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Keep Informed by Customizing Your jmc Community Messenger Settings
Keep Informed by Customizing Your jmc Community Messenger Settings

Easily manage your account settings—such as your name, password, contact information, and more—in the jmc Community Messenger.

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Written by Jacob Van Scoyoc
Updated over 2 months ago

Stay connected with your school community by customizing your settings in the jmc Community Messenger. Receive timely notifications about weather cancellations, important events, and updates from your school and affiliated organizations, delivered directly to your phone and email. Keeping your account settings up to date ensures you remain informed and engaged.

Log into the Community Messenger portal as a user and follow these steps to customize your settings.

Step One: Click the "Pencil" icon on your avatar, then select "Choose File" or "Take a Photo" to update your Community Messenger avatar. Click the "Save" button to apply your changes or the "Cancel" button to return to the previous page.

Step Two: Click "Edit" in the "Name" or "Password" row to update your personal information as needed.

Step Three: Click the "Edit" button in the "Groups" row to modify the messaging groups you are subscribed to, or click the "+ Add Group" button to add a new group to your account.

Step Four: Select the group(s) from the "Groups" drop-down list to receive news and event updates, then click the "Save" button to apply your changes or the "Cancel" button to discard them.

Fun Fact: To stop receiving notifications from a group, click the "x" next to the group name to remove it.

Step Five: Click the "Edit" button in the "Email" row to update your default email addresses associated with your account, or click the "+ Add Email" link to add a new email address. Click the "Save" button to apply your changes or the "Cancel" button to return to the previous page.

Helpful Tip: If you're adding a new email address, check your inbox for a message containing an activation PIN code. Enter the code in the designated field and click "Verify PIN" to authenticate your email address. If you decide not to proceed, click "Cancel" to return to the previous page.

Fun Fact: Want to remove an email address? Simply click the "Trash Can" icon next to it.

Step Six: Click the "Edit" button in the "Phone" row to update your default phone number, or click the "+ Add Phone" link to add a new number to your account.

Helpful Tip: Adding a new phone number? Check your phone for a message containing an activation PIN code. Enter the code in the designated fields and click "Verify PIN" to authenticate your phone number, or click "Cancel" to return to the previous page.

Step Seven: Place a checkmark in the "Yes, I would like to receive text notifications about specific topics" checkbox and click the "Save" button to apply your changes or the "Cancel" button to discard them.

Fun Fact: Want to remove a phone number? Simply click the "Trash Can" icon next to it.

Helpful Tip: Click "Delete account" if you'd like to permanently delete your Community Messenger user account.

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