What is a group?
Who can host a group?
How can I join a group?
How can I search for a group to join?
How many groups can I start or join?
What are the features of a Zanby Free Group?
How do I create a group?
How do I manage my group?
How do I appoint a co-host for my group?
How do I resign as a host and appoint a new host of my group?
How do I control who can use my group tools?
How do I control my group settings?
How do I invite members to join my group?
How do I set up email settings for my group?
How do I send an email to my group?
How do I upload a new photo gallery to my group?
How do I share photos with members of my group?
How do I create an event for my group?
How do I create lists for my group?
How do I view, create, and share group documents?

A group is way to connect and collaborate with people who share a common interest or activity. It could be your family, a sports team, a company department, a local political campaign, a book club, a church, your friends, even all the people in your city, state or country. A Zanby group lets you share discussions, events, documents, photos, videos, lists and more with your friends, family or colleagues.

Anyone can host a group on Zanby and it’s free to get started. As a group host you can let anyone join, invite only those people you want to join, or make the group totally private.

1. To join a group, you will either get invited to join or you can search for a group.

2. If you are invited to join a group, you will receive an email invitation, either in your personal email box (for non-Zanby users) or in your Zanby in-box or “My Messages” (for Zanby users.) Groups can be set up so that anybody can join, or they can be set up so that a user has to be invited/approved to join.

3. When you receive an email to invite you to join a group, it will contain a link back to Zanby. Click on the link in your email and join the group. The group host will approve your group membership to finish the process.

4. Alternatively, when you receive an email to join a group, the email will contain a link and a code. Click on the link and enter the code to join the group.

1. Find the search field at the top of any page, type your keyword (or the name of a group) and click on the magnifier icon to the right.

2. On the search results page click the “Groups” link on the top to view results only for groups.

3. Click the “Join This Group” link next to the group you want to join and you will be taken to the group’s homepage.



4. You can then choose how you want to interact with the group.

5. Then click on the “Join Group” button.

You can start or join as many groups as you wish on Zanby.

Each Free Group comes with a set of cool features that lets you:

• Organize events and manage or share calendars

• Manage group members

• Collaborate in lots of ways with email forums and volunteer management tools

• Manage and share documents, photos and collaborative lists

• Network with other groups and join or create a Zanby Group Family

• Create your own look and feel for your group homepage

• Create and run committees within your group

• Publish group information to outside website

1. To create a group, click on “Profile” tab on the top, then “My Groups” on the left side of the page.

2. Click “Create a Group” on the right side of the page.

3. Use the drop down menu to choose your group category and select the country you are in (and your zip code), then click on “Continue.”



4. Next create your Group Settings by filling in the blanks. You’ll notice you’ll get a Zanby email address with your group name, which is used as the group’s URL or web address.

5. As you scroll down the page, you can decide who can join your group. If you select “Anyone,” that means that any user of Zanby can join. If you select “Only those I approve” each time someone wants to join (or, you invite someone to join), you will receive an email asking you to approve that person before he or she can become a member of your group.



6. Or you can choose “Only those with the following code” and enter a word or number as your code. It will be included in the invitation you send to the people you invite to join your group.

7. A Free Host Account lets you: organize events and manage or share calendars; manage group members; collaborate in lots of ways with email forums and volunteer management tools; and manage and share documents, photos and collaborative lists. You can edit your group’s homepage in the same way you edit your profile.

1. To manage your group, click on “My Groups” on the left side of the page.

2. Under Groups I Host click on “Manage” to the right of the group you host and want to manage.



3. It will bring you to the Group Settings page, where you can manage hosts, set privileges for members and change group details.

1. To appoint a co-host, click on “Profile” tab on the top, then on “My Groups” on the left side of the page.

2. Under Groups I Host click on “Manage” to the right of the group you host and want to manage.

3. Click on the “Show” link to the right of the “Co-Hosts” box.

4. Type in the Zanby username of the co-host you’d like to appoint in the blank field (to be a co-host the person must be a member of your group).



5. Click on “+ Add Another Co-host” to invite the person to be a host.

6. Zanby will then send an email to the new co-host and once that person accepts the invitation by clicking through a link in the email, he or she will be a co-host.

1. To resign as a host, click on “Profile” tab on the top, then on “My Groups” on the left side of the page.

2. Under Groups I Host click on “Manage” to the right of the group you host and want to manage.

3. Click on the “Show” link to the right of the “Resign as Host” box.

4. Type in the Zanby username of the group member who will become the host of the group in the blank field.

5. Click on the “Change Host” button.

6. Zanby will then send an email to the new host and once that person accepts the co-host by clicking through a link in an (the) email, he or she will be the new host.

7. Although Zanby doesn’t recommend this step, you may permanently resign as a host with appointing a new host by clicking on the “Resign as Host of this group” button.

1. To decide who can use your group tools, click on “My Groups” on the left side of the page.

2. Under Groups I Host click on “Manage” to the right of the group you host and want to manage.

3. Click on the “Show” link to the right of the “Privileges” box.

4. Then you can set who you want to use what tools by selecting the appropriate users.

5. If you select “Host(s) plus these Members,” you will be asked to type in the Zanby username and click on “+Add User” for each member you want to add.



6. When you’re done, click on the “Save Changes” button to make your changes live.

1. To control your group settings, click on “My Groups” on the left side of the page.

2. Under Groups I Host click on “Manage” to the right of the group you host and want to manage.

3. Click on the “Show” link in the “Group Details” box.

4. Now you can set who joins your group.

5. You can provide a code to people you want to join so you won’t have to approve them or you can set it up to approve every new member via email.

6. You can make your group public or private.

7. When you’re done, click on the “Save Changes” button.

1. To invite members to join your group, click on “My Groups” on the left side of the page.

2. Under Groups I Host click on “Manage” to the right of the group name.

3. Click on the orange “Members” tab on your group page.

4. Then click on the “Invite Members” button on the right side of the page.



5. In the pop-up screen type in the email addresses of the people you’d like to invite to join your group.

6. Then type in a subject and message and click on the “Send Message” button.

1. To set up email settings for your group, click on “My Groups” on the left side of the page.

2. Under Groups I Host click on “Manage” to the right of the group you host and want to manage.

3. Click on the orange “Discussions” tab on your group page.

4. Then click on “Host Settings” tab.



5. Click on the “Show” link in the Email Settings box.

6. In the blank prefix field in the “Email message subject prefix” box, you can add a prefix to the subject lines of all messages posted to the group.

7. In the blank field in the “Message Footer” box you can add a custom footer to the end of all messages posted to the group, before the Zanby confidentiality statement.

8. When you’re done, click on the “Save Changes” button.

1. To send an email to your group, click on “My Messages” on the left side of the page.

2. Click on “Compose message” in “My Messages.”



3. Click “Insert addresses from Address Book” link. -



4. Select the necessary checkbox (your group name) and click “Add contacts to the list” button.

5. Put in a subject and a message in the appropriate boxes and click on the “Send” button.

6. To send an email to an individual group member, enter his of her username in the blank “To” field.

7. Put in a subject and a message in the appropriate boxes and click on the “Send” button.

1. To upload a new photo gallery to your group, click on “My Groups” on the left side of the page.

2. Under Groups I Host click on “Manage” to the right of the group you host and where you want to upload a new photo gallery.

3. Click on the orange “Group Stuff” tab, then on “Photos” link under “Group Stuff”

4. Click on the “Upload Photos” button.

5. Click on the “Create New Gallery” button to start the photo upload process.

6. Name your gallery.

7. Then click the “Choose Files” button to navigate your computer and upload photos.

8. Choose your file and click the “Add Files” button if you want to upload more photos.

9. Click on the “Upload Photos” button to add the photos to the gallery.

10. Finally on the next screen set the privacy for your gallery. If you select “Private” only group members can see your photo gallery. If you select “Public” the photo gallery will be available to all Zanby users.

1. To share photos with members of your group, click on “Profile” tab on the top of the page, then on “My Stuff” on the left of the page.

2. Click on the “Share” link under the gallery you want to share.



3. To share your group photos with another group (if you have other groups) or with a group family, click on “My Groups” on the left side of the page.

4. Under Groups I Host click on “Manage” to the right of the group you host.

5. Click on the orange “Group Stuff” tab, then on “Photos” link under “Group Stuff”

6. Click on the “Share” link under the gallery you want to share.

7. Use the drop down menu to select the group you want to share your photos with. If you do not see the desired group, you must contact the host to get permission to share your photo.

8. Then click on the “Share gallery” button.

1. To create an event for your group, click on “My Groups” on the left side of the page.

2. Under Groups I Host click on “Manage” to the right of the group you host.

3. Click on the orange “Events” tab on your group page.

4. To add a new event, click on the “Create Event” button and add event details.

The calendars and events section has more about setting up events.

Groups have several different list options. For a detailed explanation of list types, and how to use them click here (link to Lists FAQs). Group lists behave the same way individual lists behave – but they are shared with the group.

1. To view documents, click on “My Groups” on the left side of the page.

2. Under Groups I Host, click on “Manage” to the right of the group you host.

3. Click on the orange “Group Stuff” tab, then on “Documents” link under “Group Stuff”.

4. To create a new folder, click on “New Folder” button

5. A screen will pop up and ask you to name your folder.

6. Then click on “Add Folder”

7. To add content to your folder, click on the folder’s name in the left column under “Folders”

8. .Click on “Add document” button. You will be able to add files from your local computer or any documents found on the internet

9. When you upload files from your computer, in the popup window you should choose the file you want to upload. You can also add a description, add tags and set your privacy setting for each document. Then click “Add document”

10. To share a document, first select it (check the checkbox by the name of the document), then click “More actions” button, then on “Share” link

11. Select a group or a friend with whom you want to share the document. Only groups which you host, or in which the host has granted you permission to upload documents will appear in this field. if you do not see the desired group, you must contact the host to get permission to share your documents