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YouTube is a video sharing platform where anybody can upload videos for free and share them publicly or privately.

You can use YouTube to research videos about the World Wars. These could be archive footage or documentaries about the wars. Always check that the uploader has permission to share the video.

You can also record your own videos, upload them, then share them to WorldWars.eu For example, you could create a documentary about an object you have found in a local museum or family heirloom; or about an important event in the wars; or the story of the wars in your home town.

If the video already exists on YouTube:

• Copy the video URL (link) and paste it into the ‘Insert Media Link Here’ section of your new Artefact
• Complete the other sections of the Artefact (Title, Short Description, Tags, Artefact Text, etc)
• Click ‘Save & Close’
• Your new Artefact containing the YouTube video will be live on WorldWars.eu

To upload your own video to YouTube you can use the website or one of the mobile apps for Android or iOS. To upload via the website:

• Go to https://www.youtube.com/
• Log into your Google account (this doesn’t need to be a Gmail address, you can register for a Google account with any email address)
• Click the camera/plus button in the top right of the screen, then ‘Upload Video’
• Drag and drop your video, or click ‘Select Files’ to locate the video file on your computer.
• Whilst your video uploads you can add a Title and Description. Click ‘Show More’ to add tags, video language, and other settings
• Click ‘Next’ in the bottom right corner to get to the ‘Visibility’ page. Here you can choose to publish the videos ‘Private’, ‘Unlisted’, or Public. Your video must be set to Public or Unlisted to be able to add it to your Artefact on WorldWars.eu ‘Public’ videos are searchable via the YouTube search bar, ‘Unlisted’ are not searchable and can only be viewed by somebody who has the URL, or views it on WorldWars.eu
• Click Save
• Hover over the video in your ‘Channel content’ page, click ‘View on YouTube’, then copy the URL of the video.
• Paste it into the into the ‘Insert Media Link Here’ section of your new Artefact
• Complete the other sections of the Artefact (Title, Short Description, Tags, Artefact Text, etc)
• Click ‘Save & Close’
• Your new Artefact containing the YouTube video will be live on WorldWars.eu

If using the mobile app, click the plus (+) icon at the bottom of the screen to upload a video.  The other settings are the same as the web version.