Only a System or Course Administrator can add a user in CourseArc. Course Administrators are limited to assigning users to course level roles.
- Select Users from the Settings dropdown.
- Multiple new user accounts can be created with the Import Users option or the Add New User button can be used to create individual user accounts.
- To add a single user, click the Add New User button.
- Fill out the Full Name: and Email: fields.
- If the user should be assigned System Administrator, Course Administrator, Graphic Designer, Glossary Editor or Equation Editor roles, select the required roles in the Global Roles: section.
Tips: A System Admininstrator only needs that one role selected as that role includes all other role permissions. Standard content creators usually do not receive a Global Role unless they will create equations and are only assigned course level roles.) - Enable Yes for the email notification setting and then click the Save or Save and Add Another button
- The new user will receive an email notification with instructions to access their CourseArc account and create a password.
- To add multiple users, click the Import Users button.
- The Import Users form will appear.
- Click Choose File and upload an Excel (.xlsx) or comma-separated values (.csv) file containing each user's full name and email address. (See Sample Excel or CSV files in the blue instructions area if needed.)
- Select Yes for the email notification setting and click Import.
- Each new user will receive an email notification with instructions to access their CourseArc account and reset their password.
- If a user requires System Administrator, Course Administrator, Graphic Designer, Glossary Editor, or Equation Editor roles, those roles must be assigned after the list has been imported into the Users view.
