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Populate a lens

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Summary: This module explains how to add content to your lens that you wish to highlight.

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To add a module or a collection to your lens, you must first navigate to that module or collection.

At the top of the module in the Content Action bar is the option Add to lens. Hover your mouse over this option and choose "Add to my lens" from the dropdown menu.

Figure 1: Add to lens dropdown
Add to lens dropdown

You may add your own tags and description associated with this content. The tags and description will only show up on your lens. Viewers may filter content in your lens by tags.

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Definition of a lens

Lenses

A lens is a custom view of the content in the repository. You can think of it as a fancy kind of list that will let you see content through the eyes of organizations and people you trust.

What is in a lens?

Lens makers point to materials (modules and collections), creating a guide that includes their own comments and descriptive tags about the content.

Who can create a lens?

Any individual member, a community, or a respected organization.

What are tags? tag icon

Tags are descriptors added by lens makers to help label content, attaching a vocabulary that is meaningful in the context of the lens.

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