Add a Learning Path Carousel Item

Each learning path has the availability to be used as learning path carousel item. It is an effective way of displaying multiple images or content in a single space. It not only helps in saving screen space, but also encourages users to focus on important training and improves the overall visual appeal of your home page. Carousel items can be static images, Link to learning path with activities, take a user to a specific URL or link to another page in the portal.

 The learning path will need to be assigned to a user to show on their home page. This article will show you how to set a learning path up to be used in a carousel and walk you through the options that come with it - for example adding an image, title and colours. 

1. Click on Management Console at the top of your homepage and Click on Content Management from the right-hand-side menu called ‘Management Console’
2. You can then use the search form to search for an existing learning path using a keyword or you choose a domain and hit search to find all learning paths in that domain. Click on the learning path code you are looking for a OR Add a new Learning Path

Scroll to to the first carousel option on a properties page: 

Carousel Item - Change to yes to use as a carousel item*
Carousel Image Only - Change to yes to make the carousel item an image only - the name of the learning path or Title will not be included. This option could be used when you already have words in your image.
Carousel with no link - Change to yes to make carousel item a static image. Select no so the user can click to access content within LP.
Carousel Main Background Colour  - Used when no image is set for Carousel Image. Choose from standard colours or input a hex code to change the colour. 
Carousel Main Image - Upload an image from your device or choose a stock image by Clicking 'Photo' Library. Any images added directly from your device will need to be in the dimensions  1200x300px.
Carousel External Link  - Add a URL that a user will be taken to when they click on the carousel item. This will not be tracked in users training records.
Carousel Page Link - Add a portal page label to take a user to that page. This will not tracked in users training records
Carousel Banner Title - If left blank and unhidden the learning path title will display. Update this field to add a custom title. For example instead of Whistleblowing your title may read 'Click here to start your Whistleblowing Course'
Carousel Banner Title Position - Choose the position of your title on your carousel banner background or image. You can also choose to hide the title by choosing 'Hidden'
Carousel Banner Title Style - Choose from pre set styles for your title including full width and rounded corners.  You can also choose to hide the title by choosing 'Hidden'
Carousel Banner Title Background Colour - Choose from standard colours or input a hex code to change the colour of your title background
Carousel Banner Title Background Opacity - Choose the opacity for your title background. Opacity range from 1 - 0 in increments of 0.1.
Carousel Banner Title Text Colour: Choose from standard colours or input a hex code to change the colour of title text
Carousel Banner Title Text Opacity - Choose the opacity for your title background. Opacity range from 1 - 0 in increments of 0.1.
Carousel Banner Subtitle - If left blank and unhidden the learning path subtitle will display. Update this field to add a custom title. For example instead of Whistleblowing your title may read 'Click here to start your Whistleblowing Course'
Carousel Banner Subtitle Position - Choose the position of your subtitle on your carousel banner background or image. You can also choose to hide the title by choosing 'Hidden'
Carousel Banner Subtitle Style - Choose from pre set styles for your subtitle including full width and rounded corners.  You can also choose to hide the title by choosing 'Hidden'
Carousel Banner Subtitle Background Colour - Choose from standard colours or input a hex code to change the colour of your subtitle background
Carousel Banner Subtitle Background Opacity - Choose the opacity for your subtitle background. Opacity range from 1 - 0 in increments of 0.1.
Carousel Banner Subtitle Text Colour: Choose from standard colours or input a hex code to change the colour of subtitle text
Carousel Banner Subtitle Text Opacity - Choose the opacity for your subtitle background. Opacity range from 1 - 0 in increments of 0.1.
Carousel Priority - Choose a priority for your carousel item or leave as the default to have none set.

Scroll to the bottom of the page and click 'Update' to save or confirm your choices. 

Below the update button you will see a preview of your choices. This will show you what the image and any Title/Subtitle choices look like.

*Changing the Carousel Item setting to Yes on a learning path already signed to users will make it visible to those users.