UVACollab Help

For Students

Logins, Passwords, and Accessibility Features
- How do I log in to UVACollab or edit my account information? (UVA faculty, staff, and students)
- How do I log in to UVACollab using a Guest (non-UVA) password?
- Using UVACollab's Accessibility Features
Waitlisted Students
- Where should I submit work for courses in which I'm enrolled AND on a waitlist?
Home
- What is Home?
- What is My Courses?
- How do I see and access my sites?
- Where is my site?
- How do I navigate in a site?
- What is the Home Tool Menu?
- What is the Message of the Day?
- What is My Calendar?
- What are the Home Recent Announcements?
- What are the Message Center Notifications?
- What is Membership?
- How do I view and edit my Account details? (Guest Accounts Only)
- What is Worksite Setup?
- How do I set my preferences?
- What is My Resources in Home?
- Introducing Search!
Rich-Text Editor
- What is the Rich-Text Editor?
- What actions can I perform using the Rich-Text Editor icons?
- What are some keyboard shortcuts for the Rich-Text Editor?
- How do I check my content for accessibility?
- How do I create a link to a website in the Rich-Text Editor?
- How do I create a link to a Resources item in the Rich-Text Editor?
- How do I create a link to an activity in the Rich-Text Editor?
- How do I embed an image in the Rich-Text Editor?
- How do I embed a linked web image in the Rich-Text Editor?
- How do I embed a YouTube video in the Rich-Text Editor?
- How do I add special characters in the Rich-Text Editor?
- How do I add/edit a table in the Rich-Text Editor?
- How do I add a Content Template in the Rich-Text Editor?
- How do I paste text from a Microsoft Word document in the Rich-Text Editor?
- How do I paste as plain text in the Rich-Text Editor?
- How do I embed a video or audio file from Resources in the Rich-Text Editor?
- How do I embed a Media Gallery file in the Rich-Text Editor?
- How do I add mathematical notation in the Rich-Text Editor?
Creating Accessible Content
- What does it mean to make content accessible?
- What are some guidelines for making content accessible?
- How can I make images more accessible?
- How can I make tables more accessible?
- How can I make audio or video more accessible?
- How can I make links accessible?
- How can I make lists of items accessible?
- How can choices in background and text color affect accessibility?
- How can I structure my document to make it more accessible?
- Why should I use paragraph breaks in my document?
Assignments
- How do I submit an assignment?
- How do I attach files from My Resources to submissions in my other sites?
- How do I complete a peer assessment assignment?
- How do I view my assignment feedback?
- How do students add and organize content on pages in Lessons?
- How do I submit a Personal Capture file to an assignment or assessment?
File Drop and Resources
- What are quotas and upload limits?
- How do I upload files to Resources or File Drop?
- How do I create folders in File Drop?
- How can students and site members add items to their File Drop folders?
- How do I upload or download files using WebDAV?
- How do I attach files from My Resources to submissions in my other sites?
- Why aren't my folders or uploaded files working?
Discussions, Messages, and Chat
- How do I navigate forums and topics?
- How do I post to a forum?
- How do I reply to a forum post (in a conversation)?
- How do I delete a forum post?
- What makes a forum post count as read?
- How do I subscribe to receive email notifications from forums and topics?
- How do I access messages?
- How do I create a messages folder?
- How do I read, post, or delete chat messages?
Gradebook and Posted Feedback
- How do I view my grades in the Gradebook?
- How do I view my posted feedback?
Media Gallery
- What are the My Media and Media Gallery tools?
- Kaltura Features List
- Kaltura Features Chart
- How do I change the display and playback speed of media?
- How do I customize captions in Media Gallery?
- How can I use a transcript in Media Gallery?
- How do I embed a Media Gallery file in the Rich-Text Editor?
- How do I submit a Personal Capture file to an assignment or assessment?
- How do I upload and submit a video or audio file to an assignment or assessment?
- How do I upload an image or video to My Media from a phone or tablet?
- How do I add a YouTube video to Media Gallery?
- How do I add and play a 360° video in Media Gallery?
- How do I record a PowerPoint presentation with Personal Capture?
- How do I publish video or audio files in Media Gallery?
- How do I upload a video, image, or audio file to My Media or Media Gallery?
- How do I copy embed code for public display on the web?
- How do I automatically generate and edit captions in My Media?
- How do I enable cookies in my browser?
Online Meetings (Zoom)
- What is the Online Meetings tool?
- Tips for Attending Class in Zoom
- How do I join a scheduled online meeting?
- How do I access a recording of an online meeting?
Polls
- How do I take a poll in the Polls tool?
- How do I view the results of a poll in the Polls tool?
Profile
- What is the Profile tool?
- How do I set up my profile?
- How do I post a status message to my profile?
- How do I add and manage pictures in my picture gallery?
- How do I modify my privacy settings?
- How do I modify my profile preferences?
Calendar and Sign Up
- How do I customize my Calendar display in a site's Overview page?
- How do I change the calendar view?
- How do I add items to the Calendar?
- How do I print the Calendar?
- How do participants sign up for meetings?
- How do I export meeting data?
Syllabus
- How do I print the syllabus?
Site Email
- Why can't I receive emails from UVACollab sites?
- How do I view messages sent to Site Email?
Tests & Quizzes
- Essential Tips for Taking Online Tests in UVACollab
- How do I take a test, quiz, or survey?
- What notifications can I get when I submit a test or quiz?
- How do I view the feedback on my assessment (i.e., test or quiz)?
Wiki
- What is the Wiki tool?
- How do I view wiki pages?
- How do I create wiki pages?
- How do I edit wiki pages?
- How do I add images or attachments to wiki pages?
- How do I watch wiki pages?
- How do I access the revision history of wiki pages?
- How do I view settings, preferences, and options for wiki pages?
Anonymous Feedback
- How do I submit anonymous feedback to my instructor?
Groups
- How do I join a group?
- How do I unjoin a group?
Joinable Sites
- What is a joinable site?
- How do I join a site?
- How do I unjoin or remove myself from a site?
Lecture Capture (Panopto)
- How do I log into Panopto (Lecture Capture)?