This document provides instructions on how to set up a YouTube channel in 6 modules: 1) Accessing your YouTube account and creating a channel profile 2) Uploading a video from your computer by selecting files and adding basic information 3) Adding additional metadata like title, description, tags, and category to the video 4) Choosing a privacy setting of public, unlisted, or private for the video 5) Sharing the video URL to distribute it 6) Completing an assessment survey to provide feedback on the training

1. How to Set up a
YouTube Channel
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Module 1 : Access and login to YouTube
Module 2 : Upload an instructional video from your local PC
Module 3 : Add a title, description, tags, and category to the video
Module 4 : Choose the privacy of your video
Module 5 : Share URL links with end learners
Module 6: Completion of learning, final testing

4. Module 1 : Accessing YouTube
In your web browser, enter the URL
http://www.youtube.com.
Click on the Sign In button in the upper right hand
corner.

5. Module 1 : Sign in to Account
If you do not have an
account, click the CREATE AN
ACCOUNT button in the top
right corner.
Already have an account?
Input your email and
password, then click the Sign
In button.
Click here to SKIP the Create
Account instructions to go to
the “Create a Channel”
section.
Otherwise click the forward
arrow to learn how to make
an account.

6. Module 1 : Create an Account
Enter the applicable
information into the form.
When you are
done, click the “Next
Step” button at the
bottom of the form.
You will simultaneously
be creating a Google
account as well.

7. Module 1 : Verify Email Address
You will be prompted to verify your email
address.
Login to your email account and look for a
message from Google. After you read the
information in the message, you will be provided
a link to return to YouTube.

8. Module 1 : Account Created
After successful email verification, you are
now registered with YouTube.

9. Module 1 : Create a Channel
Click in the top right
corner to access the
Utility Navigation.
Select “My Channel”

10. Module 1 : Set up your Channel Profile
Type your information
in the fields. Upload a
profile photo by clicking
“Add Photo”.
Select “Continue”
when you are finished.
You will be brought
back to your profile
page afterward.

11. Module 2 : Uploading a video to YouTube
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Click on the video above to watch a tutorial on how to upload a video
to YouTube.
If you wish to skip and see a step by step process just click the forward
arrow below
You may PAUSE, FAST FORWARD, REWIND, or STOP during video
Click the forward arrow below when you are ready to go to the next
step.

12. Module 2 : Uploading a video to YouTube
• Make sure that you are logged in. To start the upload process
click on the upload button shown above.
• Click the forward arrow when you are ready to go to the next
step.

13. Module 2 : Uploading a video to YouTube
• You will be taken to the Upload page.
• Once there click the “Select files to upload” icon to pull up
the files from your local computer.
• Click the forward arrow when you are ready to go to the next
step.

14. Module 2 : Uploading a video to YouTube
• You will now be prompted to select the video you wish to upload.
• Select the video. Click the “Upload” button.
• Click the forward arrow when you are ready to go to the next
step.

15. Module 2 : Uploading a video to YouTube
• If you have selected an appropriate file format (tips on next page),
you will notice the upload process bar above begin to raise to
100%. Once at 100% the video has been uploaded.
• Please visit Module 4 for to learn how to add basic settings to
your video.
• Click the forward arrow below when you are ready to go to the
next step.

16. Module 2 : Uploading a video to YouTube
• Videos must be 15 minutes or shorter.
• See the list above for the format of video files supported by
YouTube.
• Please make sure you own the copyright to your video. YouTube
may reject your video if you infringe copyright.
• Please click the forward arrow to move on to Module 4 and learn
how to upload basic settings to your video.

17. Module 3 : Add information to Video
1. You MUST add a title to your video. Your video will not
save without one.
2. You can add a description, but it is not necessary.
However it can provide viewers with further information
about your video.
3. Tags can be added, but are not necessary. However, they
are helpful so viewers can find your video in a search.
4. A category can be added, but is not necessary. If added,
use the drop down menu of choices.
Refer to next slide for field locations.

18. Module 3 : Add information to Video

19. Module 4 : Setting the privacy
• Click on the video above to watch a tutorial video about the
privacy settings
• If you wish to skip and see a step by step process just click the
forward arrow below
• You may PAUSE, FAST FORWARD, REWIND, or STOP during video
• Click the forward arrow below when you are ready to go to the
next step.

20. Module 4 : Setting the privacy
• There are three levels of privacy settings for your YouTube video.
• Click on the icon above of the Privacy Setting you would like to
learn more about

21. Module 4 : Setting the privacy
• When you upload a video, by default it’s set as a “Public”
video
• Anybody can view it
• You can easily change the privacy settings while you’re
uploading the video in the “Privacy Settings” section
• Click on one of the Privacy settings below to learn about the other
privacy settings

22. Module 4 : Setting the privacy
• Making a video unlisted means that only people who have the link
to the video can view it.
• To share an unlisted video, just share the link with the people who
you’d like to have access to it, and they’ll then be able to see
it.
• The people you share the video with do not need to have a
Google account to see the video, and they can share with more
people simply by forwarding the link to them.

23. Module 4 : Setting the privacy
• A private video can only be seen by you and the users you select.
• The video won’t appear on your channel or search results and
will be invisible to other users.

24. Module 5 : Share the Video
1. To share the URL simply copy the video link from the Video
URL field on the Basic Info page.
2. You can then share the video using any medium you prefer;
e-mail, blog, Facebook, etc.

25. Module 6 : Completion / Assessment
Congratulations! You have successfully completed the tutorial
on how to set up your own YouTube channel. We would like
know what you think of this training.
Please click the link below to take a two-minute survey about
your learning experience.