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1.10      riegler     1: \label{Docs_Overview}
                      2: A LON-CAPA course is managed through
1.13    ! raeburn     3: the \textbf{Course Editor} screen which can be accessed in a number of ways.
1.8       webbsuza    4: 
1.13    ! raeburn     5: \begin{itemize} 
        !             6: \item Selecting \textbf{Course Editor} in the Inline Menu
        !             7: \item Selecting \includegraphics[width=0.03\paperwidth]{docs} 
        !             8: \textbf{Edit course contents} from the Main Menu.
        !             9: \item Clicking the \includegraphics[width=0.03\paperwidth]{docs} icon in the Tools at the top of
        !            10: the Course Contents screen.  
        !            11: \item Clicking \includegraphics[width=0.015\paperwidth]{editmap} to the right of a folder name 
        !            12: on the Course Contents screen. (Editor will open that specific folder). 
        !            13: \item Clicking \includegraphics[width=0.015\paperwidth]{docs} in the Functions menu when viewing 
        !            14: content in the course. (Editor will open that specific folder).
        !            15: \end{itemize}
        !            16: The Course Editor screen allows you to create new resources, upload resources or import 
        !            17: LON-CAPA resources from the LON-CAPA network.  The screen also allows resources to be 
        !            18: rearranged within the course.
        !            19: 
        !            20: The Course Editor contains three tabs: 
        !            21: \begin{enumerate}
        !            22: \item Main Content Editor
        !            23: \item Supplemental Content Editor
        !            24: \item Content Utilities
        !            25: \end{enumerate}
        !            26: 
        !            27: \textbf{Main Content Editor} tab is used to manage the primary content of the course. 
        !            28: Content within this area can:
        !            29: \begin{itemize} 
        !            30: \item Have parameters set (including dates controlling availability)
        !            31: \item Can be incorporated in PDFs for printing, created by LON-CAPA's print utility
        !            32: \item Can be a part of sub-folders for which different students may see a subset of
        !            33:       contents picked from a pool, and/or contents displayed in a different order.
        !            34: \item Be organized within a hierarchical arrangement of folders and sub folders.
        !            35: \item Can originate in a variety of ways including import from the shared content pool.
        !            36: \end{itemize}
        !            37: 
        !            38: Within the course, students use the navigation 
1.11      lira       39: controls to move through the Main Content. \textbf{Main Content}\index{main content} is listed on
                     40: the \textbf{Contents} screen. Main Content was added to
1.13    ! raeburn    41: LON-CAPA in 2003 (version 1.0), so pre-2003 courses (as well as courses deliberately created in
1.11      lira       42: the old style) will not have Main Content. The Main Content was called 
1.13    ! raeburn    43: Main Course Documents\index{main content} in versions 1.0 through 2.10.
1.8       webbsuza   44: 
1.13    ! raeburn    45: \textbf{Supplemental Content Editor} tab is used to manage supplemental content in the course.
        !            46: Content within this area is restricted to uploaded files, a syllabus page, a web page created using
        !            47: the HTML editor, or a web page on an external server retrived from a remote site, but displayed within 
        !            48: the LON-CAPA interface. A hierarchical arrangement of folders and sub folders can be created. 
        !            49: Students access supplemental content documents by selecting the 
        !            50: \textbf{Supplemental Content} tab while viewing the \textbf{Course Content}. Supplemental Content
1.11      lira       51: is particularly useful for auxiliary files that may not be directly viewable
1.9       webbsuza   52: or usable in a browser, such as PowerPoint presentations or Word documents --
1.13    ! raeburn    53: some of which may require a viewer to be installed on a student's computer.
        !            54: 
        !            55: NOTE: Although the Course Editor provides instructors with the ability to import content
        !            56: from the shared content pool, or to copy content from other courses, as well as personalize
        !            57: personalize courses with their own syllabi or information pages,  for the ultimate power
        !            58: in creating reusable content, you will want to become a content \textbf{Author}.  This is
        !            59: especially true if you plan to create your own assignments.  The "simple problem" templates
        !            60: available to create assessment items directly with a course, provide a much restricted set of
        !            61: components compared to those available when constructing assessment items as an author.
1.8       webbsuza   62: 
1.13    ! raeburn    63: Policies and methods for creation of \textbf{Author} roles vary depending on user status and domain. If you are a course instructor, and you do not have an authoring role, and you do not see a "Request author role" link on your Roles page, make a request through the "Ask Helpdesk" link available on the "Help" page.
        !            64: For more information about content authoring in LON-CAPA, see
1.11      lira       65: the LON-CAPA Author's Manual available online at \texttt{http://help.lon-capa.org}.