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title: "Welcome Page Settings"
canonical: "https://support.soutron.net/space/HG/3279093/Welcome%20Page%20Settings"
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# Description

The Welcome Page tab allows you to assign previously defined Welcome Messages to the OPAC. Welcome Messages are designed in [Template Maintenance](https://soutron.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/HG/pages/3278076).

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When you click on the Welcome Page tab, the page displays as follows:

![image](media://f1c6ede6-dabb-44b3-a05f-cc5c819175e5)



This lists the possible welcome messages for Administrative Staff, End Users who have a login (OPAC), Guest Users (OPAC Guest - those without a login but are allowed to Search the database) and "Guest Access Denied" (those who cannot search the database without a login) for each active [language](https://soutron.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/HG/pages/3278212).

# Selecting a Welcome Page

To select a Welcome Page for a given group, click **Select**.

The following screen opens:

![image](media://92d8c547-c18c-4fa5-9b68-17560c945f90)

Either select an existing template or [create a new one](https://soutron.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/HG/pages/3277999).

1. Tick the box next to the template to use, then click **Select template** in the Actions menu.
2. The original screen is displayed, with the selected template(s) listed.

Repeat this process for each welcome message.

# Completing the process

When finished, click **Save** in the Actions menu, or **Save and Close** to return to the list of OPACs.


See Also

[OPAC Maintenance](https://soutron.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/HG/pages/3279348)