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h1. Role of a Space Administrator

Space Administrators can use powerful features not available to other users. This page explains the tasks you can perform when you have Space Admin permissions.
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h2. Perform the functions of a space administrator

To perform the functions of a space administrator:
# Click the *Space Admin* option on the *Browse* menu or the *Advanced* option (to create a template).
# Find the link on the left side for the function you want to perform.
# Click the link and complete the dialog.

h2. Avoid deleting the space

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* Note that if you click the *Remove Space* link on the Space Admin page you can inadvertently delete the space.
* Note the look of the warning that you are about to delete the space as shown in the screen shot below.
* Develop the habit of hovering over *Cancel* while reading warnings about deleting.
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!RemoveSpaceWarning.jpg|alt="Screen shot showing warning that you are about to delete the space"!

h2. View and restore pages from the Trash

* Note that in general, NCI Wiki users do not delete (purge) pages from the Trash. If you do purge a page, hover over *Cancel* while reading the warning as shown in the screen shot below.
* To restore a page, navigate to the list of pages in the Trash (Browse > Space Admin > Trash).
* Click the link next to a Page Title to *Restore* a page if desired.
* Click *OK* to restore the page. It is restored in the space root, visible in the Tree navigation view.

!PagePurgeConfirm.jpg|alt="Screen shot showing warning that you are about to delete the page"!

h2. View and manage restricted pages

To view and manage restricted pages:

* View a *list of the pages* that are restricted for viewing and editing that shows *to whom these pages are restricted* (Browse > Space Admin > Restricted Pages).
* *Remove page restrictions* if needed to make a correction or in response to a request (click the padlock icon).

h2. Modify the permissions for the space

Refer to [How do I set permissions in a Space?|Setting permissions in a Space] for the steps and the rules.

h2. Add a space template

To add a space template:

* Navigate to *Add New Space Template* (Browse > Advanced > Templates > Add New Space Template).
* Note the three fields in which information is entered to create a new template, *Name*, *Description*, and the *editing box* where you enter the wiki markup for the template.
* Note that for each template, the list of templates displays three links: Edit, Remove, and Create page from template for use in modifying or deleting a template. You can also apply a template in the editing view when you Add a new page.

h2. View and edit the space details

To view and edit the space details:

* View the *space details* (Browse > Advanced > Space Details).
* Note that the *Space Key cannot be changed*.
* Note that changing the space *Name so it varies from the Space Key can cause confusion*.
* Note you can enter a *space description* that briefly describes the content of the space.
* Note that you can set any page in the space to be the space Home Page.

h2. Add and modify space labels

To add and modify space labels:

* Add a *label to the entire space* to help you team locate the space more easily(Browse > Space Admin > Edit Space Labels > Select or type the label > Click Add).
* Add a *team label* to the space so it will show up on *pull down list on the Team tab* (left side of the Dashboard for logged in users).
* Click the link to *remove a label* after it has been added.

h2. Modify the look and feel within guidelines

The space administrator can change the look and feel of the space in several ways:

* Change the *Theme* (Browse > Space Admin > Themes > Click the button next to the theme you want to apply > Click Confirm).
* Change the *space logo* (if the team wishes to change it) to one approved by NCI for the team (Browse > Space Admin > Change Space Logo).
* If using the Custom Colour Scheme with a picker for each element, select *colors* according to an established NCI color scheme; otherwise use the defaults (Browse > Space Admin > Colour Scheme).

h2. Avoid using the features not supported for NCI

* Mail Accounts
* Mailbox Import
* Import Pages from Disk

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