Media and files in a learning journey
Guides for adding video, images, audio, files, links, external content, accessibility details, and brand elements.
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- Adding alt text and making media accessibleAdd alt text and a caption to images, use clear file names, and don't rely on colour or sound alone, so more participants can follow your media.
- Adding audio to a learning journeyAdd an Audio element to a micro training slide and upload an mp3 or m4a file. The audio element is available on selected plans.
- Adding GIFs to a Micro trainingAdd a GIF to a Micro training through the Image element — no separate GIF element or search. Covers supported formats, the 10 MB limit, and using motion sparingly.
- Adding images to a learning journeyAdd an Image element to a micro training slide: upload jpg, png, gif, svg, or webp up to 10 MB, crop it, and add alt text and a caption.
- Adding video to a learning journeyAdd a Video element to a micro training slide: paste a YouTube, Vimeo, or embed link, or upload your own mp4 or mov. Uploading your own file needs a plan.
- Collecting file uploads from participantsKnowly has no participant file-upload answer — assignment answers are text or a checkbox. Collect files via an external service and have participants paste the link.
- Adding links to a learning journeyAdd a link in a text block or on an end-screen button (external pages), or a direct-message button that can also point to the journey home, file library, a file,…
- File limits and accepted formatsWhich file types and sizes Knowly accepts: video (mp4, mov), audio (mp3, m4a), images up to 10 MB, documents up to 150 MB, and why a file won't upload.
- Knowly and SCORMSCORM is not a feature in Knowly. Host SCORM content externally and link to it from any Knowly activity, with the tracking trade-offs that come with that.
- Troubleshooting Microsoft Stream videos in KnowlyCheck Microsoft Stream permissions when a video works for admins but not participants.
- Troubleshooting video playback in KnowlyWhen a video won't play for participants: sharing permissions, network or firewall, an unsupported embed, or browser settings. Preview as a participant first.
- Sharing files with participants, and where they collect in ResourcesWhere the files you share live in Knowly: add a PDF or Word file inside a Micro training or on a Direct message button, and Resources collects them. You can't…