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Becoming an administrator of an existing Contribute website

When you create a Contribute website connection, you have the option of becoming the administrator of the website you are creating a connection to. If you choose not to become the website administrator when you create the connection, you or another user can become the administrator at a later time.

You can become the website administrator of any website that does not have an administrator associated with it. The website administrator is responsible for setting website permissions and for being a point of contact for users who need assistance.

If someone inadvertently becomes the administrator for a website, or you forget the administrator password, you can reset the password and create a new administrative login. For more information, see Contribute freezes when sending a connection key.

To become the website administrator of a Contribute website:

  1. Select Edit > My Connections (Windows) or Contribute > My Connections (Macintosh) to display the My Connections dialog box, which lists all of the websites that you have a connection to, as well as the administrator (if any) assigned to each website.
  2. If a website does not have an administrator associated with it, the phrase No administrator appears in the Administrator column of the dialog box.


    My Connection dialog box

    If a website does not have an administrator, you can become the administrator by completing this procedure.

  3. Click Close to close the My Connections dialog box.
  4. Select Edit > Administer Websites (Windows) or Contribute > Administer Websites (Macintosh) and select the website you want to administer from the pop-up menu. A dialog box asks whether you want to become the administrator of the website. Click Yes to become the website administrator.

  5. Website Administrator dialog box

  6. In the Administrator Password dialog box, enter an administrative password for the website; enter the same password again to confirm it and click OK.

  7. Administrator Password dialog box

    After you assign an administrative password to the website, the Administer Website dialog box appears, allowing you to configure the website’s settings and permission groups.


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