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1. Go to mandala.shanti.virginia.edu
2. Click Explore

   • A list of tools will open

3. Click on the tool that corresponds to your media type 
   • Remember, Visuals is for data visualizations and Sources is for bibliographies

   • The tool's homepage will open

4. Click the Main Menu icon
   • This icon looks like four stripes in the top right corner of the page

   • Menu options will unfold

5. Click Collections, then Add New Collection
   • The "Create Collection" page will load
6. Enter a title and description in the first two fields
   • A title is required
7. Check "Group Visibility" to control who can see your collection
   • Set this to Public if you want everyone to see your collection
8. Select permissions options
   • "Collection Roles and Permissions" sets permissions for people working on the collection
   • "Group User Permission Inheritance" sets whether subgroups have the same permission settings as the collection 
9. Label your collection under "Subcollections"
   •  This field uses Knowledge Maps
10. If you want to see what your collection will look like, click Preview

    • A preview page for the new collection will load

11. Save your collection

    • Your new collection will open

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1. Log in to Texts
2. Click the Menu icon
   • This icon looks like four stripes in the top right corner of the page

   • A drop-down menu will unfold

3. Click Create Collection
   

   • The "Create Collection" page will open

4. Type a title for the collection into the first field
5. Click Browse to add a "featured image"
6. Provide an overview of the collection in the textbox
7. Check "Visibility" to control who can see your collection
   • Set this to Public if you want everyone to see your collection
8. Select permissions options
   • "Collection Roles and Permissions" sets permissions for people working on the collection
   • "Group User Permission Inheritance" sets whether subgroups have the same permission settings as the collection
   • "Group User Inheritance" sets permissions for a subgroup to inherit the group's users
9. Click Preview at the bottom of the page to review your collection

   • The "Preview" page will open

10. Click Save at the bottom of the page

    • A message will appear to confirm your new collection