--- loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Docs_Adding_Syllabus.tex 2005/05/03 14:47:53 1.2 +++ loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Docs_Adding_Syllabus.tex 2016/08/20 17:48:11 1.8 @@ -1,30 +1,53 @@ \label{Docs_Adding_Syllabus} -The \fbox{Syllabus} button adds a traditional syllabus template page, which can be filled out -with standard syllabus information. To create a syllabus using the syllabus -template, do the following: +\includegraphics[width=0.03\paperwidth]{syllabus} +\textbf{Syllabus} adds a syllabus to your course. By default this will be a traditional syllabus +template page, which can be filled out with standard syllabus information. +To create a syllabus using the syllabus template, do the following: \begin{enumerate} -\item Select \textbf{DOCS} on the Remote Control or Main Menu. -\item At the \textbf{Course Documents} screen, click the \fbox{Syllabus} button listed in the \textbf{Special documents} -column. +\item Select \textbf{Course Editor} on the Inline Menu or +\includegraphics[width=0.03\paperwidth]{docs} +\textbf{Edit course contents} within the Main Menu +\item At the \textbf{Course Editor} screen within the +\textbf{Main Content Editor} tab, +click \fbox{Other} +on the menu bar above the course contents. +Next click on +\includegraphics[width=0.03\paperwidth]{syllabus} +\textbf{Syllabus} +to insert a syllabus template. + \item Click the \fbox{re-initializing course} button to make changes active for the current session. NOTE: The file will appear in the main course document list, where the user -can move, rename, or remove it. If the user does not click re-initialize -course the changes will become active the next time the user logs in. - -\item Click the \underbar{Syllabus} link listed in the \textbf{Main Course Documents} column. -\item At the \textbf{Syllabus} screen, fill out the various syllabus -information. For more information about using LON-CAPA's templated -text entry system, please see \ref{Docs_Editing_Templated_Pages}. -\item Click the \fbox{Store} button to save your changes. +can move, rename, or remove it. If the user does not click \fbox{re-initialize +course} the changes will become active the next time the user logs in. When +you first add a syllabus to a course using the Course Editor you will need to +click that button in order to be able to edit it. + +\item Click the \underbar{Edit} link in the \textbf{Actions} column. +\item By default the standard syllabus template is selected. Check checkboxes +for any items in the `Choose template items ...' box which you wish to edit. For one +checked a box containing a text area for editing will be displayed. + +For more information about using LON-CAPA's templated +text entry system, please see the Editing Template Files section +(\ref{Docs_Editing_Templated_Pages}). +\item Click the \textbf{Save} button to save your changes. \end{enumerate} -NOTE: To see the student view, click the \underbar{Show Public View} link. +NOTE 1: To see the student view, click the \textbf{Exit Editing} +link in the Functions menu just below the top of the screen. + +NOTE 2: If your syllabus is already anywhere on the web (in or outside of +LON-CAPA), you can either: -If your syllabus is already anywhere on the web (in or outside of -LON-CAPA), you can specify the URL for inclusion in the bottom field -of the syllabus template. +\begin{itemize} +\item replace use of the standard templated syllabus with +the syllabus available from there, by selecting `External URL' as the Syllabus Type, +and enter the URL in the External URL textbox, then press \fbox{Save}, or +\item Specify the URL for inclusion in the bottom field of the Standard syllabus template. +\end{itemize}