# Creating a new User
* Select the ***User*** option from the ***New*** context menu.
* The ***New User*** form opens.
* Fill in the following information to create a new ***User***:
* **Email:** Provide an email address to be registered for the user.
* **Short Name:** Short name of the user.
* **Full Name:** Full name of the user.
* **Description:** Describe the user (optional).
* **Password:** Set password for the new user.
* **Confirm Password:** Confirm the above password.
* Click the ***Assign*** option provided for Adding the new User to Group(s).
* The ***Add Users to Group*** window opens, listing all the groups.
* Either choose the ***Select all*** option or select the specific group(s) by using the checkmarks.
* The selected group(s) will be assigned, and the number of the selected groups gets mentioned.
* Preconfigured custom fields display under the ***Custom Fields*** heading in this form.
{% hint style="info" %} Please Note: You can configure the ***Custom Fields*** part using the ***Admin*** module.
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* The users need to provide the required details using the custom fields if marked as mandatory (A user gets group-specific custom fields).
* Click the ***Save*** option.
* A confirmation message appears.
* The newly created user gets added to the user list.
{% hint style="info" %} Please Note:
* All the user-specific details other than email id can be updated/edited by the ***Update User*** option.
* If the new user gets added to a ***Group*** with all the permission access, the new user gets the ***Admin Role***.
* A single user can be a part of multiple groups, and he can get collective permissions from all the groups to access different platform modules.
{% endhint %}
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