<p>Subgroups are usefull to keep similar information grouped together.  Subgroups will inherit the parent group's permissions but the subgroup will not populate with the members from the parent group. A group owner or administrator can add a subgroup to an existing group by following the steps below.</p>
<p><strong><span style="font-size: 12pt;">ADD A SUBGROUP TO AN EXISITNG GROUP</span></strong></p>
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<li>Click the <strong>Manage Users & Groups</strong> icon, found under the Settings tab.</li>
<li>Click on the <strong>Manage Groups</strong> button.</li>
<li>Select the <strong>Group</strong> to which you will add a sub-group.</li>
<li>Click on the <strong>New Subgroup</strong> button at the bottom of the Group Properties page.</li>
<li><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Fill-in the: </span>
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<li><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Subgroup Name - </strong><em>required field</em></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Password </strong>- <em>optional</em></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Password</strong> (verify)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Description </strong>-  <em>optional</em></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Check <strong>Group has a message of the day</strong> - <em>optional</em></span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Check Sections</span> </li>
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<li>Allow group members to see all members</li>
<li>Group has a contacts section</li>
<li>Group has a calendar section</li>
<li>Group has a documents section</li>
<li>Group has a task section</li>
<li>Group has a voting section</li>
<li>Group has a forums section</li>
<li>Group has a links section</li>
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<li>Click on <strong>Browse</strong> to upload an image - <em>optional; recommended image size is 400 x 150 pixels</em></li>
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<li>Click on <strong>Create Subgroup of [Parent Group]</strong> when finished.</li>
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<p><span style="color: #ff0000;"> <strong>NOTE</strong></span>: When a parent group is deleted, it will remove any subgroups associated with it.</p>