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Scalar 1 User’s Guide

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Book Users

The Dashboard's Book Users tab enables you to add and remove users from your book, and to set their privileges.


Adding users

To add a user to your book, click the "Add a user" button at the bottom of the page. A pop-up will prompt you to search for a user by their full name. You must enter the user's full name exactly as it appears in their account (case insensitive) to find a match. When a match is found, click the user's name to add them to your book.

Editing users

To edit the information for a specific user, click the "Edit" button for the row in which he or she appears in the user list.

Full name. The name by which the user will be credited on any Scalar books and comments they author.

Email. The user's Scalar email and login.

URL. The user's home page (not currently displayed).

Relationship. The user's role in the book. Options include:

  • Author. Full editing privileges.
  • Commentator. Can edit existing pages, and create pages which will be flagged as commentaries to end users; no other editing privileges.
  • Reviewer. Can edit existing pages; no other editing privileges.
  • Reader. Can add signed comments to public pages; no other special privileges.

In index. Determines whether the user's name is shown in the book's credits on the index page and in the book's header.

Order. Determines the order in which credited users will be shown on the index page and in the book's header.

Removing users

To remove a user, click the "Remove" button for the row in which he or she appears in the user list.

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