Google Groups
Creating Groups
- Click Groups.
- Click the Create a group link at the bottom of the page or click here
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- Enter a Group name. For details about permitted group names, see these tips on character usage.
- Enter an email address in the Group email address field. If your organization's Google Apps account has multiple domains, select the appropriate domain from the drop-down list.
- Optionally, add a description in the Group description field.
Tip: Use the description field to help users determine the purpose of a group. For example, you can include information about who should join the group, the types of messages you should send to the group, links to FAQs about the group, related groups to use, and so on.
- Choose an Access setting. Learn more about access settings
- Click Create new group. You'll be taken to the "Add members" page.
- Add the email addresses of the group's members.
- Optionally, change the group role from Member to Owner or Manager. Learn more about group roles
- Optionally, tell members about the new group by entering an invitation message and clicking Invite members. If you don't want to send an invitation, click Skip this step.
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Inviting Members
- Click Members on the right side of the page.
- Click + Add or Invite New Members.
- Enter the email addresses of those you want to invite.
- Optionally, enter an invitation message to tell members about the new group.
- Finally, click Invite members at the bottom.
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Editing Settings
- As an Owner click the image in the top left or Group settings on the right

- Now that you're on the Group Settings page, you will see a number of tabs on the top, click one to edit those settings:
General- Change group name, description, email address, and website
Access- Control what level of mebership is required for posting topics, viewing topics, and inviting new members
Appearance- Set a picture for the group or select a theme for all group pages
Navigation- Change the order of links on the right side of the page
Email Delivery- Control defaults for sent emails and other message related functions
Advanced- Advanced settings including primary language for the group, archiving the group, and deleting the group
Spam Control- Tell the group how to deal with spam messages
- Click Save Changes at the bottom
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