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1.10    ! riegler     1: \label{Docs_Overview}
        !             2: A LON-CAPA course is managed through
        !             3: the \textbf{Course Editor} screen and accessed by selecting 
        !             4: \textbf{Course Editor} on the Inline Menu or by selecting
        !             5: \includegraphics[width=0.03\paperwidth]{docs}
        !             6: \textbf{Edit course contents}
        !             7: on the Main Menu. 
        !             8: This screen allows you to create new resources and arrange 
        !             9: LON-CAPA resources from the LON-CAPA network. 
1.8       webbsuza   10: 
1.9       webbsuza   11: \textbf{Main Course Documents} make up the course itself. Students use the navigation 
1.8       webbsuza   12: controls to move through the Main Course Documents. Main Course Documents are listed on
1.10    ! riegler    13: the \textbf{Course Contents} screen. Main Course Documents were added to
1.8       webbsuza   14: LON-CAPA in 2003, so pre-2003 courses (as well as courses deliberately created in
                     15: the old style) will not have Main Course Documents.
                     16: 
                     17: \textbf{Supplemental Course Documents} are attached to the course but do
                     18: not appear in the main course sequence. Students access these documents by
1.10    ! riegler    19: selecting 
        !            20: \includegraphics[width=0.03\paperwidth]{subdocs}
        !            21: \textbf{View supplemental course documents}
        !            22: on the Main Menu. 
        !            23: Supplemental Course Documents
1.8       webbsuza   24: are particularly useful for auxiliary files that may not be directly viewable
1.9       webbsuza   25: or usable in a browser, such as PowerPoint presentations or Word documents --
                     26: some of which may not work on all students' computers.
1.8       webbsuza   27: 
                     28: These the two types of Course Documents are essentially identical,
                     29: except Main Course Documents have some options not available
                     30: to the Supplemental Course Documents.
                     31: 
                     32: NOTE: These capabilities provide instructors the ability to extend
                     33: already existing courses, or personalize courses with their own syllabi
                     34: or information pages. Main Course Documents and Supplemental Course Documents
                     35: do not carry over from one course to another. To create
                     36: documents for use in multiple courses, please talk to your LON-CAPA
                     37: Domain Coordinator about becoming an Author. For more information about becomming an Author, see
                     38: the LON-CAPA Author's Manual available online at \underbar{http://help.lon-capa.org}.