Frequently Asked Questions - FAQ's

Q: How can I make my content/account anonymous?

Q: How do I change the email address on my element14 account?

Q: Does my login work for both the element14 Community & commercial websites?

Q: I tried to reset my password, but am getting the “Wrong Token” error. What should I do?

CONTENT CREATION & MODERATION

Q: What's the difference between a blog and a blog post on element14?

Q: Can I Publish a Press Release on the element14 Community?

Q: What is a bookmark used for on the Community?

Q:Why would I want to create a private document/discussion and how do I create them?

Q: How can I tag another member or group to join in a conversation on the Community?

Q: Why is my discussion or document under review for Abuse?

CONTESTS & SWEEPSTAKES

Q: I'm getting an error message when I click a link from element14, what should I do?

COMMON ERROR MESSAGES

Q: Sometimes I get a red box at the bottom of the screen, what is it?

EMAIL NOTIFICATIONS

Q: How can I unsubscribe from marketing emails from element14?

Q: How do I turn off/edit email notifications & weekly status email?

GROUP MANAGEMENT

Q: How do I create a sub-group that branches off my main group?

Q: How can I become an administrator of a group?

Q: What are my options as the owner of a group?

Q: What is the difference between Open, Members Only, Private and Secret groups?

LOCALE & LANGUAGE

Q: Why do I have to select a country and language ?

Q: Where do I change the language settings on my element14 account?

MOBILE

Q: Does element14 have an application for my mobile device?

NAVIGATION

Q: How do I find other members with interests (or other criteria) similar to mine?

PRIVATE MESSAGES & SPAM

Q: I received a spam message from someone I don't know in my Private Message inbox, what should I do?

RECRUITING & CAREERS

Q: I am interested in applying for a position with Premier Farnell.

PRODUCT INFORMATION & SALES/QUOTES & PRICING

ROADTESTS

Q: I am concerned that my full name and email address show on my profile. How do others see my profile and can I change the privacy settings?

SECURITY

SUGGESTIONS & FEEDBACK

Q: I have an idea to improve element14, where should I send it?

TECHNICAL ISSUES/ REPORT A BUG

Q: I found a technical issue on element14, where should I report this?

TRAINING & ONLINE CLASSES

Q: I am looking for tutorials to teach others how to use element14 – where can I find these?

SALES & ORDERS

Q: A part I bought is not functioning properly, what should I do?

Q: I have a question about a part, where should I ask it?

Q: I see some references to eBay. Do you have a store on eBay?

Q: Do you provide advertising opportunities or link exchanges on element14?

MISC FAQs

Q: Why is the Community website platform upgraded from time to time?

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Frequently Asked Questions - FAQ's

cstanton — Wed, 08 Dec 2021 09:38:19 GMT

Revision 4 posted to Documents by cstanton on 12/8/2021 9:38:19 AM

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TOPICS

ACCOUNT & PASSWORD MANAGEMENT

Q: Why are the password requirements so stringent?

Q: How can I make my content/account anonymous?

Q: How do I change the email address on my element14 account?

Q: Does my login work for both the element14 Community & commercial websites?

Q: I tried to reset my password, but am getting the “Wrong Token” error. What should I do?

CONTENT CREATION & MODERATION

Q: What's the difference between a blog and a blog post on element14?

Q: Can I Publish a Press Release on the element14 Community?

Q: What is a bookmark used for on the Community?

Q:Why would I want to create a private document/discussion and how do I create them?

Q: How can I tag another member or group to join in a conversation on the Community?

Q: Why is my discussion or document under review for Abuse?

CONTESTS & SWEEPSTAKES

Q: I'm getting an error message when I click a link from element14, what should I do?

COMMON ERROR MESSAGES

Q: Sometimes I get a red box at the bottom of the screen, what is it?

EMAIL NOTIFICATIONS

Q: How can I unsubscribe from marketing emails from element14?

Q: How do I turn off/edit email notifications & weekly status email?

GROUP MANAGEMENT

Q: How do I create a sub-group that branches off my main group?

Q: How can I become an administrator of a group?

Q: What are my options as the owner of a group?

Q: What is the difference between Open, Members Only, Private and Secret groups?

LOCALE & LANGUAGE

Q: Why do I have to select a country and language ?

Q: Where do I change the language settings on my element14 account?

MOBILE

Q: Does element14 have an application for my mobile device?

NAVIGATION

Q: How do I find other members with interests (or other criteria) similar to mine?

PRIVATE MESSAGES & SPAM

Q: I received a spam message from someone I don't know in my Private Message inbox, what should I do?

RECRUITING & CAREERS

Q: I am interested in applying for a position with Premier Farnell.

PRODUCT INFORMATION & SALES/QUOTES & PRICING

ROADTESTS

Q: I am concerned that my full name and email address show on my profile. How do others see my profile and can I change the privacy settings?

SECURITY

SUGGESTIONS & FEEDBACK

Q: I have an idea to improve element14, where should I send it?

TECHNICAL ISSUES/ REPORT A BUG

Q: I found a technical issue on element14, where should I report this?

TRAINING & ONLINE CLASSES

Q: I am looking for tutorials to teach others how to use element14 – where can I find these?

SALES & ORDERS

Q: A part I bought is not functioning properly, what should I do?

Q: I have a question about a part, where should I ask it?

Q: I see some references to eBay. Do you have a store on eBay?

Q: Do you provide advertising opportunities or link exchanges on element14?

MISC FAQs

Q: Why is the Community website platform upgraded from time to time?

Frequently Asked Questions - FAQ's

cstanton — Sun, 14 Nov 2021 01:16:49 GMT

Revision 2 posted to Documents by cstanton on 11/14/2021 1:16:49 AM

TOPICS

ACCOUNT & PASSWORD MANAGEMENT

Q: Why are the password requirements so stringent?

Q: How can I make my content/account anonymous?

Q: How do I change the email address on my element14 account?

Q: Does my login work for both the element14 Community & commercial websites?

Q: I tried to reset my password, but am getting the “Wrong Token” error. What should I do?

CONTENT CREATION & MODERATION

Q: What's the difference between a blog and a blog post on element14?

Q: Can I Publish a Press Release on the element14 Community?

Q: What is a bookmark used for on the Community?

Q:Why would I want to create a private document/discussion and how do I create them?

Q: How can I tag another member or group to join in a conversation on the Community?

Q: Why is my discussion or document under review for Abuse?

CONTESTS & SWEEPSTAKES

Q: I'm getting an error message when I click a link from element14, what should I do?

COMMON ERROR MESSAGES

Q: Sometimes I get a red box at the bottom of the screen, what is it?

EMAIL NOTIFICATIONS

Q: How can I unsubscribe from marketing emails from element14?

Q: How do I turn off/edit email notifications & weekly status email?

GROUP MANAGEMENT

Q: How do I create a sub-group that branches off my main group?

Q: How can I become an administrator of a group?

Q: What are my options as the owner of a group?

Q: What is the difference between Open, Members Only, Private and Secret groups?

LOCALE & LANGUAGE

Q: Why do I have to select a country and language ?

Q: Where do I change the language settings on my element14 account?

MOBILE

Q: Does element14 have an application for my mobile device?

NAVIGATION

Q: How do I find other members with interests (or other criteria) similar to mine?

PRIVATE MESSAGES & SPAM

Q: I received a spam message from someone I don't know in my Private Message inbox, what should I do?

RECRUITING & CAREERS

Q: I am interested in applying for a position with Premier Farnell.

PRODUCT INFORMATION & SALES/QUOTES & PRICING

ROADTESTS

Q: I am concerned that my full name and email address show on my profile. How do others see my profile and can I change the privacy settings?

SECURITY

SUGGESTIONS & FEEDBACK

Q: I have an idea to improve element14, where should I send it?

TECHNICAL ISSUES/ REPORT A BUG

Q: I found a technical issue on element14, where should I report this?

TRAINING & ONLINE CLASSES

Q: I am looking for tutorials to teach others how to use element14 – where can I find these?

SALES & ORDERS

Q: A part I bought is not functioning properly, what should I do?

Q: I have a question about a part, where should I ask it?

Q: I see some references to eBay. Do you have a store on eBay?

Q: Do you provide advertising opportunities or link exchanges on element14?

MISC FAQs

Q: Why is the Community website platform upgraded from time to time?

Frequently Asked Questions - FAQ's

ChristyZ — Tue, 04 Sep 2018 08:14:27 GMT

Revision 1 posted to Documents by ChristyZ on 9/4/2018 8:14:27 AM

TOPICS

ACCOUNT & PASSWORD MANAGEMENT

Q: Why are the password requirements so stringent?

Q: How can I make my content/account anonymous?

Q: How do I change the email address on my element14 account?

Q: Does my login work for both the element14 Community & commercial websites?

Q: I tried to reset my password, but am getting the “Wrong Token” error. What should I do?

CONTENT CREATION & MODERATION

Q: What's the difference between a blog and a blog post on element14?

Q: Can I Publish a Press Release on the element14 Community?

Q: What is a bookmark used for on the Community?

Q:Why would I want to create a private document/discussion and how do I create them?

Q: How can I tag another member or group to join in a conversation on the Community?

Q: Why is my discussion or document under review for Abuse?

CONTESTS & SWEEPSTAKES

Q: I'm getting an error message when I click a link from element14, what should I do?

COMMON ERROR MESSAGES

Q: Sometimes I get a red box at the bottom of the screen, what is it?

EMAIL NOTIFICATIONS

Q: How can I unsubscribe from marketing emails from element14?

Q: How do I turn off/edit email notifications & weekly status email?

GROUP MANAGEMENT

Q: How do I create a sub-group that branches off my main group?

Q: How can I become an administrator of a group?

Q: What are my options as the owner of a group?

Q: What is the difference between Open, Members Only, Private and Secret groups?

LOCALE & LANGUAGE

Q: Why do I have to select a country and language ?

Q: Where do I change the language settings on my element14 account?

MOBILE

Q: Does element14 have an application for my mobile device?

NAVIGATION

Q: How do I find other members with interests (or other criteria) similar to mine?

PRIVATE MESSAGES & SPAM

Q: I received a spam message from someone I don't know in my Private Message inbox, what should I do?

RECRUITING & CAREERS

Q: I am interested in applying for a position with Premier Farnell.

PRODUCT INFORMATION & SALES/QUOTES & PRICING

ROADTESTS

Q: I am concerned that my full name and email address show on my profile. How do others see my profile and can I change the privacy settings?

SECURITY

SUGGESTIONS & FEEDBACK

Q: I have an idea to improve element14, where should I send it?

TECHNICAL ISSUES/ REPORT A BUG

Q: I found a technical issue on element14, where should I report this?

TRAINING & ONLINE CLASSES

Q: I am looking for tutorials to teach others how to use element14 – where can I find these?

SALES & ORDERS

Q: A part I bought is not functioning properly, what should I do?

Q: I have a question about a part, where should I ask it?

Q: I see some references to eBay. Do you have a store on eBay?

Q: Do you provide advertising opportunities or link exchanges on element14?

MISC FAQs

Q: Why is the Community website platform upgraded from time to time?

Frequently Asked Questions - FAQ's

ChristyZ — Tue, 04 Sep 2018 08:14:27 GMT

Revision 3 posted to Documents by ChristyZ on 9/4/2018 8:14:27 AM

TOPICS

ACCOUNT & PASSWORD MANAGEMENT

Q: Why are the password requirements so stringent?

Q: How can I make my content/account anonymous?

Q: How do I change the email address on my element14 account?

Q: Does my login work for both the element14 Community & commercial websites?

Q: I tried to reset my password, but am getting the “Wrong Token” error. What should I do?

CONTENT CREATION & MODERATION

Q: What's the difference between a blog and a blog post on element14?

Q: Can I Publish a Press Release on the element14 Community?

Q: What is a bookmark used for on the Community?

Q:Why would I want to create a private document/discussion and how do I create them?

Q: How can I tag another member or group to join in a conversation on the Community?

Q: Why is my discussion or document under review for Abuse?

CONTESTS & SWEEPSTAKES

Q: I'm getting an error message when I click a link from element14, what should I do?

COMMON ERROR MESSAGES

Q: Sometimes I get a red box at the bottom of the screen, what is it?

EMAIL NOTIFICATIONS

Q: How can I unsubscribe from marketing emails from element14?

Q: How do I turn off/edit email notifications & weekly status email?

GROUP MANAGEMENT

Q: How do I create a sub-group that branches off my main group?

Q: How can I become an administrator of a group?

Q: What are my options as the owner of a group?

Q: What is the difference between Open, Members Only, Private and Secret groups?

LOCALE & LANGUAGE

Q: Why do I have to select a country and language ?

Q: Where do I change the language settings on my element14 account?

MOBILE

Q: Does element14 have an application for my mobile device?

NAVIGATION

Q: How do I find other members with interests (or other criteria) similar to mine?

PRIVATE MESSAGES & SPAM

Q: I received a spam message from someone I don't know in my Private Message inbox, what should I do?

RECRUITING & CAREERS

Q: I am interested in applying for a position with Premier Farnell.

PRODUCT INFORMATION & SALES/QUOTES & PRICING

ROADTESTS

Q: I am concerned that my full name and email address show on my profile. How do others see my profile and can I change the privacy settings?

SECURITY

SUGGESTIONS & FEEDBACK

Q: I have an idea to improve element14, where should I send it?

TECHNICAL ISSUES/ REPORT A BUG

Q: I found a technical issue on element14, where should I report this?

TRAINING & ONLINE CLASSES

Q: I am looking for tutorials to teach others how to use element14 – where can I find these?

SALES & ORDERS

Q: A part I bought is not functioning properly, what should I do?

Q: I have a question about a part, where should I ask it?

Q: I see some references to eBay. Do you have a store on eBay?