KB Users Guide - General Info - New KnowledgeBase (KB) Space Creation Questionnaire
Last updated on 2023-06-01
University of Wisconsin - Madison faculty and staff may request a KB space of their own, free of charge. For an idea of the overall look and feel of a KB site, please see our UW Demo Site. We have a questionnaire that we'd like UW faculty/ staff to ...- Group: KB User's Guide
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KB User's Guide - Explanation of User Types and Access Levels
Last updated on 2024-09-03
This document provides a broad overview of the different types of live site users in the KB, their access level, and how it relates to what content they can see.- Group: KB User's Guide
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KB User's Guide - KB Admin Tools - Login to the KB Admin Tools (UW Madison Only)
Last updated on 2024-02-14
Admins and users with access to the KB Admin Tools can use the info on this page to create and modify documents in their KB space.- Group: KB User's Guide
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KB User's Guide - General Info - Creating a KB Admin Alert
Last updated on 2025-09-18
If you have important information you need to communicate to all authors in your KB group space, you may create a KB Admin Alert, which will display as a persistent banner in the KB Admin Tools.- Group: KB User's Guide
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KB User's Guide - Users Tab - User Lacks Permissions or Cannot Log Into KB Admin Tools
Last updated on 2025-10-22
This document describes what to do if a user reports that they are not getting the correct level of access when they are logged into the KB Admin Tools, or if they report that they are being redirected to the external KB after logging in.- Group: KB Process
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KB User's Guide - General Info - Highlighting in the Live Sites and in the KB Admin Tools
Last updated on 2026-02-11
This document will discuss how to highlight a single document within a list of document results either in the Live Sites or in the KB Admin Tools. We will also discuss how your search terms in the in the live document can be highlighted /or have ...- Group: KB User's Guide
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KB User's Guide - KB Site Administrator Responsibilities
Last updated on 2021-06-01
Each KB Site has a designated administrator (admin). These are their responsibilities:- Group: KB User's Guide
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KB User's Guide - Documents Tab - Request Publishing or Archiving
Last updated on 2025-09-19
This document describes how users without publish rights can send a request to a group admin to have a document published or archived.- Group: KB User's Guide
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KB User's Guide - Users Tab - Updating a User's Default KB Group Space via the Users Tab
Last updated on 2023-08-07
This document demonstrate how Group Space Admin, who has access to the Users Tab, can update the Default Group Space of a user in their own Group Space. Use Case : A KB Admin from Group Space A grants access to an user who still has access to Group ...- Group: KB User's Guide
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KB User's Guide - Documents Tab - Dual Status in Multiple KB Sites
Last updated on 2022-06-15
This document explains the SiteStatus field in the Document Information Table when viewing in KB Admin Tools.- Group: KB User's Guide
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KB User's Guide - Topics Tab - Introduction to the Topics Tree
Last updated on 2026-03-20
This document provides an overview of the topics tree in the KB Admin Tools, which is found under the Topics tab.- Group: KB User's Guide
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KB User's Guide - Documents Tab - Reviewing Expiring Documents
Last updated on 2026-03-12
This document explains how to track expiring documents and ensure that they are reviewed prior to expiration.- Group: KB User's Guide
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KB User's Guide - Documents Tab - How to Create and Publish a Document
Last updated on 2025-09-19
This document explains how to create a new document using the KB Admin Tools.- Group: KB User's Guide
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KB User's Guide - Introduction to the KnowledgeBase Environment
Last updated on 2025-09-18
The document provides a high-level overview of how KnowledgeBase (KB) groups spaces are structured and how the different environments relate to each other.- Group: KB User's Guide
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KB User's Guide - Users Tab - Adding a User
Last updated on 2025-09-10
This document explains how to add a user to your KB and grant them permissions consistent with your workflow.- Group: KB User's Guide
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KB User's Guide - Users Tab - Search and Display Filters on the Existing Users Screen
Last updated on 2025-09-09
Those with permissions to the Users tab can add or edit users in your KB group. This document will show how to filter a- Group: KB User's Guide
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KB User's Guide - Topics Tab - Adding, Editing, and Deleting Topics
Last updated on 2025-06-02
A user must have the Topic permissions enable to perform any of the operations in this document. This document will review how to add, edit, and delete topic entries in your KB site. It will also provide an overview of the settings available for ...- Group: KB User's Guide
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KB User's Guide - Settings Tab - CSS for Full View
Last updated on 2024-11-15
This document explains how fields in the Layout screen can be used to modify the look and feel of a KB site.- Group: KB User's Guide
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KB User's Guide - Settings Tab - "Hide Restricted Documents from Search" Setting
Last updated on 2024-10-14
This document explains how to hide restricted documents from internal live site search results.- Group: KB User's Guide
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KB Author Training - Editing an Existing Document
Last updated on 2024-08-13
This document contains instructions for editing an existing document. For detailed information about other aspects of the document editor, please continue with this training series or return to the 23277.- Group: KB User's Guide
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