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This guide walks you through the process of embedding a Mandala collection page in your Collab UVACollab course site. This lets your students get quick access to the entire collection.

To learn how to embed specific Mandala assets (such as a video or image file) in your Collab course site, please click here. 

embed individual audio or video files in UVaCollab, see Embed Mandala Video Assets in UVACollab. 

Embed a Mandala Collection

1. Open your course site in UVACollab
   • See the external UVaCollab guide for help
2. Click Site Info from the menu on the left 
   

   • The 'Site Info' page will open

3. Click Manage Tools from the top menu
4. Check Web Content from the list of tools, then Continue
   • You may have to scroll to the bottom of the page
     

   • A form for adding web content will open

5. Log in to UVACollab
6. Select the site with which you want to work from the menu at the top of the page
7. Select the Site Info tool from the Tool Menu on the lefthand site of the page 
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8. Select Manage Tools from the menu at the top of the Site Tools page
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9. Scroll down until you see the box for Web Content
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10. Check the box for Web Content and click Continue (at the bottom of the page)
11. Create a title for the web content
12. Paste your Mandala collection's URL into the appropriate text box
    • For help finding your collection, see Open Collections
13. Click Continue
14. Check that your title is correct
15. Click Finish

    • A link to the Mandala collection will appear in the Tool Menu

Once you've embedded your  your Mandala collection in your Collab site, you can decide change its position in your site Tool Menu by following these steps.

You can also decide whether you'd like the site to open in Collab or to open in a new page. Because of the way Collab embeds websites, students will not be able to editor or add assets in your collection and (depending on your privacy settings) may not be able to view them unless they are logged into Mandala prior to accessing the collection in Collab. Because of this, it may be simpler top direct Collab to launch a new page when students click on your Mandala collection in the Tools Menu. From this page, they can easily log in and interact with the collection materials.

If you need your students to add assets, or if the collection is private in Mandala, check out the section below.  

Open Collections in a New Window (For Private Collections)

In some cases, you may want the Mandala collection to open in a new page.

Use this option when people need to: 

• view a private collection, OR
• edit or add collection assets

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1. Select your collection in the Tools Menu
2. Click Edit
3. Check the Open in new window? box at the bottom of the page
4. Click the Click Update Options button

Follow the same steps to reverse the process if you decide you'd like Mandala to open in Collab (which may be desirable if your Mandala assets are public and you just want students to view them). 

You can make the collection open in UVACollab again by unchecking the box.