# Overview of users

A user, or user account, identifies who can access an InForm study. Users are associated with sites, rights groups, and other groups (query, signature, and reporting). To enable a user to use the InForm application, an administrative user must perform the following tasks.

Tasks for creating a user

| Task | Rights required | See this topic
--- | --- | --- | ---
1 | Create the user. | Create User | Creating a user.
2 | Assign the user an initial password. | Modify User Information | Assigning a password to a user.
3 | Activate the user. | Activate Site User or Activate Sponsor User | Activating or deactivating a user.
4 | Assign the user to: One rights group. One or more sites. If applicable, one signature group, one query group, and one or more reporting groups. | Modify User Information | Assigning a user to a rights group, site, and other groups.

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