> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://hylozoic.gitbook.io/hylo/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://hylozoic.gitbook.io/hylo/guides.md).

# Guides

- [Is Hylo Right for My Group?](https://hylozoic.gitbook.io/hylo/guides/is-hylo-right-for-my-group.md): This document can guide your group determine if Hylo is right for you!
- [Hylo Steward Guide](https://hylozoic.gitbook.io/hylo/guides/hylo-steward-guide.md): How to set up your community up for success on Hylo for Group Stewards and Coordinators
- [Invite Group Members](https://hylozoic.gitbook.io/hylo/guides/hylo-steward-guide/invite-group-members.md): This is the last step in onboarding your group, and it's just the beginning of your group's life on Hylo.
- [Removing Members](https://hylozoic.gitbook.io/hylo/guides/hylo-steward-guide/removing-members.md): Removing members from your Group
- [Deep Dive on Navigating your Group Menu](https://hylozoic.gitbook.io/hylo/guides/hylo-steward-guide/deep-dive-on-navigating-your-group-menu.md): A step-by-step guide to configuring your Hylo group — from choosing the right home view to setting up navigation, chat rooms, and custom views — rooted in one core question: what do you want people to
- [Hylo User Guide](https://hylozoic.gitbook.io/hylo/guides/hylo-user-guide.md): Table of contents
- [Explore your Group](https://hylozoic.gitbook.io/hylo/guides/hylo-user-guide/explore-your-group.md)
- [The Map](https://hylozoic.gitbook.io/hylo/guides/hylo-user-guide/the-map.md): The Group Map shows a geographic view of all Posts, Groups, and Members within a specified geographic location.
- [Related Groups](https://hylozoic.gitbook.io/hylo/guides/hylo-user-guide/related-groups.md): The Groups tab in your Group Menu or in All Views takes you to a network map with all related groups.
- [Joining Groups](https://hylozoic.gitbook.io/hylo/guides/hylo-user-guide/joining-groups.md)
- [Leaving Groups](https://hylozoic.gitbook.io/hylo/guides/hylo-user-guide/leaving-groups.md)
- [My Home](https://hylozoic.gitbook.io/hylo/guides/hylo-user-guide/my-home.md): The My Home inbox view makes it easy to locate your content on Hylo.
- [All My Groups Content](https://hylozoic.gitbook.io/hylo/guides/hylo-user-guide/all-my-groups-content.md): See aggregated content across your Groups.
- [The Commons](https://hylozoic.gitbook.io/hylo/guides/hylo-user-guide/the-commons.md): This is where you can find posts and groups that have been marked as public and available for anyone to find and connect with
- [Direct Messaging](https://hylozoic.gitbook.io/hylo/guides/hylo-user-guide/direct-messaging.md): Send a direct message to another Group member or user on Hylo
- [Embedding Media in Hylo](https://hylozoic.gitbook.io/hylo/guides/embedding-media-in-hylo.md): Here are the ideal ratios and pixel dimensions for images on Hylo:
- [Setting up Learning Journeys: Tracks & Actions](https://hylozoic.gitbook.io/hylo/guides/setting-up-learning-journeys-tracks-and-actions.md): Tracks on Hylo will allow groups on Hylo to create structured learning paths or courses for their communities,  as well as guide specific actions toward the group’s purpose.
- [Participatory Funding Rounds](https://hylozoic.gitbook.io/hylo/guides/participatory-funding-rounds.md): Participatory budgeting is a practice where resources are distributed through a collective process by the members of a group.
- [How to Create a Participatory Round](https://hylozoic.gitbook.io/hylo/guides/participatory-funding-rounds/how-to-create-a-participatory-round.md)
- [Managing Funding Rounds](https://hylozoic.gitbook.io/hylo/guides/participatory-funding-rounds/managing-funding-rounds.md): Round phases are  stages that participatory funding rounds progress through, with specific purposes and features. Rounds can advance automatically based on dates you set, or can be moved manually.
- [How to Participate in a Round](https://hylozoic.gitbook.io/hylo/guides/participatory-funding-rounds/how-to-participate-in-a-round.md)
- [Participatory Rounds Use-Cases](https://hylozoic.gitbook.io/hylo/guides/participatory-funding-rounds/participatory-rounds-use-cases.md): Participatory rounds transform how communities make decisions about resources and priorities.
- [Set Up and Manage Paid Groups and Content with Stripe Integration](https://hylozoic.gitbook.io/hylo/guides/set-up-and-manage-paid-groups-and-content-with-stripe-integration.md): Note: This feature is currently in Beta. Functionality may change as Hylo refines the experience.
- [List of Admin Privileges for Group Stewards](https://hylozoic.gitbook.io/hylo/guides/list-of-admin-privileges-for-group-stewards.md)
- [Building Engagement in your Group](https://hylozoic.gitbook.io/hylo/guides/building-engagement-in-your-group.md): The purpose of this guide is to support community organizers and stewards in maintaining a thriving online presence for their groups/communities.
- [API Documentation](https://hylozoic.gitbook.io/hylo/guides/api-documentation.md)
- [Zapier Integration on Hylo](https://hylozoic.gitbook.io/hylo/guides/zapier-integration-on-hylo.md): Zapier integrations is a straightforward process that involves setting up automated workflows, or "Zaps," to connect different web applications with Hylo.
- [Farm Profiles on Hylo](https://hylozoic.gitbook.io/hylo/guides/farm-profiles-on-hylo.md): We developed these special features for producers in partnership with OpenTEAM
- [Creating an iframe](https://hylozoic.gitbook.io/hylo/guides/creating-an-iframe.md): An inline frame (iframe) is a way to load a Hylo view into your existing webpage
- [Hylo User Guide](https://hylozoic.gitbook.io/hylo/guides/hylo-user-guide-1.md): This manual provides users with relevant information on the ins and outs of Hylo from a member perspective.
- [Joining Hylo](https://hylozoic.gitbook.io/hylo/guides/hylo-user-guide-1/joining-hylo.md)
- [Navigating Hylo](https://hylozoic.gitbook.io/hylo/guides/hylo-user-guide-1/navigating-hylo.md): Learn how to navigate and find your way around the Hylo platform
- [Pinning Groups](https://hylozoic.gitbook.io/hylo/guides/hylo-user-guide-1/navigating-hylo/pinning-groups.md): Right-click any group to pin it to the top of your groups list, and drag and drop to reorder pinned groups.
- [My Home - Includes My Content, Profile, and Account Settings](https://hylozoic.gitbook.io/hylo/guides/hylo-user-guide-1/my-home-includes-my-content-profile-and-account-settings.md): My Home contains your content and account settings. Here you can find content you've shared or interacted with, saved posts, as well as your Account settings.
- [Customizing your Member Profile](https://hylozoic.gitbook.io/hylo/guides/hylo-user-guide-1/my-home-includes-my-content-profile-and-account-settings/customizing-your-member-profile.md): Creating a rich member profile builds trust and helps users connect with others. This is the most important first step upon joining Hylo!
- [Groups & Affiliations](https://hylozoic.gitbook.io/hylo/guides/hylo-user-guide-1/my-home-includes-my-content-profile-and-account-settings/groups-and-affiliations.md): Click on Groups & Affiliations to see your Hylo Groups
- [My Invites](https://hylozoic.gitbook.io/hylo/guides/hylo-user-guide-1/my-home-includes-my-content-profile-and-account-settings/my-invites.md): Accept Group invites and cancel Group join requests
- [Notifications](https://hylozoic.gitbook.io/hylo/guides/hylo-user-guide-1/my-home-includes-my-content-profile-and-account-settings/notifications.md): Adjust your Global and Group Specific notifications here.
- [Appearance and Themes](https://hylozoic.gitbook.io/hylo/guides/hylo-user-guide-1/my-home-includes-my-content-profile-and-account-settings/appearance-and-themes.md): Change your Appearance Hylo Color Themes
- [Language/Locale](https://hylozoic.gitbook.io/hylo/guides/hylo-user-guide-1/my-home-includes-my-content-profile-and-account-settings/language-locale.md): Set your Language Preference
- [Account](https://hylozoic.gitbook.io/hylo/guides/hylo-user-guide-1/my-home-includes-my-content-profile-and-account-settings/account.md): Change the email associated with your Hylo account and update your password here.
- [Saved \[Map\] Searches](https://hylozoic.gitbook.io/hylo/guides/hylo-user-guide-1/my-home-includes-my-content-profile-and-account-settings/saved-map-searches.md): Saved searches from your Map will show up here
- [Navigating Groups](https://hylozoic.gitbook.io/hylo/guides/hylo-user-guide-1/navigating-groups.md): A group in Hylo is a dedicated space for a community, organization, or network to connect, collaborate, and coordinate.
- [Group Views/Spaces](https://hylozoic.gitbook.io/hylo/guides/hylo-user-guide-1/navigating-groups/group-views-spaces.md)
- [Stream](https://hylozoic.gitbook.io/hylo/guides/hylo-user-guide-1/navigating-groups/stream.md): The Stream is the primary interface of Hylo and is a feed of posts created by members in your Group.
- [Members](https://hylozoic.gitbook.io/hylo/guides/hylo-user-guide-1/navigating-groups/members.md): A member directory with a view of all Group members.
- [Member Profiles](https://hylozoic.gitbook.io/hylo/guides/hylo-user-guide-1/navigating-groups/members/member-profiles.md): Member profiles on Hylo are rich with information!
- [Map](https://hylozoic.gitbook.io/hylo/guides/hylo-user-guide-1/navigating-groups/map.md): The Group Map shows a geographic view of all Posts, Groups, and Members within a specified geographic location.
- [Filter the Map by Post Type, Groups, or Members](https://hylozoic.gitbook.io/hylo/guides/hylo-user-guide-1/navigating-groups/map/filter-the-map-by-post-type-groups-or-members.md): Decide what you see on the Map.
- [Map Layers](https://hylozoic.gitbook.io/hylo/guides/hylo-user-guide-1/navigating-groups/map/map-layers.md): Adjust how you view the map with map layers
- [Location Search](https://hylozoic.gitbook.io/hylo/guides/hylo-user-guide-1/navigating-groups/map/location-search.md): See what's happening in your group within a specified geographic location
- [Viewing Posts, Groups, and Members on the Map](https://hylozoic.gitbook.io/hylo/guides/hylo-user-guide-1/navigating-groups/map/viewing-posts-groups-and-members-on-the-map.md)
- [Create Posts on the Map](https://hylozoic.gitbook.io/hylo/guides/hylo-user-guide-1/navigating-groups/map/create-posts-on-the-map.md)
- [Saved Map Searches](https://hylozoic.gitbook.io/hylo/guides/hylo-user-guide-1/navigating-groups/map/saved-map-searches.md): Saved map searches allow you to save a view on the Map either in the Group view or Public view, so you get notifications when there is new activity within that saved area.
- [#Topics](https://hylozoic.gitbook.io/hylo/guides/hylo-user-guide-1/topics.md): #Topics organize content so everyone stays notified and up to speed on the things they care about
- [#Topics Chat](https://hylozoic.gitbook.io/hylo/guides/hylo-user-guide-1/topics/topics-chat.md)
- [Posts](https://hylozoic.gitbook.io/hylo/guides/hylo-user-guide-1/posts.md): Posts are a way to create long-form, structured content with specific purposes, and come in several post types.
- [Interacting with Posts](https://hylozoic.gitbook.io/hylo/guides/hylo-user-guide-1/posts/interacting-with-posts.md)
- [Embedding Videos in a Post](https://hylozoic.gitbook.io/hylo/guides/hylo-user-guide-1/posts/embedding-videos-in-a-post.md): Youtube and Vimeo videos can be embedded in posts and playable in the Stream.
- [Search](https://hylozoic.gitbook.io/hylo/guides/hylo-user-guide-1/search.md): Hylo has search capabilities across the platform and specific to Groups.
- [Viewing Notifications](https://hylozoic.gitbook.io/hylo/guides/hylo-user-guide-1/viewing-notifications.md)
- [Mobile Apps](https://hylozoic.gitbook.io/hylo/guides/hylo-user-guide-1/mobile-apps.md)
- [Create a Hylo Group](https://hylozoic.gitbook.io/hylo/guides/hylo-user-guide-1/create-a-hylo-group.md)