The Resource Library is where you can share curated content with students at your Institution to explore. Here, students can find the latest news, articles, and even videos to help educate and inspire them.
To access the Resource Library in Handshake, click Resources under the Communicate Category in the left navigation panel.
1. Access the resource draft editor page
Resources are created and edited within the draft editor page – the only difference between creating and editing is how you access the draft editor page.
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Create a new Resource: Click the blue button Create Resource in the upper-right corner of the page.
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Edit a Resource: Select the Resource you'd like to edit from the list. On the next page, click the blue button Edit to begin editing the resource.
Changes within the resource draft editor page are automatically saved, and will be accessible to students when you choose to publish the resource.
2. Add or change the cover photo and add alt text
Select Add cover photo (recommended) to provide an image accessible to students. You will be able to select any image with the appropriate image format type from your personal device. Please refer to Handshake Image Size Guide for more information about images, image size, and the format types accepted on Handshake
Click the expandable header below to learn about different editing options for the cover photo.
Make adjustments to your cover photo
After you've added your cover photo, click the three ellipsis next to the image and select edit image to make modifications to the image.
Drag image: You can pull the image into a different position. When you hover over the image, your cursor will become four directional arrows. Click and drag the image into a desired position.
Zoom in or out: The magnifying glass slider allows you to zoom in or zoom out on the image. The slider scale ranges from completely zoomed out (left) to completely zoomed in (right).
Add alternative text: Provide descriptive text for the image that can be read by a screen reader. (145 character limit)
Click Save to close the pop up box and continue to make edits to the Resource.
3. Add or update related resource details
The following options are available when adding or editing a resource:
- Add Title: Click to add your own custom title for this resource.
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Select an Author: The dropdown menu below the title allows you to select any active staff member as the author of the resource. You can also select your institution as the author of the resource.
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Formatting bar: You can change the style of text by clicking dropdown bar titled "Normal Text". You can choose from the options of Normal Text, Heading 1, and Heading 2.
- Use the formatting bar to bold, italicise, and underline the text for your resource. You can also attach a hyperlink, create bullet point or number list, create a block of quoted text, and attach an image or media link.
Note: The media link option supports YouTube and Vimeo links only.-
Insert Image: After uploading the image, you will have options to resize the image by dragging the boxes near the corners in or out, insert an image link using the button at the top, and enter a caption using the text at the bottom of the image.
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Insert Image: After uploading the image, you will have options to resize the image by dragging the boxes near the corners in or out, insert an image link using the button at the top, and enter a caption using the text at the bottom of the image.
- Use the formatting bar to bold, italicise, and underline the text for your resource. You can also attach a hyperlink, create bullet point or number list, create a block of quoted text, and attach an image or media link.
- Text box: Use the text box to write the information that will be shared as your resource.
- Attach Files: Select this to attach a file to supplement the information in the resource.
Click the blue button Continue to go to the next page.
4. Adding Qualifications (optional)
Any options chosen on this page will make this available to students that fit the qualification criteria selected. The number in the top right will update automatically to show how many students can access this content.
- Level of Study: Select level of study from the dropdown menu. After you select one, it will appear below the dropdown menu with an “x” as an option to remove that level of study. You can then select more levels of study .
- Individual courses: Select each individual course from the dropdown menu. To add new courses, refer to Institution Settings: Courses
- Course groups: Click Add course groups to select boxes next to each course group you’d like to add as a qualification.
- Colleges: Choose which colleges are qualified to access this content.
- Required labels: Select labels that students need in order to access this content. To learn more about labels, refer to Institution Settings: Labels
Click the blue button Publish Resource to publish your Resource!
Note: If you're planning to publish your resource later, you can exit this page and publish it at a later date by using the steps below.
Publishing a drafted resource
If you have a draft of a resource that has not been published yet, you can do so by clicking on Drafts and selecting the resource.
Choose the blue button Publish to make the resource available for students!
Note: You can always undo the publishing of the resource by clicking the Unpublish button, located on the upper-left of the page
Now that your resource is live, learn how to set the view order for resources or pin a resource in Setting the Position Order and Pinning a Resource.