diff --git a/user_manual/groupware/contacts.rst b/user_manual/groupware/contacts.rst index f6f4fe6df..5a3c2ec15 100644 --- a/user_manual/groupware/contacts.rst +++ b/user_manual/groupware/contacts.rst @@ -122,8 +122,63 @@ to create new address books, simply by specifying an address books name: .. figure:: ../images/contact_manageaddressbook.png :alt: Add address book in the contacts settings -The Contacts settings is also where you can share, export and delete address -books. You will find the CardDAV URLs there. +The Contacts settings is also where you can share, export and delete addressbooks. You will find the CardDAV URLs there. See :doc:`index` for more details about syncing your address books with iOS, macOS, Thunderbird and other CardDAV clients. + + +Circles +------- + +Informal collaboration takes place within organizations: an event to organize for a few weeks, a short ideation session between members from differents entities, workshops, a place to joke around and support team building, or simply in very organic organizations where formal structure is kept to a minimum. + +For all these reasons, Nextcloud supports Circles, a feature embedded in the Contacts app, where every user is able to create its own circle, a user-defined aggregate of accounts. Circles can be used later on to share files and folders, added to Talk conversations, like a regular group. + +.. figure:: ../images/circle.png + :alt: Circle in the Contacts app left menu + +Create a circle +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +In the left menu, click on the + next to Circles. +Set a circle name +Landing on the circle configuration screen, you can: +- add members to your circle +- clicking on the three dot menu next to a user allow you to modify its role within the circle. + +Circle roles +~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +Circles support 4 types of roles: +- Member +- Moderator +- Admin can configure circle options (+moderator permissions) +- Owner + +**Member** + +Member is the role with the lowest permissions. A member can only access the resources shared with the circle, and view the members of the circle. + +**Moderator** + +In addition to member permissions, a moderator can invite, confirm invitations and manage members of the circle. + +**Admin** + +In addition to moderator permissions, an admin can configure circle options. + +**Owner** + +In addition to admin permissions, an owner can transfer the circle ownership to another member of the circle. There can be only one single owner per circle. + +Add members to a circle +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +Local accounts, groups, email addresses or other circles can be added as members to a circle. +For a group or a circle, the role applies to all members of the group or circle. + +Circle options +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +Various self-explanatory options are available to configure a circle, to manage invites and membership, visibility of the circle, allowance of other circle membership and password protection. diff --git a/user_manual/groupware/images/circle.png b/user_manual/groupware/images/circle.png new file mode 100644 index 000000000..c733c502b Binary files /dev/null and b/user_manual/groupware/images/circle.png differ