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--- project_properties [2025/02/19 15:02] – [Shared settings] yvonne_moore
+++ project_properties [2025/02/19 15:07] (current) – [Shared settings] yvonne_moore
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 ==== Shared settings ====
-This tab provides the option to share a project with others who have an account for that Xerte installation.  Names can be entered, and the Add User button clicked to share access.  All users who have been given access to a project will see it in their workspace's project panel list when they next login to Xerte. The original author of the project is given the role of **Creator**. The creator has full permission to change every aspect of a project, as well as permission to delete it entirely.
+This tab provides the option to share a project with others who have an account for that Xerte installation.  Names can be entered, and the Add User button clicked to share access.  If you are unable to find the person that you want to share your project with when searching using their username, it’s likely that they have not used Xerte before. Ask them to login to Xerte to create an account, and then search for them again.
+All users who have been given access to a project will see it in their workspace's project panel list when they next login to Xerte. The original author of the project is given the role of **Creator**. The creator has full permission to change every aspect of a project, as well as permission to delete it entirely.
 There are three roles you can give to others when sharing a project in the Editing workspace:
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 ==== Give this project ====
-This tab allows you to give a copy of this project to someone else, by typing their name in the box. The person you share with must have an account on your Xerte installation.  They will see the copy when they next log in to Xerte. Your original project remains unchanged.
+This tab allows you to give a copy of this project to someone else, by typing their name in the box. The person you share with must have an account on your Xerte installation. If you are unable to find the person that you want to share your project with when searching using their username, it’s likely that they have not used Xerte before. Ask them to login to Xerte to create an account, and then search for them again.
+They will see the copy when they next log in to Xerte. Your original project remains unchanged.
 ==== XML sharing ====