It may be necessary to preview a learning object in order to make a decision on whether to retrieve it for use. When you preview an object you are able to see it and it's content completely. View the video above for a demonstration of how to complete this task. Below you will find step-by-step instructions accompanied by screenshots.

Step 1

Using the previous steps, searching or browsing, locate a learning object in the LOR

 Screenshot of search results in LOR

Step 2

Click on the title of the object to view it

 Screenshot highlighting a clickable title of a learning object

Step 3

Click the “More Actions” button

 Screenshot of the details page for a learning object, More Actions button is highlighted

Step 4

Click “Preview”

 Screenshot of details page for learning object, Preview option in More Actions button highlighted

Step 5

The preview for the object will be opened in a new window, when you are done viewing it, close it to return back the LOR

 Screenshot of a preview window for a learning object

Step 6

You may also preview an object by clicking on the name of the file in the overview section. 

 Screenshot of learning object details page, clickable filename highlighted

Step 7

Additionally you can preview directly from the listing of objects by clicking the action button.

 Screenshot of a listing of learning objects in LOR, Action button highlighted