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Before you can upload audio and video files, you need to create a collection.

Note: this guide provides one way to create a new collection. For another way, see the  Create a New Mandala Collection  guide. 

New collections are private by default. Use the Visibility field in the editor to make them public (step 5).

1. Log in Navigate to the Audio-Video homepage
   • See Navigate Learn how to log in to Audio-Video for help
2. Locate Find the "Create a CollectionAdd to your collections" section on the right
   • If you don't see this section, click the I< icon under the search icon to expand it
3. Click Add New Collection
   • Find this button below "Create a Collection" 
   Click on Create a New Collection
   • The "Create

     a New

     Collection" page will load

4. Enter a title and description in the first two fields
   • A title is required
5. Check "Group Visibility" to control who can see your collection
   • Set this to Public if you want everyone to see your collection; visibility is Private by default
6. Select permissions optionsAdd descriptive data to your new collection:
   • "Title" (required): title the collection
   "Visibility" (required): decide whether the public can view the collection, whether to keep it private, or to allow the U.Va. community to see it
   • "Collection Roles and Permissions" (required): set roles for the users sets permissions for people working on the collection
   • "Body" (optional): add a brief description of Group User Permission Inheritance" sets whether subcollections have the same permission settings as the collection
   • "Text Format" (optional): choose an option depending on whether you want to allow HTML tags to be read
   • "Images" (optional): upload a thumbnail image to represent the collection
   • "Filter" (optional): add Knowledge Map categories to the collection
   • Group User Inheritance" sets permissions for a subgroup to inherit the group's users
7. Label your collection under "Subcollections"
   •  This field uses Knowledge Maps
8. If you want to see what your collection will look like, click Preview

   • A preview page for the new collection will load

9. Save your collection

   • Your

   Click on Save
   • A page for the

     new collection will open