--- loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Docs_Creating_From_Template.tex 2002/12/13 18:33:23 1.1
+++ loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Docs_Creating_From_Template.tex 2003/06/20 18:39:24 1.3
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ titled the page, if necessary, the page
Course Documents folder.
\begin{itemize}
-\item \textbf{Syllabus} adds a traditional syllabus page, which can be filled out
-with various standard Syllabus information.
+\item \textbf{Syllabus}\index{Syllabus} adds a traditional syllabus
+page, which can be filled out with various standard Syllabus information.
\item \textbf{Simple Page} allows you to add a simple HTML page to the course,
with an area for text, and an area to add web references. Give the page a
\textbf{Title}, type plain text into the \textbf{Content} textbox, and add
@@ -47,5 +47,18 @@ on your harddrive to the photo you wish
button to select a file to upload. Click the \textbf{Upload} button to copy
the photo from your hard drive to LON-CAPA.
+\textbf{Note}: The \textbf{My Personal Info} page is a special page in that it
+belongs to you, not the course. Everywhere you insert that page will have the same
+contents, and all changes made to one will propogate to all others. Bear
+that in mind as you fill it in; since it may appear for multiple courses you
+may not wish to add course-specific information.
+
The new document will appear in the course next time you \textbf{Re-Initialize}
the course on your \textbf{ROLES} screen, or login, whichever comes first.
+
+All of these document types are provided for your convenience; you are
+not required to use them. If for instance you prefered to create your
+own Syllabus\index{Syllabus}, you can create an HTML page and either
+upload it into the course like any other document (see
+\ref{Docs_Uploading_From_Harddrive}), or host it on another web server
+and add it as an External Resource (see \ref{Docs_Adding_External_Resource}).