how you want to visualize certain parameters on the interface when you are logged in.<br />
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===Customise the way sightings are displayed on the home page===
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==Customise the way sightings are displayed on the home page==
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This subsection refers to the latest observations displayed on the right hand column on the main interface (see image [[Media:Interface.png|Example of main interface as shown in Faune-France portal]]). Choose which region you want to see the records from, and which ones regarding how common or rare they are (ex. Ticking common and unusual, as well as Ain will only show those observations catalogued common or unusual in the region of Ain). To see the codes used to mark the rarity level, go to [[Codes and symbols|Web interace > Codes and symbols]] or to image [[Media:Symbols rarity level.png|Symbols for rarity level in Fauna-France]]. Use select/unselect to choose between all regions or none (see image [[Media:Customise display of sightings.png| How to display data]]).
This subsection refers to the latest observations displayed on the right hand column on the main interface (see image [[Media:Interface.png|Example of main interface as shown in Faune-France portal]]). Choose which region you want to see the records from, and which ones regarding how common or rare they are (ex. Ticking common and unusual, as well as Ain will only show those observations catalogued common or unusual in the region of Ain). To see the codes used to mark the rarity level, go to [[Codes and symbols|Web interace > Codes and symbols]] or to image [[Media:Symbols rarity level.png|Symbols for rarity level in Fauna-France]]. Use select/unselect to choose between all regions or none (see image [[Media:Customise display of sightings.png| How to display data]]).<br />
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#Choose the way you want to display data.
#Choose the way you want to display data.
#Go next step for customization or
#Go next to the step for customisation, or
#Click "MODIFY" at the bottom of the page<br />
#Click on '''MODIFY''' at the bottom of the page.<br />


[[File:Customise display of sightings.png|thumb|center|550x550px|How to display data.]]
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===Customize the way sightings are displayed in lists===
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[[File:Customise display of sightings.png|thumb|center|550x550px|How to display data.]]<br />
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This subsection is as in '''Customise the way sightings are displayed on the home page''' (see image [[Media:Customise display of sightings.png| How to display data]]) but allows you to choose how to display the data obtained from an active search with the left hand column when displaying data by last days or by search engine


(see section [[as a registered user| Web interface > Browsing records > as a registered user]]).  
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==Customize the way sightings are displayed in lists==
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This subsection is as in '''Customise the way sightings are displayed on the home page''' (see image [[Media:Customise display of sightings.png| How to display data]]) but allows you to choose how to display the data obtained from an active search with the left hand column when displaying data by last days or by search engine (see wiki section [[Browsing_records#As_a_registered_user| Web interface > Browsing records > as a registered user]]).  
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#Choose the way you want to display data.
#Choose the way you want to display data.
#Go next step for customization or
#Go to the next step for customisation, or
#Click "MODIFY" at the bottom of the page
#Click '''MODIFY''' at the bottom of the page. <br />


[[File:20221031-Menu Explore.png|center|thumb]]
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===Cartography===
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[[File:20221031-Menu Explore.png|center|700px|thumb|Sections in which "Customise the way sightings are displayed in lists" apply to.]]<br />
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You can choose the map layer you want by default.


Click on the name to open an expandable menu with all available options (see image [[Media:20092022WIKI Cartography.png|Customise website. Cartography]]).  
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==Cartography==
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You can choose the map layer you want to see by default. <br />
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You can also choose if you want to be able to zoom in the map or not by ticking/unticking the field (see image [[Media:20092022WIKI Cartography.png|Customise website. Cartography]], encircled). This option was done long time ago to allow using the website even if your connection was poor. is quite no more useful except if you have a very bad network.
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Click on the name to open an expandable menu with all available options (see image [[Media:20092022WIKI Cartography.png|Customise website. Cartography]]). <br />
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You will see and need maps when submitting records ([[Submitting records| Web interface > Submitting records]]) or displaying records on a map [[Browsing records| (Web interface > Browsing records)]].
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You can also choose if you want to be able to zoom in the map or not by ticking/unticking the field (see image [[Media:20092022WIKI Cartography.png|Customise website. Cartography]], encircled). This option was done long time ago to allow using the website even if your connection was poor. It may nly be useful nowadays if you have a very bad network. <br />
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You will see and need maps when [[submitting records ([[Submitting records| Web interface > Submitting records]]) or displaying records on a map [[Browsing records| (Web interface > Browsing records)]]. <br />
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To learn how to navigate maps, go to [[Navigating the map|Web interface > Navigating the map]].<br />
To learn how to navigate maps, go to [[Navigating the map|Web interface > Navigating the map]].<br />
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#Choose the way you want to display maps.
#Choose the way you want to display maps.
#Go next step for customization or
#Go to the next step for customization, or
#Click "MODIFY" at the bottom of the page
#Click '''MODIFY''' at the bottom of the page. <br />


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[[File:20092022WIKI Cartography.png|700px|thumb|center|Customise website. Cartography.]]<br />
[[File:20092022WIKI Cartography.png|700px|thumb|center|Customise website. Cartography.]]<br />
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===Recording language===
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==Recording language==
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For each taxa, choose from the expandable menu which language you would like the name of the species displayed. To see options, click on the arrow at the right of each species panel (see image [[Media:20092022WIKI Sp language.png|Customise website. Recording language]]). You can choose between Latin/Scientific name, or any of the languages the web site is offered in. By default (Automatic) species will appear in the language you selected for the site on the right hand corner at the top of the page (see image [[Media:Interface.png|Example of main interface as shown in Faune-France portal]]). <br />
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For each taxa, choose from the expandable menu which language you would like the name of the species displayed. To see options, click on the arrow at the right of each species panel (see image [[Media:20092022WIKI Sp language.png|Customise website. Recording language]]). You can choose between Latin/Scientific name, or any of the languages the web site is offered to. By default (Automatic) species will appear in the language you selected for the site on the right hand corner at the top of the page (see image [[Media:Interface.png|Example of main interface as shown in Faune-France portal]]).


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#Choose the language you want for the taxonomic group you use.
#Choose the language you want for the taxonomic group you use.
#Go next step for customization or
#Go to the next step for customization, or
#Click "MODIFY" at the bottom of the page
#Click '''MODIFY''' at the bottom of the page.


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[[File:20092022WIKI Sp language.png|700px|thumb|center|Customise website. Recording language.]]<br />
[[File:20092022WIKI Sp language.png|700px|thumb|center|Customise website. Recording language.]]<br />
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=== Global parameters ===
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==Global parameters==
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#Choose the way you want to display data:
#Choose the way you want to display data:
#*the number of data displayed per page
#:'''Number of sightings per page.''' The number of observations displayed per page.
#*what picture or sound you want to see by default
#:'''Default gallery.''' How you want to see pictures and/or sounds by default.
#*which taxonomic group you want by defaut
#:'''Default taxonomic group.''' Choose from the expandable panel which taxonomic group you want to see by defaut.
#*If you want to receive the newsletter (by E-mail) click the corresponding box
#:'''I wish to receive the newletter'''. Check if you want to receive the newsletter (by e-mail).
#*If you want your data hidden by default: this hide automatically all your data, only you and Admin can see it, click the corresponding box
#:'''Do you want all your data hidden bydefault?''' Check if you want to hide your data by default. It hides automatically all your data and only you and administrators will see it.
#*If you want systematic or alphabetical order
#:'''Species order.''' Choose if you want species displayed in systematic or alphabetical order.
#*How many pictures per page
#:'''Number of pictures per page.''' Indicate how many pictures you want to see per page.
#*If you want little picture displayed in listing  <br />
#:'''Display pictures in listing.''' Check if you want little pictures displayed in listings.
#Click "MODIFY" at the bottom of the page
#:'''Hide synoptic map in my user profile.''' Check if you want to hide your synoptic map which is displayed in "Birder Detail", you can see how it looks to others in [[Media:20221031-My personal card top of the page.png|"My personal card" (with synoptic map displayed)]].<br />
#Click '''MODIFY''' at the bottom of the page.<br />


[[File:20221031-Global parameters.png|center|thumb|900x900px]]
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[[File:Capture 2022-12-19 at 10.47.26.png|center|thumb|700x700px|Global parameters.]]
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=My personal card=
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[[File:20221031-Menu My personal card.png|center|thumb|700px|Menu My personal card.]]<br />
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It returns a summary of the user's activity visible to other registered users. It contains information about: <br />
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when the birder started to participate <br />
when they have been active <br />
the taxonomic groups they submitted <br />
overall statistics <br />
statistics for the current year, and <br />
statistics by county. <br />
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==My personal card==
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[[File:20221031-Menu My personal card.png|center|thumb]]
[[File:20221031-My personal card top of the page.png|center|thumb|900px|My personal card (Birder Detail) with synoptic map displayed.]]<br />
 
 
It returns a summary of the user's activity that others can see with:
 
since when the Birder participate
 
Which were the active years
 
How many taxonomic group the Birder transmit
 
Statistics by couty
 
Statistics from the beggining or the current year, . <br />
[[File:20221031-My personal card top of the page.png|center|thumb|900x900px]]
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for your own use you have also the last days data statistics.
for your own use you have also the last days data statistics.




If you don't want this to be shown to other users, you have to be anonymous.<br />
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If you do not want other users to access this information, you have to be anonymous. To become anonymous, go to [[My account / Changing personal data, password or email#Hide your e-mail only or be anonymous:|Menu > My account > Personal data]].<br />
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{{Examples from Faune-France}}
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After logging in, a new section will appear at the bottom of the left-hand column titled My account.

Under the different sections, you can modify your personal data, including email and password, customise the website and see some personal statistics (see image My account). Change the necessary fields in any of the sections (except in My personal card, these are the statistics) and click Modify. Note fields marked with an asterisk need to be filled in.

My account.



Personal data

Here you can change or correct the necessary fields and click Modify at the bottom. Note fields marked with an asterisk need to be filled in.

Personal data.



Changing personal data.



Mandatory fields


Family name and First name

For scientific integrity: the local partner needs to know who published the data and shall be able to contact that person.

Birthyear

Some countries have a minimum legal age to use the site. Birthyear is also used to tell apart users with identical names. Birthyear will not be published.

Country and Municipality

When logging in, map and news displayed will be relevant to the location you provided.

Language

By default the language of the site is that of your browser. Change the portal's default language if necessary on the top right corner (see image Example of main interface as shown in Faune-France portal). Not all languages are available for each portal. See correspondence of code at Available languages.

Note: You may choose different languages for different portals, but you have to set the language individually for each portal.

Non mandatory fields


Address

Complete address is useful for local partners that use the local portal for their own communication you agreed with.


Phone

Useful for our local partner, in case of contact for any reason linking our local partner and you


Hide your e-mail only or be anonymous


Hide name and/or e-mail address.



  1. Anonymous: Check to publish your records without your name. Other users will see your records but will not know the observer. Only administrators will still see your name.
  2. Hide e-mail: When your observations are published under your name, you may choose to hide your email address by checking the box. Other users will see your name but will not be able to contact you. Administrators will still see your email address and may contact you regarding your records.


PLEASE NOTE THAT ADMINISTRATORS CAN ALWAYS ACCESS YOUR NAME AND E-MAIL ADDRESS. To see who can access this information for each portal, go to Menu > Useful information > Users access rights.



Your private website

You may link your private website to your profile by inserting the link here.

Comment about you

Fill in the field if you want other users to know more about you.

Terms and conditions

You may remove or restore your acceptance to our terms and conditions.

Your portrait

You may add a photo of you in your profile.

Email and password

Change your email address or password as necessary.

E-mail and password.



E-mail

Update your e-mail here (see image Changing password or email).

  1. Enter the new e-mail address.
  2. Repeat the new e-mail address (check you wrote it correctly).
  3. Click on MODIFY.


Please notice that if you changed your e-mail recently and did not update it yet in the portal, your account is registered with your old e-mail address. Therefore, you will have to log in with your old account first, in order to access this section and be able to update it. Only after you update your e-mail address here you can use your new address to log in.

    • It is important to keep an updated email address as this is how administrators will contact you regarding confusing records.
    • By default your email address will be visible both to administrators and registered users, unless you decide otherwise.
    • To change who can see your e-mail address, go to Web interface > My account > Personal data.



Password


    Nobody, except you, can access your password. Keep it safe.
    If you forget it, click on I have lost my password and a new one will automatically be sent to you.



In order to better remember your password, we advise you to change the one you received by e-mail to log in the first time (or after requesting a new one). Use a combination of letters and numbers that is more memorable to you, if possible combining lower and upper case characters; and keep it safe.

To update your password:

  1. Enter your new password.
  2. Repeat your new password (make sure you write it correctly).
  3. Enter your old password (it is a security check).
  4. Click on MODIFY.



Changing password or email.



Website customisation


Choose hore how you want to visualize certain parameters on the interface when you are logged in.

Customise the way sightings are displayed on the home page


This subsection refers to the latest observations displayed on the right hand column on the main interface (see image Example of main interface as shown in Faune-France portal). Choose which region you want to see the records from, and which ones regarding how common or rare they are (ex. Ticking common and unusual, as well as Ain will only show those observations catalogued common or unusual in the region of Ain). To see the codes used to mark the rarity level, go to Web interace > Codes and symbols or to image Symbols for rarity level in Fauna-France. Use select/unselect to choose between all regions or none (see image How to display data).

  1. Choose the way you want to display data.
  2. Go next to the step for customisation, or
  3. Click on MODIFY at the bottom of the page.


How to display data.



Customize the way sightings are displayed in lists


This subsection is as in Customise the way sightings are displayed on the home page (see image How to display data) but allows you to choose how to display the data obtained from an active search with the left hand column when displaying data by last days or by search engine (see wiki section Web interface > Browsing records > as a registered user).

  1. Choose the way you want to display data.
  2. Go to the next step for customisation, or
  3. Click MODIFY at the bottom of the page.


Sections in which "Customise the way sightings are displayed in lists" apply to.



Cartography


You can choose the map layer you want to see by default.

Click on the name to open an expandable menu with all available options (see image Customise website. Cartography).

You can also choose if you want to be able to zoom in the map or not by ticking/unticking the field (see image Customise website. Cartography, encircled). This option was done long time ago to allow using the website even if your connection was poor. It may nly be useful nowadays if you have a very bad network.

You will see and need maps when [[submitting records ( Web interface > Submitting records) or displaying records on a map (Web interface > Browsing records).

To learn how to navigate maps, go to Web interface > Navigating the map.

  1. Choose the way you want to display maps.
  2. Go to the next step for customization, or
  3. Click MODIFY at the bottom of the page.


Customise website. Cartography.



Recording language


For each taxa, choose from the expandable menu which language you would like the name of the species displayed. To see options, click on the arrow at the right of each species panel (see image Customise website. Recording language). You can choose between Latin/Scientific name, or any of the languages the web site is offered in. By default (Automatic) species will appear in the language you selected for the site on the right hand corner at the top of the page (see image Example of main interface as shown in Faune-France portal).

  1. Choose the language you want for the taxonomic group you use.
  2. Go to the next step for customization, or
  3. Click MODIFY at the bottom of the page.



Customise website. Recording language.



Global parameters


  1. Choose the way you want to display data:
    Number of sightings per page. The number of observations displayed per page.
    Default gallery. How you want to see pictures and/or sounds by default.
    Default taxonomic group. Choose from the expandable panel which taxonomic group you want to see by defaut.
    I wish to receive the newletter. Check if you want to receive the newsletter (by e-mail).
    Do you want all your data hidden bydefault? Check if you want to hide your data by default. It hides automatically all your data and only you and administrators will see it.
    Species order. Choose if you want species displayed in systematic or alphabetical order.
    Number of pictures per page. Indicate how many pictures you want to see per page.
    Display pictures in listing. Check if you want little pictures displayed in listings.
    Hide synoptic map in my user profile. Check if you want to hide your synoptic map which is displayed in "Birder Detail", you can see how it looks to others in "My personal card" (with synoptic map displayed).
  2. Click MODIFY at the bottom of the page.


Global parameters.



My personal card


Menu My personal card.



It returns a summary of the user's activity visible to other registered users. It contains information about:

    when the birder started to participate
    when they have been active
    the taxonomic groups they submitted
    overall statistics
    statistics for the current year, and
    statistics by county.

    My personal card (Birder Detail) with synoptic map displayed.


    for your own use you have also the last days data statistics.


    If you do not want other users to access this information, you have to be anonymous. To become anonymous, go to Menu > My account > Personal data.

    Note: images and examples are drawn from the French portal Faune-France. The design and position of some tools may vary slightly from portal to portal. To see a list of portals go to wiki section Local portals and partners.
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