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When you have created a Padlet, you need to set your visitor permissions and privacy settings before it can be shared with others to view or contribute to. You can watch the following video or use the written guidance further below.

Set your permissions

When you create a Padlet the default is that your Padlet is private until you add or share with collaborators.

  1. When your Padlet is ready to share, select the Open Share panel button (Share icon).
  2. Under Collaborators and Visitor permissions, select one of the visitor permissions that best suits your Padlet. There are four options available:
    1. Reader – Users can access the Padlet and read posts.
    2. Commenter – Users can comment on posts and add reactions.
    3. Writer – Users can write new posts (this is the most common and recommended choice).
    4. Moderator – Users can write, edit and approve posts.
  3. Once you have selected an option that is not the 'no access' option, the privacy link options appear. The Link Privacy will be set to secret by default. Leave this setting as secret unless you want to add a password to the Padlet. In most situations we recommend setting the link as Writer and Secret.
Do not select Org only unless you want your Padlet to appear on the dashboard of every University of Leeds Padlet user.

gif of editor changing the visitor permission of a padlet to writer then Link Privacy appears and is set to secret.

Sharing with an individual user

If you want to share and collaborate with another user rather than with a group, you can share your Padlet with an individual user while having the Private privacy option. For instructions on this, see the Share and collaborate on Padlet with an individual user guide.

Sharing your Padlet

There are a number of ways to share a Padlet:

  • You can copy a Padlet link to clipboard and share it, for example, in an email or in a chat message.
  • You can embed in Microsoft Teams. For instructions on this, see the Embed a Padlet into a Microsoft Team channel guide.
  • You can add a Padlet in a Minerva module or organisation For instructions on this, see the Add a Padlet to a Minerva Module guide.
  • Generate a QR code to be scanned by users via the Padlet app or with the device camera.
  • You can create a slideshow of your Padlet and share the Slideshow link with your users.

Share options in Padlet.

Related Guides

Guidance for students on using Digital Education Systems to publish/share content online

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