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23 July 2025

# Remote Content Sharing

## Sharing content across platforms, partners, and clients is now more accessible and secure with Remote Content Sharing. With remote content sharing, you can distribute content while retaining full ownership and control.

In this guide:

- [Manage content](https://help.acorn.works/help-centre/remote-content-sharing#managecontent)
- [Manage channels](https://help.acorn.works/help-centre/remote-content-sharing#managechannels)<https://help.acorn.works/hc/en-us/articles/8623636984975?hsLang=en-au#h_01HHZYXRKCVQ69DX2GFA6V9TV2>
- [Updating content restrictions](https://help.acorn.works/help-centre/remote-content-sharing#contentrestrictions)
- [Download and share my content](https://help.acorn.works/help-centre/remote-content-sharing#downloadcontent)  
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- [Track user engagement and activity (Reporting)](https://help.acorn.works/help-centre/remote-content-sharing#reporting)  
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***Please note - additional user fees apply when sharing content via this method. Please contact [Acorn support](mailto:support@acorn.works)[mailto:support@acorn.works](mailto:support@acorn.works) for further information.***

**Add new content**

**1.**  Navigate to the **Content** tab. This will display all your shared content.

**2.** Click **Add New Content.** In the pop up, insert the module name, description, upload your SCORM file, and select if you would like to obfuscate personally identifiable information. 

**3.** Click **Save**.

![2025-07-22 15.50.45](https://help.acorn.works/hs-fs/hubfs/2025-07-22%2015.50.45.gif?width=670&height=421&name=2025-07-22%2015.50.45.gif)  
**Update existing content**

**1.** Navigate to the **Content tab**.

**2.** Click the down arrow on the content you wish to update.

**3.** Select **Edit Content**.

**4.** Apply any changes to the Title and/or Description. Upload a new file if necessary.

**5.** Click **Save**.

***If no updates are required to the SCORM file, leave the file upload field blank.***

![Screenshot 2025-07-22 at 3.51.47 pm](https://help.acorn.works/hs-fs/hubfs/Screenshot%202025-07-22%20at%203.51.47%20pm.png?width=670&height=411&name=Screenshot%202025-07-22%20at%203.51.47%20pm.png)

 

**Manage Channels**

Channels are used to organise and distribute your content to different systems, customers, or partners. In this section, you can add, update or delete content sharing channels.

**Add a new channel:**

**1.** Navigate to the **Channels** tab.

**2.** Click **Add Channel**.

**3.** Insert a channel Name and Description.

**4.** Click **Save**.

![2025-07-23 10.21.13](https://help.acorn.works/hs-fs/hubfs/2025-07-23%2010.21.13.gif?width=670&height=421&name=2025-07-23%2010.21.13.gif)

**Update existing channel**

**1.** Navigate to the **Channels** tab.

**2.** Click the down arrow on the channel you wish to update.

**3.** Select **Edit Channel** to update the channel name or description.

**4.** Click **Save**.

**Applying content to a channel**

**1.** Navigate to the **Channels** tab.

**2.** Click the down arrow on the channel you wish to share your content with.

**3.** Click **Add Content**.

**4.** From the drop down option, select the content you want to share.

![Screenshot 2025-07-23 at 10.21.58 am](https://help.acorn.works/hs-fs/hubfs/Screenshot%202025-07-23%20at%2010.21.58%20am.png?width=510&height=520&name=Screenshot%202025-07-23%20at%2010.21.58%20am.png)

**5.** Apply any of the following settings if required:

- ***Allow new registrations*** - This setting allows users to access the shared content. Disabling this setting, will block new users from accessing the content, however, users who are currently in progress will be able to continue.
- ***Enabled*** - This setting determines if the content is available to all users. If this setting is disabled, no users will be able to access the shared content.
- ***Expiration date*** - If the content can only be available for a certain period of time, you can apply an expiration date. The content will not be accessible after this date. If you do not require an expiration date, leave this field blank.
- ***Registration cap*** - Limit the number of content registrations by applying a cap. This is the number of users who can access the shared content.

**6.** Click **Save**.

**Updating content restrictions**

**1.** Navigate to the **Channels** tab.

**2.** Click the down arrow on the channel you wish to update. Content you have shared will appear.

**3.** Click the pencil icon to edit the restriction settings.

**4.** Click **Save**.

***Please note - applying a registration cap will only cap the number of new registrations. If a cap is applied, and is lower than the current number of registrations, existing users will retain access to the shared content.***

***![2025-07-23 10.25.11](https://help.acorn.works/hs-fs/hubfs/2025-07-23%2010.25.11.gif?width=670&height=422&name=2025-07-23%2010.25.11.gif)***

 

**Sharing Content**

Share your content with other Learning Management Systems (LMS), or any digital platforms.

**How to download your content**

**1.** Navigate to the **Content** or **Channels** tab.

**2.** Via the **Content** tab, click the dropdown arrow under the content you wish to share. Via the **Channels** tab, click the dropdown arrow under the channel you wish to distribute content to.

**3.** Click the **Download** button. This will export the content into a SCORM ZIP file. This is the file that will need to be distributed and uploaded to your partners and/or other platforms.

![Screenshot 2025-07-23 at 10.26.10 am](https://help.acorn.works/hs-fs/hubfs/Screenshot%202025-07-23%20at%2010.26.10%20am.png?width=670&height=373&name=Screenshot%202025-07-23%20at%2010.26.10%20am.png)

**Reporting**

Track user engagement with your shared content via the **Users** and **Activity** tabs.

**Viewing user engagement**

**1.** Navigate to the **Users** tab.

**2.** Filter by Channel(s) and by Last Access.

**3.** Click **Export** to download a CSV export of the user information.

![Screenshot 2025-07-23 at 10.30.02 am](https://help.acorn.works/hs-fs/hubfs/Screenshot%202025-07-23%20at%2010.30.02%20am.png?width=670&height=210&name=Screenshot%202025-07-23%20at%2010.30.02%20am.png)

 

**Viewing content activity**

View attempts and content status information via the Activity tab.

**1.** Navigate to the **Activity** tab.

**2.** Filter by Content, Channel(s), Dates and Status.

**3.** Click Export to download a CSV export of the activity data.

 

![Screenshot 2025-07-23 at 10.30.29 am](https://help.acorn.works/hs-fs/hubfs/Screenshot%202025-07-23%20at%2010.30.29%20am.png?width=670&height=261&name=Screenshot%202025-07-23%20at%2010.30.29%20am.png)

 

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