YouTube Channel Controls Cheat Sheet

Everyone in Elkhart has a YouTube account/channel linked to their Elkhart Gmail. This page has an overview of controls and icons you'll use while you're managing your channel.

YouTube controls

Icon	Action
N/A	Search bar
	Search by voice
	Upload/Create
	Other Google apps
	Notifications
	Account and other settings

Bubble across top - topics you may have searched/visited before

Videos - general videos shown based on previous viewing history/breaking news

Left-column navigation

Home - videos shown based on previous viewing history/breaking news

Trending - videos most viewed/popular on YouTube

Subscriptions - channels you’ve subscribed to

Library (these categories are also listed under library) Shows:

• History
• Watch later (saved videos)
• Playlists
• Liked Videos

Subscriptions

Channels you've subscribed to for updates and notifications about new uploads. Click the red Subscribe button under a video to add channels to this section.

Save channels you refer to frequently for quick access.

Controls while watching

You can like, dislike, share, save it to a playlist, report it (three bullets), or subscribe

• Share is important if you want to embed videos into Canvas with the new editor

You can also see what people have commented, make comments, see list of related videos.

Settings:  speed, quality, annotations

Screen size, playback, audio

You can approve videos for student viewing if you're signed into your ECS Google account.

YouTube Studio

Upload videos

From your computer

From your iPad

Publishing

• Private - no one is able to see or search for the video
• Unlisted - Anyone with the link can watch
• Public - Searchable and watchable by anyone on the Internet

Manage your Channel

Channel Content

  Videos

    Individually look at video, info, edit, analytics, comments, view on YT, options

  Options

    Edit, promote, download, get link, delete

Other Notes

• Sometimes it takes a while to process any changes to the video.  Please be aware that if you are going to make changes, they might not be quick
• Elkhart Instructional Technology has a YouTube Tech channel: https://www.youtube.com/elkhartinstructionaltech