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1. How to edit My Profile?

When you're logging in, you are directed to the page of your "Profile"; by clicking the user icon (indicated with a red arrow in the example below), you can go to the page, too. 

Click on the button of "EDIT MY PROFILE" (indicated with a red square), you can begin to edit this page. 

One can edit one's own display name and affiliation name as one pleases.  

To manage one's own avatar, please refer to the post "How to upload and manage my avatar?"

You can use the "what you see is what you get" editor to edit your CV. Basic office skills including putting in pictures, making tables, alignment, hyperlinks can be done easily.  

2. Code mode

For those who are familiar with website code, the source code can be read and edited  in the code mode by clicking the icon of "<>" on the tool row of the editor.   Most html and iframe codes are recognized, so you can embed photos, videos and preview links to your community websites by pasting the code in the code mode.

When you click this icon "<>", the background of the editor will become black (please see below), and you can edit the code. After you complete the code, click again the icon "<>" and then check the presentation in the "what you see is what you get" editing mode. 

After you complete your CV, please press "Submit" and see what you've got with your CV. 

3. Additional information about RESEARCH INTEREST

One can also edit one's RESEARCH INTEREST as one pleases, but one can also add the existing PANELS or OPEN FORUMS in DIALOG into one's RESEARCH INTEREST list.  Move your cursor to the small pinion on the map, you can choose to add this topic to your RESEARCH INTEREST list. Please see below. 

4. Upload my avatar

On the platform, both the individual members and the institutional members can upload pictures to represent her-/him-/itself. 

It is very easy to upload pictures. 

First, please go to the page of "Profile" (as you log in, you are first directed to this page).  You can go back to this page easily by click the little icon of a small person on your right hand side.  (Indicated with a red arrow in the example below)

Second, please click on the button "EDIT MY PROFILE".  (Indicated with a red square in the example below) 

Third, you can either drag the file of your picture to the area of your avatar (Indicated with a red square in the example below), or you can open the upload window by clicking on the area.

Please be advised to upload the picture in the format of "gif, jpg or png."  Better you upload a file less than 256 KB and 1024 x 1024 pixels, but the files larger than the standard will be reprocessed by program automatically.  

After your file has been uploaded successfully, please click the button "submit" under the editing area.

Then, you will see your picture shown on the platform as your avatar. 

5. Manage my avatar

When you log in and go to the "Account Management" page by clicking the little icon of pinion on your right hand side (indicated with a red arrow in the example below), you can manage your avatars. 

To manage your avatars, please click on the option on your left hand side (indicated with a red square in the example below).

On this page, you can upload and browse all the pictures you have uploaded as your avatars before. You can choose one of them as your present avatar.

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