--- loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Docs_Adding_Course_Doc.tex 2002/12/13 18:33:23 1.1 +++ loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Docs_Adding_Course_Doc.tex 2010/05/22 23:28:44 1.10 @@ -1,20 +1,30 @@ -\label{Docs_Adding_Course_Doc}There are four ways you can add a new document -to your course: +\label{Docs_Adding_Course_Doc} +To add course content, select \textbf{Course Editor} on the Inline Menu or +by selecting +\includegraphics[width=0.03\paperwidth]{docs} +\textbf{Edit course contents} +on the Main Menu. +Main Menu to display the \textbf{Course Editor} screen. + +There are several ways you can add a new document to the course: + +\begin{itemize} + +\item Import a \textbf{Published Resource} from the LON-CAPA network (\ref{Docs_Importing_LON-CAPA_Resource}) +\item Import a document from outside LON-CAPA, for instance by adding an external resource (\ref{Docs_Adding_External_Resource}) or +by uploading a document from your hard drive such as a PowerPoint presentation or a +PDF file (\ref{Docs_Uploading_From_Harddrive}) + +\item Create a \textbf{Special Document} from a prepared template (\ref{Docs_Creating_From_Template}) +\end{itemize} + +You can also organize documents into folders for structure +(\ref{Docs_Adding_Folders}), or add a \textbf{Course Contents} page, +which creates a resource in the course that displays the \textbf{Course Contents} screen. This could make a good first page for a course. + +To change the order of the resources, click on the blue up or down arrows next to +the resource you wish to move. Repeat this until you have all the resources in the +order you want them. Other options include: \underbar{Remove} or \underbar{Rename}. -\begin{itemize} -\item Upload a document from your harddrive such as Powerpoint presentations or -PDF files, (\ref{Docs_Uploading_From_Harddrive}) -\item Import a document from the LON-CAPA network (\ref{Docs_Importing_LON-CAPA_Resource}), -\item Add an external resource (\ref{Docs_Adding_External_Resource}), or -\item Create a document from a prepared template (\ref{Docs_Creating_From_Template}). -\end{itemize} -You can also group documents into folders for structure (\ref{Docs_Adding_Folders}) -or add a \textbf{Navigate Content} page, which puts a resource into the course -which will display the same screen the \textbf{NAV} displays. This can make -a good first page for the course. - -Changes made to the Course Documents, such as changing the order or adding -new resources, will be visible next time you \textbf{Re-Initialize} the course -on your \textbf{ROLES} screen, or next time you login, which ever comes first. -So if you want to see the changes in the course itself, be sure to \textbf{Re-Initialize} -the course first. +NOTE: Changes made to Main Course Documents are visible upon next log in, or by +\fbox{re-initializing course} .