{"id":6519,"date":"2025-04-22T12:24:52","date_gmt":"2025-04-22T10:24:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.twillo.de\/en\/helpcenter\/#what-are-series-and-how-do-i-use-them"},"modified":"2025-07-03T15:47:49","modified_gmt":"2025-07-03T13:47:49","slug":"what-are-series-and-how-do-i-use-them","status":"publish","type":"helpcenter","link":"https:\/\/www.twillo.de\/en\/helpcenter\/what-are-series-and-how-do-i-use-them\/","title":{"rendered":"What are series and how do I use them?"},"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"template":"","helpkategorie":[138],"class_list":["post-6519","helpcenter","type-helpcenter","status-publish","hentry","helpkategorie-portal-features"],"acf":{"helpcenter_faq":"With the <strong>series function<\/strong>, you can add any number of additional materials (so-called series elements) to a main material. As content provided as a series is always displayed together in the portal, it is particularly suitable for bundling materials that directly belong together.","helpcenter_activate-content":true,"helpcenter_post":{"helpcenter_post-titel":"What are series and how do I use them?","helpcenter_post-content":"With the series function, you can add any number of additional materials (so-called series elements) to a main material. As content provided as a series is always displayed together in the portal, it is particularly suitable for <strong>bundling materials that directly belong together<\/strong> - e.g. for a mock exam and its sample solution, a learning video and the corresponding script, an online course and didactic information on its use or content in different file formats. \n\nOne advantage of series is that you only have to enter most of the metadata for the description of your material for the main element. The information is automatically transferred to the series elements. Only the title, authors and licenses of the series elements need to be entered separately.  \n\n\u00a0\n<h2>Create a series<\/h2>\nFirst upload the main material to twillo or link it (see FAQ How do I upload materials to twillo?). Then click on the <strong>three dots<\/strong> on the tile of the material in your workspace and open the metadata dialog via the <strong>Edit info<\/strong> option in the following menu. \n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.twillo.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/FAQ_Kontextmenue-Workspace.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-6909 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.twillo.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/FAQ_Kontextmenue-Workspace-1024x471.jpg\" alt=\"twillo Workspace view with marked area 'Workspace' in the navigation and red arrow pointing to the three-dot menu of a document\" width=\"1024\" height=\"471\"><\/a>\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.twillo.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/FAQ_Infos-bearbeiten-1.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-6905 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.twillo.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/FAQ_Infos-bearbeiten-1-1024x470.jpg\" alt=\"twillo workspace view with the three-dot menu of a document open and the 'Edit info' option highlighted in red\" width=\"1024\" height=\"470\"><\/a>\n\nIn the metadata input screen, scroll to the option <strong>Add more materials<\/strong> and click on the <strong>+Add<\/strong> button.\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.twillo.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/FAQ-Serienelement-hinzufuegen.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-6963 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.twillo.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/FAQ-Serienelement-hinzufuegen-1024x468.jpg\" alt=\"Dialog window 'Edit info' in the OER portal twillo with red marked area for adding further materials\" width=\"1024\" height=\"468\"><\/a>\n\nYou can <strong>drag and drop<\/strong> a series element into the storage field or select it using the <strong>Browse<\/strong> button. If your material has a <strong>link<\/strong>, you can enter this via the URL input. \n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.twillo.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/FAQ_Material-waehlen.png\"><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-6911 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.twillo.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/FAQ_Material-waehlen-1024x486.png\" alt=\"'Create new material' dialog box in the OER portal twillo with highlighted input field for the URL\" width=\"1024\" height=\"486\"><\/a>\n\nAfter uploading or linking, the series element is displayed in the metadata dialog.\n\nIf you click on the small <strong>copyright symbol<\/strong> next to the series element, a dialog opens in which you can enter the <strong>license<\/strong> and <strong>an author<\/strong> of the series element.\n\nIf you select the pen, you can enter the title, the material type and also an author in the following window.\n\nThe series element is removed via the small <strong>trash can symbol<\/strong>. Please note that this action cannot be undone. \n\nClick the <strong>Save<\/strong> button to add the series element to the main material.\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.twillo.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/FAQ-Serienelement-bearbeiten-1.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-6961 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.twillo.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/FAQ-Serienelement-bearbeiten-1-1024x467.jpg\" alt=\"'Edit info' dialog box in the OER portal twillo with added presentation, highlighted icons for edit, remove and preview as well as highlighted save button\" width=\"1024\" height=\"467\"><\/a>\n\nIf you would like to specify <strong>more than one author<\/strong>, please open the <strong>material view<\/strong> (double-click on the material tile in the workspace) and select the <strong>tab of the series element<\/strong>.\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.twillo.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/FAQ-Serienelement-auswaehlen.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-6953 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.twillo.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/FAQ-Serienelement-auswaehlen-1024x436.jpg\" alt=\"twillo material page with highlighted preview of the sample serial element and note that the material must be downloaded for viewing\" width=\"1024\" height=\"436\"><\/a>\n\nNow open the context menu using the <strong>three dots<\/strong> at the top right and select the <strong>Edit info<\/strong> option.\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.twillo.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/FAQ-Serienelement-Autorinnen-hinzufuegen.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-6955 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.twillo.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/FAQ-Serienelement-Autorinnen-hinzufuegen-1024x430.jpg\" alt=\"twillo material page with open three-dot menu, red arrow and highlighted option 'Edit info'\" width=\"1024\" height=\"430\"><\/a>\n\nIn the following window, switch to the <strong>Authors<\/strong> and contributors tab in the <strong>Author details<\/strong> area and click on the <strong>Additional contributors<\/strong> button.\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.twillo.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/FAQ-Serienelement-Autorinnen-hinzufuegen-II.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-6957 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.twillo.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/FAQ-Serienelement-Autorinnen-hinzufuegen-II-1024x470.jpg\" alt=\"twillo dialog box 'Edit info' with highlighted fields 'Authors and contributors' and 'Other contributors'\" width=\"1024\" height=\"470\"><\/a>\n\nIn the next window, you can add further authors in the <strong>Participants<\/strong> section of <strong>the object<\/strong> using the <strong>+Add<\/strong> button.\n\nPlease do not forget to save your entries before leaving the window.\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.twillo.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/FAQ-Serienelement-Autorinnen-hinzufuegen-III.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-6959 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.twillo.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/FAQ-Serienelement-Autorinnen-hinzufuegen-III-1024x475.jpg\" alt=\"twillo dialog window 'Specify participants' with highlighted button 'Add' in the area 'Participants in the object'\" width=\"1024\" height=\"475\"><\/a>"},"helpcenter_videos":[{"helpcenter_video":6784,"helpcenter_poster":"","helpcenter_subtitles_de":6786,"helpcenter_subtitles_en":6788,"helpcenter_video_url":""}]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.twillo.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/helpcenter\/6519","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.twillo.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/helpcenter"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.twillo.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/helpcenter"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.twillo.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6519"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"helpkategorie","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.twillo.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/helpkategorie?post=6519"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}