It is not possible to change usernames as the username is the unique identifier for your SoftChalk content. However, you can create a new account with a new username, create a folder to be shared with the new user and then copy your content into the shared folder.
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The hyperlinks and LTI hyperlinks for your content as a new user will be different when copied into the new account. |
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| title | First, create a new SoftChalk Cloud account with the new username |
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| title | Then create a new folder to share |
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Log into your original SoftChalk Cloud account.
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2. Click on the My Content tab at the top.
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3. Click the Lessons link.
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5. Enter a folder title and click Create Folder.
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6. The page will automatically refresh and navigate to your Lessons list.
Scroll down to find your folder. Click the Share icon to the right of the folder name (it looks like a person).
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7. Under Add Trial or Subscription User(s), enter the new username you just created and click Add Users (the plus sign).
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8. The username will appear under the Shared Trial or Subscription User(s) list. Click Share Folder to save your changes.
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In your My Content>Lessons list you will see the words (Shared by me) beside your folder name. This indicates that you have shared the folder. 
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Expand the folder by clicking on the folder icon at the left of the title.
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Click the folder icon to expand the new folder.
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Navigate to the lesson you have already created content.
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Place your cursor over the lesson title. The cursor will display
as a 4-way icon.
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Click to drag the lesson below the Name-Type-Size-Privacy
title bar of the expanded folder.
You can drag your lessons into any folder you have created.
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Click on the image at the right to view a video demonstrating how to
drag your lesson into a shared folder.
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You can quickly create new content directly in the shared folder.
Next to the folder title, click on the + sign to launch Create Online.
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See the Create Online section in the SoftChalk Cloud Guide for
details on the editor.
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It is not possible to change usernames as the username is the unique identifier for your SoftChalk content. However, you can create a new account with a new username, create a folder to be shared with the new user and then copy your content into the shared folder.
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The hyperlinks and LTI hyperlinks for your content as a new user will be different when copied into the new account. |
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| title | First, create a new SoftChalk Cloud account with the new username |
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| title | Then create a new folder and share |
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Log into your original SoftChalk Cloud account.
|  Image Added | 2. Click on the My Content tab at the top. | 3. Click the Lessons link. | 4. Under Actionsat the left, click Create Folder. |  Image Added | 5. Enter a folder title and click Create Folder. |  Image Added | 6. The page will automatically refresh to your Lessons list. Scroll down to find your folder. |  Image Added | 7. There are 2 ways to share your folder. a) Click the Share icon at the right of the folder name. |  Image Added | b) Click the three vertical dots and select Share from the menu. |  Image Added | 8. There are two ways to add users to share your content. a) Select a Group from the drop-down menu. You can also click on the existing groups link in the menu to navigate to the Account/Groups area of your SoftChalk Cloud account and create or manage your Groups. For details, see the Create Groups section of the SoftChalk Cloud Guide. |  Image Added | b) On the Users tab, search and select individual SoftChalk Cloud users by name or username. |  Image Added | Once you have selected the Group(s) or User(s), the details will populate in the Sharing with area.
|  Image Added | 10. Click Save. The page will refresh, and you will see ‘Shared by me’ next to the Lesson Name. |  Image Added |
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You can quickly move a single or multiple Lessons, Learning Objects, or Files to other folders. (The instructions below show moving a Lesson, but the same steps apply to moving a Learning Object or File.) There are several ways to select content saved in your SoftChalk Cloud account to move to another folder.
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a) Move an individual Lesson by clicking the Move icon next at the far right of the Lesson Name. |  Image Added | b) Move an individual Lesson by clicking the vertical dots and selecting the Move menu option at the far right of the Lesson Name. |  Image Added | c) Select multiple lessons and click the Move icon at the top of the Lessons list. |  Image Added | 2. Once you select to Move an item, a popup window will appear with a list of your Lessons and Folders |  Image Added | If you are moving a lesson that is already in a sub-folder, you may need to click the ‘back’ arrow next to the sub-folder title or click the ellipsis (.. in that popup window to return to a previous folder. |  Image Added | 3. Choose which Folder you would like to move the item(s) into and click Move Here. |  Image Added | 4. Your page will automatically refresh to display the chosen folder with the Lessons listed in the new folder. 5. Repeat process until all desired content has been moved to the shared folder. | Info |
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The content in the shared folder will appear in the account that you have ‘shared with’. |
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| title | Copy the shared lesson into the new account |
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The content in the shared folder will appear under the My Content>Lessons area for each account the folder has been shared with. These users can make a edit and copy content you have shared with them. | Info |
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Making a copy of the content will generate a unique hyperlink that’s completely separate from the original content. Any changes made to the copied content will not affect the original content. |
In this case, we will want to make a copy of the content that’s been shared with the new account. Log into your new username account.
|  Image RemovedImage Added | 2. Click on the My Content>Lessons tab at the top. | 3 3. Scroll down to find the shared folder. |  Image Added | 4. Click on the name of a lesson within the folder. |  Image Removed Image Added | 4 5. Under Lesson Actions on the bottom right, click Copy Lesson to My Content. |  Image Removed Image Added | 5 6. The lesson will now be listed with the 'same title copy' under your Lessons folder. Click on the name of the lesson 'copy'. |  Image Removed Image Added | 6 7. Under Lesson Actions on the bottom right, click Edit Lesson Properties. |  Image Removed Image Added | 7 8. Here you can change the name of the lesson if you wish (for example, delete "copy" from the name of the lesson) or adjust other lesson properties (i.e., Description, Privacy, Keywords, etc..)
|  Image Removed Image Added | 8 9. Click Save Changes. | 10. Repeat this process until all lessons have been copied into the new account. | |
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Congratulations! You have successfully shared content from one account with your new account and you copied the shared content to your new account.
Please reach out to SoftChalk Support and we can de-activate your previous username. (If you have one account for one activation key, we can activate your new account for you.)*
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As noted previously, the hyperlinks and LTI hyperlinks for the copied lessons are different from those for the original lesson. If you previously linked to the original hyperlink, you will need to replace it with the new hyperlink to the lesson in the new username account. |