Create a New Topic, Story, or Chapter

In this article, you will learn how to:

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Create a New Topic

Hover over your profile and select the Topics and Skills Dashboard.
In the Topics tab, select Create New Topic.

Fig. 1. Create New Topic button
Enter the topic name, URL, web title fragment, and description.
Select Create Topic.

Fig. 2. New topic information

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Select Topics in the Topics and Skills Dashboard.
Select the three-dot menu on the right of an Exploration and select Edit.

Fig. 3. Edit menu in the Topics and Skills Dashboard
Select Add Story under the Canonical Stories panel.
Add the details of the Story and select Create Story.

Fig. 4. Create a new story dialog
To save a draft, select Save changes. You can access the draft in the Topic Editor.
To publish, select Publish Story.

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To create a new Chapter for the story in the Topic Editor, select Add Chapter.

Fig. 5. Add Chapter
Add a chapter title, Exploration ID, and thumbnail image.
Select Create Chapter.

When you create a chapter, you will need to complete the following:

Chapter Outline: Enter a description of what the lesson will entail to guide Exploration creators.
Exploration ID: Import a published Exploration by :doc:entering its ID </creators/edit-a-lesson>. You cannot publish the Story without this step.
Prerequisite Skill IDs: Select Prerequisite Skills based on those identified in the Skill Tree by selecting Add prerequisite skill.
Acquired Skill IDs: Select acquired skills for this lesson based on those identified in the Skill Tree by selecting Add acquired skill.

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