Thread Settings

Playback options are the controls that dictate how a VoiceThread behaves when someone is interacting with it. Cover Art is the graphical image representation that a VoiceThread user will first see when the VoiceThread is shared with them, or embedded into a webpage. To change the Playback Options and Cover Art on your VoiceThread, follow the subsequent steps.

Instructional Steps

Step 1

Locate the VoiceThread on the VoiceThread Home Page (opens in a new tab) you would like to edit the settings of.

Step 2

Select the three-dot options menu on the VoiceThread, and select Edit.

Step 3

From the VoiceThread edit window, choose Settings above the slide deck to access the list of Playback settings.

Once you have made your selections in the Playback Settings menu, be sure to choose Save at the bottom of the window.

Toggle the individual Playback Settings you would like to turn on or off, and then select the Save button to apply the new settings.

• Enable threaded commenting - Allows users to reply directly to one another.
• Allow commenters to add slides to this VoiceThread - All users can add slides to the VoiceThread.
• Allow others to download original media - Users can download assets like images and videos used in the VoiceThread slides.
• Allow others to export - Users can export the VoiceThread and its assets into a video format.
• Start playing when opened - The first comment or slide begins playing as soon as a user opens the VoiceThread.
• Allow others to make a copy - Users can make a copy of the VoiceThread to their own VoiceThread Home Page which they will become the owner of.
• Enable Comment Moderation - Hides comments from everyone but the owner of the VoiceThread and the person leaving the comment unless the comment is manually unhidden by the owner of the VoiceThread.
• Automatically advance to the next slide after x seconds - Once all comments have played on a slide, the VoiceThread will automatically advance to the next slide after the chosen amount of time.
• Don't allow comments to delete their own comments - Users will not be able to delete their comments once they have been committed to the VoiceThread.
• Limit each comment to x minutes and x seconds - Users can only leave a comment for the dictated length of time per comment.
• When recording, go to the next slide every x minutes and x seconds - When a user is recording a comment on a VoiceThread, the slides will automatically advance at the specified time as the user is commenting.
• Allowed Comment Methods
  • Microphone - Allows users to comment by microphone.
  • Webcam - Allows users to comment by webcam.
  • File Upload - Allows users to upload audio and video files as comments.
  • Text - Allows users to leave text comments.

Step 4

To access and change the Cover Art for the VoiceThread, from the VoiceThread edit page, select the three-dot Thread Options menu in the top right, then choose Edit thread details.

At the bottom of the window that appears, choose Upload cover image to upload custom Cover Art.

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