Editing Project:Observatory Users Manual (section)

===Left sidebar of your User dashboard===
 
====Your headshot====
If you see a placeholder icon instead of a photo of yourself, please send your editor a high-resolution headshot in an email as an attachment or link (say “here is my User Avatar for the Observatory”). Make sure we have permission to use it publicly for your Author page. Your editor will add it to your User dashboard for you, and it will also appear on your Author page.
 
====Account====
 
=====Account Settings=====
This is where you can update your Password and other site preferences.
 
=====Create your public Author page (or Edit your public Author page) =====
Update your publicly visible Author profile.
 
====Article Template Google Doc (optional)====
By default, all Users have a ''generic'' template Google Document linked here.
 
This template can be used to start a new Observatory Article that is shared between you and your editor.
 
Some Authors have a ''personalized'' template Google Document.
 
If you would prefer a personalized template, please check with your Editor.
 
===== Click Here to Open Your Article Template=====
This opens the link to the generic template Google Document (or, if one has been created, to your personalized template).
 
===== How to Use Your Article Template=====
[[Help:How to Use Your Article Template|Instructions/best practices for using the template Google Document]], whether generic or personalized.
 
====Observatory Resources====
 
===== The Observatory’s User’s Manual =====
This self-same page!
 
===== Letter From the Founders=====
[[Project:Letter from Founders|Click here]] to read the letter from the Observatory founders.
 
=====Observatory Contributor Writing Ethics and Standards=====
[[Project:Ethics and Standards|Click here]] to review Observatory contributor writing ethics and standards.
 
=====Promoting Your Work=====
[[Project:Guide to Promoting Your Published Observatory Content|Click here]] to learn how to promote your Published Observatory Articles.
 
==== Rules and Conventions for Writers and Editors====
 
===== Editorial Guidelines Primer =====
A [[Project:Style_Guide/Editorial_Guidelines_Primer|brief overview of important, frequent, and functional Observatory editorial guidelines, particularly related to working in Google Documents]]. For our complete house style, see the full [[Project:Style Guide|Observatory’s Style Guide]] and its addenda (below).
 
=====Style Guide (full version)=====
The [[Project:Style Guide|Observatory’s Style Guide]] includes both the main Observatory Style Guide page with information on formatting, spelling, and beyond, as well as everything below and more. It is a great starting point for all questions of house style.
 
Other important general points of style and writing are covered in the following Observatory Style Guide addenda subpages:
 
======Important General Writing Standards======
Information and resources on [[Project:Style Guide/Important General Writing Standards|quoting, attributions, and more]].
 
======Fair Use, Public Domain, and Copyright======
Information and resources on [[Project:Style Guide/Important General Writing Standards#External Resources on Fair Use, Public Domain, and Copyright|fair use, public domain, and copyright]].
 
======Image and Multimedia Rights======
Guide to [[Project:Style Guide/Images and Multimedia Files: Rights and Practical Considerations|transmitting original or Wikimedia Commons images and other files]].
 
======Writing, Editing, and Rights Tools======
Useful links to bookmark for tips on [[Project:Style Guide/Links to Writing, Editing, and Rights Tools|grammar, external style guides, and fair use]].
 
======Branding Terms======
[[Project:Style Guide/Branding Best Practices (Observatory, IMI, and Other Organizations)|Preferred Observatory terminology]].
 
====Contact the Observatory====
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Email your editor or use the links here for:
 
=====Editorial Queries=====
Use this email link for editorial queries.
 
=====IT Support=====
Use this email link for IT support.
 
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