Hylo
  • Hylo
  • About
    • ❄️What Makes Hylo Different?
    • 🙋Is Hylo Right for My Group?
    • ❤️Our Values
    • 🌎Bioregional Vision
    • 💪How to get involved
    • ❓FAQ
    • ⭕Community Stewardship Support Program (CSAAS)
    • 👁️Hylo Privacy Policy
      • GDPR Privacy Policy
  • product
    • 🌄Product Journey
    • 🔍Hylo Features
    • Feature Requests + Bug Reports
    • Learning Tracks: Feature Specification
    • Hylo Redesign Testing Instructions (Web)
    • Hylo Redesign Testing Instructions (Mobile)
    • Hylo Redesign: Product Updates
  • Guides
    • 🐞Feedback and Support
    • 🚢Hylo Admin Guide
      • 👾Onboarding your Group
        • Setting Up Your Group/s on Hylo
        • Customizing Your Group in Group Settings
        • Group Agreements
        • Roles, Badges, and Responsibilities
        • Responsibilities and Permissions
        • Adjusting Group Privacy and Access Settings
        • Create Custom Views for your Group
        • Set up Group #Topics
        • Link Related & Nested Groups
        • Curate your Group's "Explore Page"
        • Populate Posts in your Group
        • Invite Group Members
      • Removing Members
      • Add/Remove Additional Moderators
      • Managing Join Requests
      • Export your Group Data
      • Delete your Group
      • Moderating Member Posts
      • Create an Announcement
      • Edit your Group's "Explore Page"
    • 🧞‍♀️List of Admin Privileges for Group Stewards
    • 🛡️Building Engagement in your Group
      • Foundations for Group Engagement
      • Creating a Plan for Group Engagement
      • Building Group Engagement
    • 🔃API Documentation
    • 🖇️Zapier Integration on Hylo
    • 🌱Farm Profiles on Hylo
    • 🦄Creating an iframe
    • Transition your Group to the New Hylo
  • Hylo User Manual
    • Joining Hylo
    • Navigate Hylo: The Global Navigation Menu
    • Setting up Your Profile
    • Notifications
    • Member Account Settings
    • The Group Menu
    • Chat on Hylo
    • Posts
    • Topics
    • Explore your Group
    • The Map
    • Related Groups
    • Joining Groups
    • Leaving Groups
    • My Home
    • All My Groups Content
    • The Commons
    • Direct Messaging
  • Partners
    • 🤝Stakeholders Co-Creating Hylo
      • OpenTEAM <> Hylo
      • Holo <> Hylo
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  1. Hylo User Manual

Navigate Hylo: The Global Navigation Menu

The global navigation menu is your primary tool for moving between different areas of Hylo. Located on the left side of the screen, it contains essential member settings and your Groups.

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Global Navigation

Elements (Top to Bottom)

Member Avatar [Your profile image]

Access personal settings, All my Groups, and My Content context (formerly My Home)

  • My content Includes:

    • My Posts

    • My Interactions

    • @ Mentions

    • Announcements

  • All My Groups Content

    • All My Groups Stream

    • All My Groups Map

    • All my Groups Events

  • My Account // Account Settings

    • Profile / Edit Profile

    • My Groups

    • My Invites

    • Notifications

    • Language/Locale

    • Account

    • Saved Searches

    • Logout

Notifications [Bell Icon]

  • See recent and unread notifications

  • Click on a notification to navigate to that piece of content

  • Mark all as read

Direct Messages [DM Icon]

  • The Message icon opens Direct Messages

    • A red dot indicates unread messages

  • View all conversations

    • You will see a number/color indicator on chats where you have unread messages, and the number of missed messages

  • Start new messages using the icon

  • Easily create Group Chats

  • Search Messages for content

The Hylo Commons: Platform-wide features and public content [Globe Icon]

  • Public Stream

  • Group Explorer - search for Public Groups

  • Public Map // Global resources

  • Public Events

My Groups / Communities

  • See icons of your groups/communities in alphabetical order

  • Click on one to see the context menu / content for the group

Create Button [+ Icon]

  • Create Discussions, Events, Offers, Requests, Resources, Projects, or Proposals

  • Create a Group

Help Section [? Icon]

  • Feedback & Support

  • Feature Guides

  • Terms & Privacy

  • Links to download our phone App

  • Donate to support the platform