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Re: File format for bulk member invites
¿ªÔÆÌåÓýOn 2025-05-29 01:06, Christos
Psarras wrote:
in other words, I never tested to see if one takes a regular .txt file (saved by Notepad let's say) and changes the extension to let's say .csv or .whatever, if that will still work. I suspect it probably will, I suspect the system code doesn't depend on the actual file extension, it just opens the file in text mode and tries to read it as a regular text file and expects one line per record with the email address (or name <email address>) Well I just tested it and it does work as I suspected, I created a text file with Notepad then changed the extension its extension to .xls and it worked fine, the system doesn't care at all what the file extension is or even if no extension is present, as long as it is an actual text file with UTF-8 encoding. Cheers, Christos |
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Re: File format for bulk member invites
If you have an xlsx file and the email addresses are in a single column, you can simply open the file in Excel, highlight that column, press <Ctrl>+<C> to copy, then open Notepad and use <Ctrl>+<V> to paste and save it as a .txt. The line breaks should be preserved since each entry is on a different row, and the data should show up in the text file with each email address on a different line. That should import with no issues. I would caution that using other text editors such as WordPad or Notepad++ might cause formatting issues. It's best to use plain Notepad.? If the addresses are in a row instead of a column in the xlsx file, you'll need a formula to add the line breaks, but it's an easy one.? On Thu, May 29, 2025 at 12:06?AM Christos Psarras via <christos=[email protected]> wrote:
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Re: File format for bulk member invites
¿ªÔÆÌåÓýOn 2025-05-28 23:35, Graham Rae via
groups.io wrote:
I cannot confirm if the file must have the .txt extension***, but I can confirm the file must be a regular text file (which usually has the .txt extension) and with UTF-8 encoding, per the manual, see /helpcenter/manual/ownersmanual/managingmembers/invitations.htm *** in other words, I never tested to see if one takes a regular .txt file (saved by Notepad let's say) and changes the extension to let's say .csv or .whatever, if that will still work. I suspect it probably will, I suspect the system code doesn't depend on the actual file extension, it just opens the file in text mode and tries to read it as a regular text file and expects one line per record with the email address (or name <email address>) Cheers, Christos |
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Re: Do invited members of a subgroup need a Groups.io account
¿ªÔÆÌåÓýOn 2025-05-29 00:33, Graham Rae via
groups.io wrote:
No, if they accept the invitation then their groups.io account is automatically created for them, for either a regular main group or a subgroup. Cheers, Christos |
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Re: "New Topic" not showing on sidebar
Karl
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Suggestion - when members have issues, its helpful to ask whether they are using a
PC (web browser interface) or
An App (and iOS or Android)
A browser (like Chrome or Safari) on a mobile device
And, whether the device is a phone or tablet/pad (and iOS or Android)
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The displays can be different and there could be acbug in one and not all interfaces) |
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Re: "New Topic" not showing on sidebar
On Mon, May 26, 2025 at 02:54 PM, Karl Johnson wrote:
I have a group member - his side menu bar does not have the "new topic" option visible.?On a narrow screen (like a phone or tablet) New Topic will be at the bottom of the page. ?
Failing that, he could just be logged in with the wrong email address (or not logged in at all).
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Hope this helps,
Bruce |
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Re: Delete group email
Hey Merle
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It MATTERS because your complaint about Groups.io revolves around your perception of lack of support.
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I.e., you said, ¡°I never got replies to my questions when I sent to the folks. After googling I found this help from other users email.? So what is incomprehensible? I¡¯m confused.¡±
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If you had just followed the resources on the help page then the issue would have been resolved and you wouldn't have had to ¡°f[ind] this help from other users email¡± you could have gone straight here.?
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So, I¡¯ll ask again... ?Did you not read the entire page? ?Missed the explanation /links to GMF and here? ?If we don't know why yiu missed it then we can't help Mark make the Help more useful. Additionally we can't help gio/Nina update Help documents if you won't cooperate and explain what ¡°support¡± or info is lacking. ?Gio is very good at reacting to user input but Mark is not a mind reader.? |
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Re: Delete group email
Merle
I?understand that you read the manual - you stated that before. ?I asked about why you relied on an email from your group to find this help forum. ?That seems to be one of the bugs in your bonnet about gio.?
THIS help forum AND the GMF help forum are listed right on the Help Page.? Did you read the entire page? ?
Miss seeing those two resources? Perhaps they need to be ¡°highlighted¡± better on the Help page.? Thx
On Sun, May 25, 2025 at 09:32 AM, Merle Slyhoff wrote:
I read the entire manual many times and did searches in the help and still couldn¡¯t find it and I did researching as my job. The Google question immediately took me to the reply I needed. |
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Re: Delete group email
Merle
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You are obviously receiving emails from this group because you respond to them.?
did you not receive this message? On Sun, May 25, 2025 at 09:49 AM, Merle Slyhoff wrote:
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Re: Delete group email
On Sun, May 25, 2025 at 08:49 AM, Merle Slyhoff wrote:
I searched all my emails and don¡¯t have one with the info that the option was added. Have you checked your Email Delivery History?? It's possible that it bounced.? Also possible that it was put in another folder.? Gmail loves to be 'helpful' that way.
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Duane
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The Groups.io Help Center includes the Owners Manual and Members Manual. They can be browsed online or downloaded as PDF files. |
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Duane