Elucidat's Guided Author user role is designed with novice authors in mind. The role includes a small scope of permissions curated to work with a streamlined workflow so that anyone in your organization can have the power to create engaging elearning.
The permissions included in the User Role are:
- Project - Create Projects
- Project - Edit page content
- Project - Upload assets
- Project - Start a project from a template
You can create a Guided Author user by following the steps in Adding a new user to your team and selecting the Guided Author user role for them.
You can assign an existing user the Guided Author role by following the steps in Assigning a Role to a user and selecting the Guided Author user role for them.
What might the platform look like for a Guided Author user?
When a Guided Author logs into Elucidat, they will see fewer options in their top toolbar than a standard author. They will not be able to create new Projects from scratch via the Start menu or the Project Library but they can access existing Projects that they have permission to view and edit:
They will be able to make new Projects from any Templates that have already been created:
In the editing interface, their options will be limited to content edits in Author only. They aren't able to make any structural or configuration changes or create releases, though they can view these if needed using the Configure and Release tabs:
Guided Author users can also add comments to a Project for review using the Review tab:
