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- Go to mandala.shanti.virginia.edu
- Click Explore
A list of tools will open
- 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
- Click the Main Menu icon
- This icon looks like four stripes in the top right corner of the page
Menu options will unfold
- Click CollectionsAdd Content, then Add + New Collection
- The "Create Collection" page will load
- Enter a title and description in the first two fields
- A title is required
- Check "Group Visibility" to control who can see your collection
- Set this to Public if you want everyone to see your collection
- 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
- Label your collection under "Subcollections"
- This field uses Knowledge Maps
- If you want to see what your collection will look like, click Preview
A preview page for the new collection will load
- Save your collection
Your new collection will open
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- Log in to Texts
- Click the Menu icon
- This icon looks like four stripes in the top right corner of the page
A drop-down menu will unfold
- Click Create Collection
The "Create Collection" page will open
- Type a title for the collection into the first field
- Click Browse to add a "featured image"
- Provide an overview of the collection in the textbox
- Check "Visibility" to control who can see your collection
- Set this to Public if you want everyone to see your collection
- 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
- Click Preview at the bottom of the page to review your collection
The "Preview" page will open
- Click Save at the bottom of the page
A message will appear to confirm your new collection