Create a New Custom Area

Prior to working with custom areas and subjects, see Area and Subject Best Practices.

When you create a custom area, you choose where in the library it displays. You can choose either the standard menu category, Skill Areas, or a custom menu category, that you define yourself.

To create a new custom area in your library

  1. From the left navigation bar, select Content > Areas & Subjects. The Custom Areas page displays. The page is broken into two sections, one for the custom menu category you defined, and one for the standard menu category, Skill Areas.

  2. Screenshot of custom areas page.
  3. Select + Add Area from either category section. The Add Custom Area page displays.
  4. Select as many languages where this area will show to learners when their site language matches the area language. For each language you select, you have to add a translated title and description. All other settings including the image are static for all languages. You cannot save the area until all information is saved for all languages selected.
  5. Enter an Area title. This displays in the library to your users. If you selected multiple languages, change your language from the drop down and enter a translated title for each language you selected.
  6. Enter a Description. This displays in the library to your users. If you selected multiple languages, change your language from the drop down and enter a translated description for each language you selected.
  7. Select the Menu Category. The menu category selection defaults to the name of the section where you selected Add Area.
    • Skill Areas: if chosen, your custom area displays alphabetically within the standard menu category, Skill Areas, of the library list. You can rearrange the order after you save the area.
    • Custom Menu Category: if chosen, your custom area displays alphabetically in a new section in the library listed above the Skill Areas section. If you do not see a custom category in the list, you can add it from Settings >Engagement and Notifications > Email Settings.
    • If you select Add area from the Custom Menu Category section, and your area language matches a defined Custom Menu Category language, you see that category language in the drop down list. If you do not have a Custom Menu Category defined for the language of the area, the default category is in English.

  8. Review the default setting:Show activity data related to this area and its related subjects and channels in the Skills Activity Dashboard

    • If selected, activity related to the custom area and its subjects and channels appears in the Skills Activity Dashboard.

    • If unselected, activity related to the custom area and its subjects and channels does not appear in the Skills Activity Dashboard.

  9. Choose an image.
    • The image displays on the Browse library page.
    • Images must be uploaded to Percipio in a 16x9 aspect ratio.
    • The recommended size for the image is 1920 x 1080px, with a file size of no more than 300k.
    • A .jpg format is preferred, but you can upload .jpg, .png, and .gif files.
    • If you do not have a custom image, you can select a royalty-free one from the image gallery or use the default Percipio image.
  10. Select Publish. If you selected multiple languages, you must specify a translated title and description for all languages before you can publish.
  11. The new custom area does not display in the library until you create a custom subject and add channels or journeys to it.