UW-Madison G Suite - First Time Setup of a YouTube Channel
This document describes how to setup a YouTube channel to upload content for a UW-Madison G Suite account.
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To setup a YouTube channel for the first time, make sure you are logged into your Google Account first. This entails the following:
Log in to UW-Madison G Suite with your NetID and password using the following URL:
If you have multiple UW-Madison G Suite accounts, select your desired account from the list provided.
If you only have one UW-Madison G Suite account, you will be logged into your account automatically.
Don't see the account you are looking for? You may need to link your Office 365 service account to your NetID.
- Go to http://www.youtube.com/user
- Fill out the form with the username you would like for the YouTube channel and click the OK, I'm ready to continue button.
- You will now be presented with a "Welcome to YouTube!" window with different YouTube channels you have the option of subscribing to. When ready, click the Next button and then the Save button.
- To navigate to your channel, click on My Channel on the left side of the page.
For more information, and for instructions on creating additional channels, please see this Google Help Doc.