How to create a Project card

What is a Project card? 

The Project card is a feature that allows you to showcase your projects in style. You can have stand alone Projects or attribute them to a given piece of Education or Work experience. Using web-links, video and images to bring them to life.   

How to add a project card

Step 1: Add any links, images, videos or text to bring your project to life. 

Step 2: Choose a colour and click ‘Save’. 

Step 3: Click ‘+ CONTENT’ to add more projects.

Step 4:  If you want to bring your project to life with a video it must be uploaded to YouTube or Vimeo. You can copy and paste the video link into the ‘Project URL’ entry field. You are not able to upload a video file directly onto your Vizzy profile - it must be hosted on YouTube or Vimeo.

ADDING VIDEOS FROM YOUTUBE OR VIMEO TO YOUR VIZZY PROFILE

Uploading Your Own Video to YouTube

For information on how to create and upload a video to YouTube click HERE. 

Adding a Video from YouTube to Vizzy

Step 1: Start watching a video on youtube.com.

Step 2: Under the video, click Share.

Step 3: A panel will open, presenting different sharing options:

• Copy the link: Click the Copy button to copy a link to the video that you can paste somewhere else, like in an email message.
• Start at: To link to a specific part of the video, check this box and enter the start time before you copy the link. For example, to start the video at 2 minutes and 30 seconds, check the box and enter “2:30.”

Additional information on sharing videos

Your YouTube video privacy settings MUST be set to ‘Public’ or ‘Unlisted’ so the video is viewable on your Vizzy profile. 

You MUST NOT have the privacy settings set to ‘Private’.

Uploading Your Own Video to Vimeo

For information on how to create and upload a video to Vimeo click HERE.

Adding a Video from Vimeo to Vizzy

Step 1: To share a video, first select it from your Library to open the video settings page.

Step 2: Select the Share button in the top right corner of the page.

Step 3: A new modal will appear with options for sharing, embedding, and changing the privacy settings for your video

Step 4: Select the Copy link button in the lower right corner of the modal to copy the link to share your video.

Tip: Hold Ctrl and V keys on a PC or Command and V keys on a Mac to paste a link.

Additional information on sharing videos

Your Vimeo video privacy settings MUST be set to ‘Public’ or ‘Hide from Vimeo’ so the video is viewable on your Vizzy profile. 

You MUST NOT have the privacy settings set to ‘Unlisted’, ‘Password’ or ‘Private’.