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Getting started with eFront

If you’re new to eFront, you might want a bit of help starting out. For starters, let’s walk through the first steps of setting up your portal and point you to a few useful resources along the way.

How to add my first learner

  1. Sign in to your eFront account as an Administrator.
  2. Go to Users (1) and select Add user (2).

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  3. Add the learner’s information: their First name (3), Last name (4), Username (5), Password (6), Repeat password (7), Email address (8), and check the option Receive system emails (9)  and set User type to Learner (10).

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  4. Set the user to Active (11) and when ready click on Add (12).

How to create a new course

  1. Sign in to your eFront account as an Administrator.
  2. Go to Courses (1) and then select Add course (2).

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  3. Add a course image (3), the course name (4), the course category (5), select type - eLearning (6), and add a course description (7).
  4. When ready click on Add (8).

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How to create a simple text unit.

  1. Sign in to your eFront account as an Administrator.
  2. Go to Courses (1) and then select the newly created course from step B (2).

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  3. While in the course dashboard, select Add Content (3) and then Add Unit (4).

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  4. Add a unit name (5), select how you want this unit to complete (6), set Source to Editor (7), and add simple text in the content (8). 
  5. When ready, click Save (9).

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How to create a simple unit using your files.

  1. Sign in to your eFront account as an Administrator.
  2. Go to Courses (1) and then select the newly created course from step B (2).

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  3. While in the course dashboard, select Add Content (3) and then Add Unit (4).

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  4. Add a unit name (5), select how you want this unit to complete (6), set Source to File (7), click on Upload New (8), and select the file you want to use as a unit.
  5. When ready click on Save (9).

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 Note: Review this guide to find out more about supported file formats. You can also learn more about SCORM and video file options.

How to enroll my learner in the newly created course.

  1. Sign in to your eFront account as an Administrator.
  2. Go to Courses (1) and then select the newly created course from step B (2).

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  3. Change to Users tab (3), use the filter (4) to find the newly created learner and click Enroll Now (5).

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