Create a course

Admins, editors, and contributors can create courses.

Create a course from scratch

1. At the top right of the homepage, click Create, then click Course.
2. Click New course.
3. At the top right, click Skip and start from blank.
4. Enter a Title and Summary of presentation.
5. Select the Presentation type:
   • Slideshow: Activities will be presented sequentially. Learners will play every activity in the course individually, before moving to the next activity.
   • Single Page: Activities will be presented as a group. Learners will play every activity in the course in a single, scrolling view. Single page is not available for mobile.
6. Optional: If you selected Single Page, enable or disable Question gating:
   • Enabled: Learners can play every activity in the course in a single scrolling view until they reach a question. Learners must answer the question to view the following comments and activities.
   • Disabled: Learners can play every activity in any order.
7. In the left sidebar, below Course Setup, click an activity type (Document, Cheat sheet, Question, or Recording).

The course is instantly saved. You can now:

• Add the course to the catalog of a group to allow learners of that group to play the course from the catalog
• Add the course to the library of a group to allow editors of that group to add it to their paths
• Add the course as a path step

Create a course from a template

You can create a course using one of our templates. It is not possible to create custom templates.

1. At the top right of the homepage, click Create, then click Course.
2. Click Onboarding, Software Training, Universal, Knowledge Check, or Compliance / Security.
3. Enter a Title and Summary of presentation.
4. In the left sidebar, below Course Setup, click Add Activity and select an activity (Document, Cheat sheet, Question, or Recording).

For more information about the course settings you can edit, see Edit a course.

The course is instantly saved. You can now:

• Add the course to the catalog of a group to allow learners of that group to play the course from the catalog
• Add the course to the library of a group to allow editors of that group to add it to their paths
• Add the course as a path step

Create a SCORM course

See Create a SCORM course.

Cover image display rules

A course cover image can be displayed in two different formats:

• 16:9 on the search results page, on the newsfeed, and on the session pages.
• Large format (980x250 pixels) on the course homepage.

Use a JPEG, PNG, or GIF image. SVG images may appear small or render incorrectly in some views. Avoid images that contain text.

In large format, the cover image is darkened with a dark gradient, with the following CSS characteristics:

background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(24,25,29, 0.3) 0%, rgba(24,25,29, 0.9) 100%);

Technical limitations

See our article about limitations →