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# DPG Preparation

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- [Adding users](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/e5d735d2-080e-11e6-8390-16474ff850f4): Each member of your team who will be contributing to your DPG-powered event should have their own login.
- [Configuring users](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/1881c75e-553e-11e7-bddd-3e1faff2bde0): Once you've to the account, you can configure their accounts to best take advantage of DPG's various features.
- [Image upload rules](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/06c2a4b6-528d-11e6-813c-7678d470c6e0): Image upload rules allow you to detect potential issues with new image uploads and prevent common problems, such as uploading images without metadata or those i…
- [Setting up duplicate handling](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/9658d832-0811-11e6-8390-16474ff850f4): Duplicate detection allows you to choose how duplicate files are handled by DPG. Duplicates happen if a photographer mistakenly uploads the same file more than…
- [Setting the time days start](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/80daebd8-5b6e-11e7-9cb9-76c92ec7a447): If your event runs into the night over several days, you should adjust the time the day "starts".
- [Serial number matching](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/1bac86fc-0810-11e6-8390-16474ff850f4): If you are running an event with one central editor who is uploading all the images, then you should enable serial number recognition. This will match the seria…
- [Watermarks](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/9db6f40a-080d-11e6-8390-16474ff850f4): If you'd like to add watermarks to your images you can follow .
- [Slack notifications](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/4133473a-0810-11e6-8390-16474ff850f4): If you are running a photography team of 2 or more members we highly recommend that you use our Slack integration.