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1. Log in to audio-video.shanti.virginia.edu
   • Learn more at Log in to Audio-Video
2. Find the "Add to your collections" section on the right
3. Choose a collection from the drop-down menu
   

   • The drop-down menu will close and will show the name of the collection 

4. Click the Upload Audio button

   • The "Create Audio" page will open

   • The "Media" section will be expanded automatically

5. Click the Add Media button

   • A pop-up window will open

6. Click the Choose File button

   • A dialog box showing files on your computer will open

7. Choose the audio file that you want to upload
8. Click the Open button

   • The dialog box will close, and the file name will appear next to the "Choose File" button

9. Click the Upload button
10. Click the Submit button
    

    • The audio file will be added to your "Media" section

11. Add you title in Title & Description section 
12. Check the Availability & Access section
    • By default, only group members can see the entry; set this field to Public so all visitors can see it
    1. Fill out the remaining fields
    • Remaining fields are optional
13. Click the other sections on the "Create Audio" page to add more settings
    • See the Add Information to Files guide for help editing these fields
14. Click the Save button at the bottom of the page

    • A confirmation message will appear

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Video

You can choose to upload a video from your computer, from your webcam, or from Metacafe. See the glossary definition of Metacafe for more information on this site. Use the steps below for videos under 2GB in size. You can import videos over 2GB if they have been uploaded to the web and have public URLs. In this case, please contact SHANTI staff.

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1. Open the Audio-Video homepage
2. In the menu sidebar to the right, locate the "Add to Your Collections" section
3. Click the drop-down menu to choose a collection for the file

   • The drop-down menu will close, and will show the name of the collection 

4. Click Upload a Video
   

   • The "Create Video" page will open

5. Click Media

   • The "Media" section will unfold 

6. Click Add Media

   • The "Add Media" dialog box will appear 

7. Click the Metacafe tab

   • The "Metacafe" screen will open

8. Type keywords into the search bar to find a video
9. Click Search

   • Results will appear below the search bar

10. Click on your chosen video

    • A plus sign will appear on the video

11. Click Next

    • A window will load, allowing you to change the title of the media file and add tags

12. Add at least a title

    • The video will not process without a title

13. Click Next

    • A status bar will appear, and when the file is uploaded the dialog box will close

    • Find your new video file in the "Media" section of the "Create Video" page
14. Click the sections below "Media" to add more settings, such as rights, availability, technical metadata, and so on
    • See the Add Information to Files guide for help editing these fields
15. Click Save
    

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Data Visualization

New visualizations are private by default. Use the Visibility field in the editor to make them public (check out step 7).

1. Log in to Visuals at visuals.shanti.virginia.edu
   • Learn how to log in
2. Click on the Main Menu icon
   • This icon looks like four stacked bars in the top right of the page
   • Main Menu options will unfold
3. Click Create Visualization
4. Click on the visualization you want to make
   • Click on the different categories to see your options
   • Learn how to choose visualizations

   • The visualization creator will open 

5. To add your spreadsheet data, click the Google Drive icon next to "Data Source URL"

   • Your Google Drive data will open 

6. Customize your visualization 
   
   • Find customization options to the left of the visualization 
   • Learn more about options at the Visualization Index and at the Common Customization Options
7. Choose your visualizations "Visibility" below the preview 
   • Switch this to Public if you want everyone to see your visualization; visualizations are Private by default 
8. Add information about the visualization
   • Find information fields below the visualization
   • Learn more about adding metadata
   • Learn more at Add Visuals to Knowledge Maps
9. Choose a Status for your visualization 
   • Find this option below the title 
   • This sets whether the visualization will be saved as a draft or published
10. Click Save or Save & Continue
    • Save & Continue creates the Draft or Published visualization but lets you keep working
    • Save creates the Draft or Published visualization 
    • To leave the Visualization after clicking Save & Continue, click Update

    • Your visualization will appear

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Text

Before you begin, read the guide to  texts' structure. This guide helps you understand how texts are built.

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1. Click  SHANTI Texts Splitter below the title field 

   • A section will expand

2. Choose Create a new SHANTI Text section at each HTML heading
3. Select all the headings that mark a new section
   • If your text already has HTML headings, you can stop here; your text will split when you Save the section
4. Enter all your text in the "Content" box
5. Click Source

   • This shows you the HTML for the text

6. Wrap the titles of your sections in HTML headings
   
   • For example, <h1>First Section</h1>, where "First Section" is the section title
   • Check out this external introduction to HTML for help

   • Your text will split on the headings when you Save the section

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