How do I get started with Create Online?

Owned by Carol SoftChalk
Last updated: Feb 23, 2018


Create Online is a feature which allows you to make basic lesson edits directly in your browser. In Create Online, you can add or edit text, apply text formatting and  insert bookmarks, hyperlinks, iFrames and tables. You can also insert a URL to an image as well as modify the properties for an existing image. There are two ways to edit a lesson in Create Online:


  • From the Lessons page
  • From the Lesson details page


Access Create Online From the Lessons Page


  1. Log into your SoftChalk Cloud account.
  2. Click My Content/Lessons. 
  3. Click the pencil icon to edit the lesson in Create Online.


Access Create Online From the Lesson Details Page


  1. Log into your SoftChalk Cloud account.
  2. Click My Content/Lessons. 
  3. At the right under the Lesson Actions menu, click Edit Lesson / Edit in Create Online.


Edit and Save a Lesson in Create Online


  1. Access an existing lesson in Create Online.
  2. Use the tools in the toolbar to make your edits. Roll your mouse over a tool to see a tooltip for that tool.
  3. Click the disk icon to save your lesson. 
  4. Click the Save and Preview icon to save your lesson and preview it in a new tab in your browser (be sure to allow pop-ups in your browser in order to preview the lesson). 


For more details on Create Online, please see the SoftChalk Cloud Guide and the SoftChalk Cloud website.