9 Create a Book & Add H5P Plugin

Create a New Book

1. Log into your Pressbooks account.
2. Hover over the My Books link in the upper left corner to reveal a drop-down menu.
3. Click Create a New Book

1. This opens the Create a new book page. The following is needed:
   • Webbook Address. This is a short descriptor that is added to the end of “https://opentextbooks.uregina.ca” to create your webbook’s URL or web address.
   • the title or abbreviated title of the book (with no spaces) is often used.
   • it must be at least four characters, letters, and/or numbers.
   • it cannot be changed so choose carefully.
2. Book Title. This can be changed later if needed.
3. Book Language. “English (Canada)” is the default selection.
4. Privacy. The default is setting is Yes, which will make the book public. However, we recommend you select No so you can work on your book in private.
5. Once you have filled in all of the fields, click the Create Book button.

Add H5P Plugin

Note: you must have the admin role to add the H5P plugin to a pressbook.

1. Login to your Pressbooks account, and select Plugins from the left side menu
2. Select Activate listed underneath H5P
3. Consent is need to be part of the H5P hub
4. Activation is needed for each book