--- loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Docs_Adding_Syllabus.tex 2013/07/15 12:32:20 1.5
+++ loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Docs_Adding_Syllabus.tex 2016/08/20 17:48:11 1.8
@@ -1,41 +1,53 @@
\label{Docs_Adding_Syllabus}
\includegraphics[width=0.03\paperwidth]{syllabus}
-\textbf{Syllabus} 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:
+\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{Course Contents} on the Inline Menu or
+\item Select \textbf{Course Editor} on the Inline Menu or
\includegraphics[width=0.03\paperwidth]{docs}
-\textbf{Edit course contents}
-within Main Menu.
+\textbf{Edit course contents} within the Main Menu
\item At the \textbf{Course Editor} screen within the
-\textbf{Main Content} tab,
-click \fbox{Published Resources}
-at the buttom of the screen.
+\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 inserte a syllabus template.
+\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 \fbox{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{Document} 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}.
+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}