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Tip of the Month: What is the Purpose of a User Page?
- The primary purpose of the user page is to describe who you are the others in the community.
- Instead of listing affiliations and disclosures on each article, these items are included on each contributor's user page.
- To view a contributor's user page, click on any name appearing in blue
- To edit your own user page:
- Login; click on your user name at the top right hand side of any page (next to the "Talk" icon)
- Choose the "Edit with Form" link
- Note: There is a free text area for additional information about yourself
- To add your photo, first upload your image file to Eyewiki, then use the "Edit" link and choose "Insert"
- Find other great tips and FAQs on the Getting Started page
Find Your Article Assignments: Please visit your own section Portal to review the status of your section and your assigned articles
- Log in and go to the My Portal link at the top of the page next to "Recent Changes"
- To find your own article assignments, sort the article table by “Assigned Editor (portal member)” or use the filter
- Also, find your article assignments on your Talk page between your Name (after logging in) and Preferences
- Review the Quick-Start Guide for Editors for helpful tips. For easy reference, this guide is also linked to each section Portal page
Sign Off When You Have Finished an Article Review: When you complete an article review go to Edit with Form at the top of the article and change:
- The date to be current
- The status to Up to Date
- The reviewer's name to your own (This is how we know which editor last reviewed an article assigned to more than 1 EyeWiki section)
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