Thanks for your patience during our recent outage at scalar.usc.edu. While Scalar content is loading normally now, saving is still slow, and Scalar's 'additional metadata' features have been disabled, which may interfere with features like timelines and maps that depend on metadata. This also means that saving a page or media item will remove its additional metadata. If this occurs, you can use the 'All versions' link at the bottom of the page to restore the earlier version. We are continuing to troubleshoot, and will provide further updates as needed. Note that this only affects Scalar projects at scalar.usc.edu, and not those hosted elsewhere.
Introduction to ScalarMain MenuDon't Let it Trouble Your MindRhiannon Giddens performs Dolly Parton's classic song "Don't Let it Trouble Your Mind"Scalar WorkshopWhat we're doing hereNote for TeachersHannah Alpert-Abrams9dd7500ea284b1882c8042744db689b17f2c2255
Make your Splash Page
1media/duet.jpg2016-04-20T08:16:09-07:00Hannah Alpert-Abrams9dd7500ea284b1882c8042744db689b17f2c225594668Create a title page for your project using a key image.image_header2016-04-20T09:42:45-07:00Hannah Alpert-Abrams9dd7500ea284b1882c8042744db689b17f2c2255The Splash Page is basically the title page for a project or path. It displays a large image (like the roller coaster in this example) along with text.
To begin, edit the home page.
Navigate to the home page using the drop-down menu in the upper left corner
Select the edit icon (pencil) from the upper right hand corner to edit the home page
Update the Title and Description
Title: [Project Title]
Description: [Describe the project, ie "Scalar Workshop"]
Next, change the Layout to Splash
Use the drop-down menu at the bottom of the page.
Finally, select your key image
Using the "styling" menu at the bottom of the page, select "key image." Then choose the image you want to use.
Select "save and view" to see your splash page!
If you want to edit it again, use the "pencil" button to reopen the file. Otherwise, follow the path to create your Scalar page!
