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Add basic class info

Create a class and set its title, status, topic, thumbnail, and lesson layout.

Choose Create class in the workspace, or open an existing class from Your Classes. The editor opens with a sidebar for the class settings. Choose Basic Info.

If you are using a learner account, choose Start Teaching first. If the app presents an upgrade or billing screen, follow that screen before continuing. Account access can affect whether creating a class opens a new draft or returns you to an existing one.

Basic Info with the class status, topic, thumbnail, and Save changes button.
Basic Info with the class status, topic, thumbnail, and Save changes button. Example data shown. Select the image to enlarge.

Fill in Basic Info

  1. Enter Title of Your Class.
  2. Leave Status set to Draft while you prepare the class.
  3. Choose a Topic from the dropdown.
  4. Add a Thumbnail by dragging an image into the upload area or choosing Select One. Use JPG, PNG, or WebP, up to 2 MB.
  5. Optionally turn on Compact lesson view, which is useful for a class with many lessons.
  6. Choose Save changes.

The title and thumbnail help students recognize the class. Write the class description on the separate Instructions page, not in Basic Info.

Understand the three statuses

  • Draft keeps the class out of public discovery while you prepare it. Preview it while signed in as the owner.
  • Published makes the class available publicly, with enrollment also subject to its registration dates.
  • Closed stops new registration. Use this when you want to stop accepting new students rather than delete the class.

Review and continue

At the top of the editor, Landing Page opens the class introduction. Preview Course opens the first lesson and is disabled until a lesson exists. Clicking the URL field copies the landing-page link.

Next, write your class instructions. Save each settings page before moving on.