Getting Started on HowNow

The HowNow slang

A glossary of words you'll commonly see when you use HowNow

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The layout of your HowNow Learning Space

Understand how content is structured and prioritised on your Learning Space.

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How to access HowNow support from within your Learning Space

Get in touch with your queries and find helpful articles via our HowNow support.

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How to navigate through your Profile

Ensure you understand all areas of your Profile and you keep it updated.

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How To Learn

Understand how to get the best learning experience across the HowNow platform, with our How To Learn webinar on demand.

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How to search for content

Understand the various ways to search for your content on HowNow

Written by Lulu Dermeche
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How to use Elastic Search

Find all relevant content in a flash, thanks to our Elastic Search functionality!

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How to view the new card layout for content

Enjoy the updated, slicker and easy-to-navigate design of the content cards

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How to add/edit the Channels you want to subscribe to

Add, edit or delete all of your Channels on desktop and mobile, to ensure you see the most relevant content on your learning space.

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How to receive your HowNow Digest learning recommendations

Your daily/weekly digest straight in your inbox!

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How to navigate through the Content Player

Get to grips with the various sections of the Content Player

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How to comment on content

Social learning helps to keep your users further engaged with content and learning together.

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How to add a Skill to your Profile

Add your top Skills to your Profile and request endorsements from your senior colleagues.

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How to request a Skill Endorsement

Ask your Manager to endorse your Skills

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How to access My Library

Track the content you're progressing through, your Must Do section, all of your Bookings and any completed content in your History.

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How to Highlight & Annotate text

Revisit key text within an Article by highlighting it, leaving an annotation (comment) and saving it.

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How to change your name

Changing your name is easy through the Profile page!

Written by Alfie Gardner
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How to navigate the Studio

Quickly get-to-grips with the layout of the HowNow Studio

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How To Create

Understand how to create training courses, use Nuggets and more in this HowNow webinar on demand.

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How to create a Nugget

Knowledge can be shared quickly and efficiently with Nuggets. Get your information straight to your users, for bitesize learning.

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How to add content to a Course

Adding content to your Course can be achieved with these easy steps.

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How to add a Lesson

Adding content to create a Lesson to your Course can be achieved with these easy steps.

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How to create a Live Class

Live Classes are great for up-skilling your team and sharing knowledge remotely in real-time. Here's how to get started.

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How to create an Event

Learning doesn't only happen online! Set up an Event inviting members to in-person sessions, whether conferences or workshops.

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How to create a Webinar

Webinars are great for broadcasting mass-training sessions to big teams. Get started by using the steps outlined below.

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How to add an image or GIF as a Thumbnail for content cards

Add images or GIFs to your content cards to bring the topics to life!

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How To Manage

Learn all about your Insights and managing content created across your organisation.

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How to navigate and understand your Dashboard and Insights

Take a look at the different areas of the Dashboard and the Insights for your organisation.

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How to Bulk Message Users

Send messages to multiple users of a Course, Nugget, Event and more, to ensure they get updates on changes to content they're assigned to.

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How to Bulk Upload Users

Add multiple Users at once using the Bulk Upload feature

Written by Lulu Dermeche
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How to assign Users to content

Assign your Team Members to the right content using the Assign Learners Rule feature.

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How to add custom Job Roles

Include Roles that may be exclusively found within your organisation

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How to manage external content publications

Turn on / turn off external content sources and providers

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How to customise your organisation's Learning Space

Make your learning space look more in-line with your organisation's branding.

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File formats supported on HowNow

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Best Practices - Easy-Wins Content

Easy Wins for content ideas, to get your user started with engagement.

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How to integrate with your tools

Slack, OneDrive, Google Drive, Dropbox and much more

Written by Lulu Dermeche
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How to install the HowNow Chrome Extension

The WOW feature that will make your work life much easier...

Written by Lulu Dermeche
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How to integrate with your Google Calendar

Keep on top of your schedule by connecting your Google Calendar, so you never forget your personal meetings.

Written by Lulu Dermeche
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The HowNow Onboarding Process

Get started with just a few clicks with our onboarding process

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How Users navigate at each Access Level

Understand what access Users will have across the platform, based on the user Access Level given, when they join the platform

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How to create Learning Groups and add Users

Add Users to your Learning Groups easily to make sure they get assigned to the right content in seconds

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How to add a User

Learn how to get your user on to the platform quickly so they can start engaging with Channels and content.

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How to delete a User

Struggling to delete a User from the platform? Follow this helpful guide to take you through the process.

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How to send a message to your Users

Easily converse one-on-one via the messaging tool.

Written by Lulu Dermeche
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How to add and manage Channels

Add your content to a Channel, to make it easy for members to access and follow what's most relevant to them, and manage all Channels.

Written by Aaron-Spencer
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How to access the HowNow app

Android and iOS: On your phone to digest on-the-go

Written by Lulu Dermeche
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How to navigate your Learning Space on the mobile app

Explore the ins-and-outs of your Learning Space on the mobile app!

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How to add your own content via the HowNow mobile app

Share knowledge with your teams and avoid info silos!

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How to share knowledge with others on the go

Add your own content on the app

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How to filter searches on the mobile app

Sort the content only relevant to you!

Written by Lulu Dermeche
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How to access your Progress on the mobile app

See your progress via the mobile app!

Written by Lulu Dermeche
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How to change Settings on the mobile app

Modify your personal info by changing your settings on the app.

Written by Lulu Dermeche
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