{"id":2031,"date":"2024-07-29T14:02:31","date_gmt":"2024-07-29T18:02:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kb.ieee.org\/vtools\/?post_type=kb&#038;p=2031"},"modified":"2024-07-29T14:02:46","modified_gmt":"2024-07-29T18:02:46","slug":"how-to-view-local-groups-in-vtools","status":"publish","type":"kb","link":"https:\/\/kb.ieee.org\/vtools\/blog\/kb\/how-to-view-local-groups-in-vtools\/","title":{"rendered":"How to View and Join Local Groups in vTools"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Navigate to\u00a0<a style=\"box-sizing: border-box; background-color: transparent; color: #006699 !important; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/vtools.vtools.ieee.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/vtools.vtools.ieee.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Click the hyperlink in the banner \u201cAnnouncing Local Groups!\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1644\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1644\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kb.ieee.org\/vtools\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/LocalGroups1.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1644\" src=\"https:\/\/kb.ieee.org\/vtools\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/LocalGroups1-1024x617.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"617\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kb.ieee.org\/vtools\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/LocalGroups1-1024x617.gif 1024w, https:\/\/kb.ieee.org\/vtools\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/LocalGroups1-370x223.gif 370w, https:\/\/kb.ieee.org\/vtools\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/LocalGroups1-768x463.gif 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1644\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Click to Enlarge<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"the-pasted-async\">This will present the public page of Local Groups that are currently active.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1645\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1645\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kb.ieee.org\/vtools\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/LocalGroups2.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1645\" src=\"https:\/\/kb.ieee.org\/vtools\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/LocalGroups2-1024x634.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"634\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kb.ieee.org\/vtools\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/LocalGroups2-1024x634.gif 1024w, https:\/\/kb.ieee.org\/vtools\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/LocalGroups2-370x229.gif 370w, https:\/\/kb.ieee.org\/vtools\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/LocalGroups2-768x476.gif 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1645\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Click to Enlarge<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>To join one of the groups, click the link to \u201cJoin Group.\u201d This will bring you to the corresponding workspace in Collabratec:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1646\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1646\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kb.ieee.org\/vtools\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/LocalGroups3.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1646\" src=\"https:\/\/kb.ieee.org\/vtools\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/LocalGroups3-1024x526.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"526\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kb.ieee.org\/vtools\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/LocalGroups3-1024x526.gif 1024w, https:\/\/kb.ieee.org\/vtools\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/LocalGroups3-370x190.gif 370w, https:\/\/kb.ieee.org\/vtools\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/LocalGroups3-768x395.gif 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1646\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Click to Enlarge<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Click the &#8220;Access now&#8221; 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