Managing live events

The Manage Live Events area enables you to edit existing information in scheduled live events. You can also upload file attachments as supplementary information, manually set events' scheduled availability, and use the provided URL and Embed codes to share live events with viewers outside of Capture Portal or Learning Environment.

Note  Changes you make in the Manage Live Events area do not affect published CaptureCast presentations. You can edit published presentations in the Manage Presentations area.

Edit a scheduled live event

  1. Do one of the following:
    • Log in to Capture Portal and click Admin.
    • In Learning Environment, click Capture Central on your course navbar.
  2. In the Manage Content area's Live section, click Manage Live Events. Your live event appears in Manage Live Events until it is published.
  3. Click on the event you want to edit.
  4. Make your changes.

    In the Attachments section, you can do the following to add files to a presentation:

    • Click Upload File and select a file you want to upload.
    • Enter a URL link in the Enter Attachment URL field, then click Add Link.

    Tip  If your presentation has a slideshow, you can include files from the slideshow to provide viewers with the option to download the files and follow the slides at their own pace.

    In the Sharing section, you can do the following to share a presentation:

    • Copy and paste the Embed code into another webpage.
    • Copy the URL address and share it with other people.
  5. Click Save Changes.

Manually set a live event's availability status

  1. Do one of the following:
    • Log in to Capture Portal and click Admin.
    • In Learning Environment, click Capture Central on your course navbar.
  2. In the Manage Content area's Live section, click Manage Live Events.
  3. Click on the event you want to change the status for.
  4. In the Access Control section, you can select one of the following options from the Availability drop-down list:
    • Deleted  Removes live event and all associated content.

    • Important  If you manually delete a live event, the event and its associated attachments are permanently removed from the Manage Live Events area, the Live Event Schedule widget, and the Capture Calendar page.

    • Current   Event is occurring now.
    • Upcoming  Event is scheduled to occur.
    • Recording  Removes live event and all associated content from Manage Content area. The event is highlighted as a "Recordings" event in Capture Calendar on the date the live event was scheduled to occur.
  5. Click Save Changes.

Delete a scheduled live event

When you delete a scheduled live event, the event and its associated attachments are permanently removed.

  1. Do one of the following:
    • Log in to Capture Portal and click Admin.
    • In Learning Environment, click Capture Central on your course navbar.
  2. In the Manage Content area's Live section, click Manage Live Events.
  3. Click the Delete icon beside the event you want to delete.

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