When creating a Media Collection activity, you have the option of linking to collections, galleries or media items that exist in theBox.
You can search for and link to:
- Collections, galleries and items you have created.
- Collections, galleries and items you have been made an Agent of.
- Items that have been made Public.
Link To Collections
To link to a media collection existing in theBox:
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On the course home page, click Turn editing on
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- In the appropriate section, click Add an activity or resource, then, in the resulting pop-up, scroll down, select Media collection and click Add.
- On the Adding a new Media collection page, click Expand all, then in the Link To section click the here button.
- On the resulting page in the Search field enter the search terms and click the Search button.
- In the Search results portion of the window choose the collection you wish to link to and click the Link To button.
- The collection and all existing galleries/media items will now be added to your course.
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If you wish to make modifications to other settings return to the course home page and click the Edit icon
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Link To Galleries
To Link To a gallery:
- On the collection's home page, if you wish to create galleries within this collection, click Add a gallery.
- On the Add a gallery page in the Link To section click the here button.
- On the resulting page in the Search field enter the search terms and click the Search button.
- In the Search results portion of the window choose the gallery you wish to link to and click the Link To button.
- The gallery and all media items will now be added to your course.
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If you wish to make modifications to other settings return to the course home page and click the media collection activity and then click on the Edit icon
for the gallery.
- Click the Edit gallery settings link.
Link To Media Items
To link to existing media items in theBox:
- On the course home page, click the media collection's link.
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In the collection page, click the Edit icon
for the gallery you want to begin adding items to.
- On the gallery's home page, click Add an item.
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On the resulting page, click Expand all, then in the General section:
- Enter a Caption for the item, which will display as you specified in step 4.
- Add any Description necessary.
- Specify whether you want this item to be displayed (Item display) and whether you want to Use as thumbnail for the gallery.
- Drag and drop a Content file, or click Choose a file and browse for a file.
- Add tags to label/organise your item.
- In the Advanced section, complete all the relevant fields.
- Click Save changes. The item displays with its thumbnail and caption on the galleries page.