Help & Resources: YouTube

Table of Contents

• Getting started

• Watching videos

• Configuring videos

• Troubleshooting

Help Articles

Getting started 

• Help with signing in to YouTube 

• Create a brand account - manage content for a University Department, Office, or Organization  

  • Per UCM brand guidelines, account and channel names should start with "Ohio University," e.g. Ohio University Women's Center. If your chosen name exceeds YouTube's character limit, abbreviate your department or organization rather than the university's name, e.g. Ohio University OIT.  

• Add channel managers and owners - Add/remove other users to help manage brand accounts 

• Add featured channel (video hosted on YouTube) - Manage channels that are featured by a particular brand account 

• Check subscriptions - Manage subscriptions for a particular brand account 

• Upload videos 

• Getting started with YouTube live streaming

Watching videos

• Watch videos on different devices 

• Change video settings 

Configuring videos

• Add Automatic Captioning 

• Unveil your video at a set time via YouTube Premiere 

Troubleshooting 

• Troubleshoot problems playing videos 

• Fix upload problems 

• Known issues 

Get help from OIT

• Visit the Prerecorded and Streamed Video: YouTube page to create a ticket.

Additional resources

• For additional troubleshooting topics, browse YouTube Help.