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Purpose of this article

Teaches how to add profile descriptions and upload Media to the Institution’s the “About us” section.

Before you start
Make sure you have:
  • the correct administrator permissions (“institutions-edit”)

  • gathered institution-specific data, including:

    • desired media to upload

      • images

      • PDF files

      • links to YouTube videos

    • descriptive text

Instruction

Add a new media file:

  • Log in as an administrator with the permission “institutions-edit” (included with the Role “Course administrator” in addition to “Superuser”).

  • From the Main menu, go to My institution > General.

  • Navigate to the “Media files” section

    • Click on the “+ Add a media file” button.

    • Select the media type from the dropdown list:

      • Image – this will add an image to the top of your institution’s page in the system. If more than 1 is uploaded, it will be possible for visitors to view them separately.

      • PDF – this will add a pdf that will download to the visitor’s computer after they click on it.

      • YouTube video – this will embed the YouTube video of the supplied link.

  • Enter and format your descriptive text in the “Profile” section.

Expected outcome of the instructions

The descriptive text and media files will appear on the institution’s profile page.

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