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How do I upload my own custom content?

As an Account Admin you have the option to upload your own content to showcase content related to your workplace.

Written by Typsy Team

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💡 Tip: Only Account Admins have access to this feature. Find out more about Typsy’s account permissions here.

To upload your own custom content

1. Go to Training and click Custom content.

2. Select Upload.

3. Choose whether you would like to create a SmartCard from a document, upload a PDF, or upload a Video.

4. Follow the steps below for the content you are uploading to Typsy.


SmartCards

SmartCards uses AI to turn operational documents into short, interactive cards your teams can use when they need clear guidance.

1. Choose SmartCard as your content type.

2. Select Browse to find the PDF or Word document on your computer or click and drag it into the box.

💡 Tip: SmartCards currently supports PDF and Word documents that meet these requirements:

  • The document must contain 20 pages or fewer.

  • The document must be in English or other languages that use the Latin alphabet (Spanish, French, German, etc).

  • The document should be no bigger than 20 MB.

Support for more file formats and languages is coming soon.

3. Select whether you would like quiz questions included with your SmartCard. Choose a quiz style based on what you want to assess. Each question has four answer choices and one correct answer.

  • Skill check generates questions that check understanding of key concepts.

  • Real-life scenario generates questions that check understanding and critical thinking by asking learners to apply what they know in realistic situations.

Then click Generate.

4. Review each card using the navigation arrows.

During your review:

  • Check that the information is clear, accurate, and reflects your current operational standards.

  • If a card needs changing, enter your requested update under Suggest a correction and select Submit correction.

  • If the SmartCard includes a quiz question, select an answer and use Check Answer to test it.

4. Once you have reviewed every card, select Next.

5. Give your SmartCard a Name

6. Select an Estimated reading time between 1 and 60 minutes. This determines the time associated with the SmartCard and cannot be changed later.

7. Review or update the Description. This will be visible to your members once the content has been set to Active.

6. Add a label to your content so you can easily find it when searching through your content library.

7. Select a content thumbnail from our image library or upload one of your own.

Recommended image aspect ratio is 16:9

8. Click Next.

9. Your SmartCard will be available as a Draft under your Custom content.


PDF uploads

1. Choose Upload PDF.

2. Select Browse to find the PDF document on your computer or click and drag it into the box, then click Next.

3. Give your document a Name

4. Select an Estimated reading time between 1 and 60 minutes. This determines the time associated with the SmartCard and cannot be changed later.

5. Add a Description. This will be visible to your members once the content has been set to Active.

6. Add a label to your content so you can easily find it when searching through your content library.

7. Select a content thumbnail from our image library or upload one of your own.

Recommended image aspect ratio is 16:9

8. Click Next.

9. Your Custom content will be available as a Draft under your Custom content.


Video uploads

1. Choose Upload video.

2. Select Browse to find the video on your computer or click and drag it into the box, then click Next.

Recommended video formats include: .3gp, .avi, .mov, .mp4, .flv, and .wmv

3. Give your video a Name

4. Add a Description. This will be visible to your members once the content has been set to Active.

5. Add a label to your content so you can easily find it when searching through your content library.

6. Select a content thumbnail from our image library or upload one of your own.

Recommended image aspect ratio is 16:9

7. Click Next.

8. Upload one or more resources to include with your video.

Resource files will be available to download for all of your members. Recommended file formats include CSV, Excel, PDF, PNG, JPEG, and Word.

9. Click Next.

10. Your Custom content will be available as a Draft under your Custom content.

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