--- loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Course_Setting_Parameters.tex 2002/07/26 19:53:59 1.2
+++ loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Course_Setting_Parameters.tex 2002/07/30 17:55:21 1.3
@@ -1,6 +1,15 @@
\label{Course_Setting_Parameters}
-As course coordinator, select \textbf{parm} on the remote to set course
-parameters. You can display parameters for the entire course (top-level
+As course coordinator, select \textbf{PARM} on the remote to set course
+parameters. From that screen, you can edit either edit the course
+environment, or the course parameters.
+
+The course enviroment contains several parameters that apply directly
+to the course as a whole.
+
+The other parameters in the course apply with varying granularities to
+the components of the course, such as maps, problems, and students.
+
+You can display parameters for the entire course (top-level
map) or just select the enclosing map. After the parameters display,
you can choose to set parameters, due dates for example, on three
levels: