Adeian is partially correct, but I've given a more step by step explanation here.
Log in as Administrator and go to Admin/Security Roles
- When you add a setting there (Lets call it EDITOR as an example) - it has a space for you to put in a description so write a few things in there that describe the role (when the email goes to them notifiying them of the role, what you write there is what is emailed to the person you assign that role.
- Make sure you don't add to public or auto - or that means that everyone who signs up on the site is given that role.
- Then, you go to the admin/users and find the user you want to give permission to make changes to content.
- On the bottom of that page, you'll find a link called - Manage roles - This brings up a dropdown box that has the users in your portal as well as the security roles.
- You should see that the user in there has registered user already checked and then you select from the dropdown box the EDITOR role you have just created
- Then, you can set a date if you want - and that role will expire after without you doing anything.(handy in case you forget)
When you add the person to the EDITOR role, they'll get an eamil, similar to the registered users email but with them being told their security role has been updated to the EDITOR and those words you added in the initial settings.
- Then, you go back to the module you want them to have editing rights to and click module/settings and that EDITOR role you created will show now
- To activate this role on a user level only - You uncheck the box that says page permissions role
- You then check all users to view - because you want them all to view it
- You then check that EDITOR role you created to allow View AND Edit
- Click Update
The outcome will be the following -
You have a person assigned to the EDITOR role and when they log in - every page looks normal, no administration tags or anything, but when they click on the page where you have assigned a module to the EDITOR role, they'll see a little pencil and can edit the content.
I have done a video about this - I'll post the link when I find it - it's on my http://www.modulereviews.com site but i'm making a few changes at the moment and moving things around, you can find it there for now and is about 20 mins and covers modules, installation and setting up permissions.
But this explanation, and perhaps a couple of tries should see you well under control.
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