Metadata is descriptive information about your visualization. Metadata helps viewers find and understand the resource. We've included a complete description of each metadata field below.
If you 're looking for want help customizing your visualization, check out the Visualization Index.
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- Either create or edit a visualization
- Scroll down the page, past the visualization entry form
- Fill in a description for your visualization
- Connect your visualization to other resources with Knowledge Maps
- Subjects and Places are both Knowledge Maps; learn more
- Click the search bar for subjects or places to find and browse Knowledge Maps
- Add a thumbnail preview
- Click Choose file
- Open your thumbnail from the file browser
- Click Upload
You'll see your thumbnail and new metadata fields
- Enter the alt text and title for your thumbnail
- Choose your visibility settings
- Switch this to Public if you want everyone to see your visualization; visualizations are Private by default
- Click Save
Metadata will show below your visualization
Field Steps
Field | Description | Type |
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Title | The title for the visualization | |
Type | The type for your chart. See the Visualization Index or Choose a Visualization Type for information about each type. | controlled vocabulary |
Status | The publication status of your visualization. Draft means only you can see the visualization. Published means anyone with permission to see the visualization can see it (see the Visibility field). | controlled vocabulary |
Description | A description for the visualization. | long text (WYSIWYG) |
Collection | The Mandala collection for this visualization. The drop-down includes all Mandala collections where you have permission to add visualizations. Learn how to Make a Collection. If you created a visualization through a collection page, you don't have to change anything here. | controlled vocabulary |
Thumbnail | A preview image for your visualization. This will show up in previews of the visualization, in particular when sharing the link on social media. Make sure your file is...
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Visibility | Privacy settings for your visualization. | controlled vocabulary |
Subjects | A subject associated with the visualization. This field uses Knowledge Maps. | kmap |
Places | A place associated with the text or text section. This field uses Knowledge Maps. | kmap |
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Controlled vocabulary term | Definition |
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Use Group Defaults | The privacy settings for the collection apply to the visualization. |
Public – Accessible To All Site Users | Anyone that visits Mandala can see this visualization. |
Private – Accessible Only To Group Members | Only members of the text's collection can see this visualization. |