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Corrects a non-existent link and a typo
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Alison Hodges committed Nov 9, 2015
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When a post is created its type must be selected: either "question" or
"discussion". Members of the discussion team should be thoughtful when
selecting the type for their posts, and encourage learners to do the same. For more information, see
:ref:`Find Question Posts and Discussion Posts`.
selecting the type for their posts, and encourage learners to do the same. For
more information, see :ref:`Find Question Posts and Discussion Posts`.

.. future: changing the type of a post, maybe resequence or separate conventions from post types
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====================================================

If you want to find out more about a specific discussion participant, you can
view that learner's edX profile. Learners can have either a limited profile or a
full profile.
view that learner's edX profile. Learners can have either a limited profile or
a full profile.

To view a learner's profile, follow these steps.

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that learner's active threads page in the course discussions, and an
image of the learner's profile.

For more information, or to create your own profile, see `View, Create, or
Edit an edX Profile <http://edx-guide-for-students.readthedocs.org/en/latest/sfd_your_information.html#sfd_profile_page>`_.
For more information, or to create your own profile, see :ref:`SFD Profile
Page`.

========================================
Provide Guidelines for Learners
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* The dates and times that you enter are in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC),
not in your local time zone. You might want to verify that you have specified
the times that you intend by using a time zone converter such as `Time and
Date Time Zone Converter
<http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html>`_
Date Time Zone Converter`_

* You enter an actual letter **T** between the numeric date and time values.

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For examples of email messages that you can send to let learners know when the
course discussions are closed (or open), see :ref:`Example Messages to
Students`.

.. include:: ../../../links/links.rst


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Exploring Your Dashboard, Settings, and Profile
###################################################

This topic describes the edX dashboard, your accont settings, and your
This topic describes the edX dashboard, your account settings, and your
profile.

.. contents::
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* Change your course email settings.

#. Select the Options icon for the course, and then select **Course emails**.
#. Select the Options icon for the course, and then select **Course emails**.
#. Select or clear the **Receive course emails** check box, and then select
**Save Settings**.

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**Download Your ID Verified Certificate (PDF)**. You can then print the PDF
certificate.

.. _SFD Account Settings:
.. _SFD Account Settings:

****************************************
Exploring the Account Settings Page
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==========================================

Basic account information includes the following information. This information
is required for every account on edX.
is required for every account on edX.

* **Username**: The name that identifies you on edx.org. Note that you cannot
change your edX username.
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==========================================

Additional account information is optional and includes the following
information.
information.

* **Education Completed**: The highest level of education that you have
completed.

* **Gender**: The gender you identify as.

* **Year of Birth**: The year that you were born.
* **Year of Birth**: The year that you were born.

* **Preferred Language**: The language that you prefer to communicate in.

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Your image must be a .gif, .jpg, or .png file. The image must be between
100 bytes and 1 MB in size. If you do not add an image, the placeholder
image appears as your profile image.

#. Move your cursor over the placeholder image, and then select **Upload
Image**.

#. In the dialog box, select the image file that you want, and then select
**Open**.

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Create or Edit a Full Profile
================================

.. note:: You must specify your year of birth on the **Account Settings** page
.. note:: You must specify your year of birth on the **Account Settings** page
before you share a full profile. If you are under age 13, you can only
share a limited profile.

A full profile can include the following information. Your username and
country or region are required.

* Your username.

* An image that you select to identify you on the edX site.
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EdX saves your changes automatically.

.. note:: If you change the profile type selection from **Full Profile**
.. note:: If you change the profile type selection from **Full Profile**
to **Limited Profile**, your location, language, and descriptive paragraph
are not visible on your profile page. However, this information is saved. To
make this information visible again, select **Full Profile**.
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