Before you can begin a text, first create a collection in which to store it.

1. Log in to Texts
2. Click the Menu icon
   • This icon is the four horizontal lines in the top right 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
   1. • Set this to Public if you want everyone to see your collection
8. Select permissions options
   1. • "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